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H4 Study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who had to walk the trail of tears? | The Cherokees and the other tribes of Georgia. |
| Who crated the Cotton Gin? | Eli Whitney |
| Millidgeville | It was the fourth capital of Georgia |
| Louisville | It was the third capital of Georgia |
| Augusta | It was the second capital of Georgia |
| Savvanah | It was the first Capital of Georgia |
| Atlanta | It was the Fifth Capital of Georgia |
| What was the capital of Georgia called when there were train stations connected to it and was the gateway to the south? | Terminus |
| Who won the Case "Worcester vs. Georgia?" | The Indians/ John Ross and Worcester |
| Who strongly agreed to remove the Indians? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who Wrote the UGA Charter? | Abraham Baldwin |
| UGA Charter | A charter that was established to give all people not just the wealthy to have free schooling. |
| SALMA | Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta |
| Headright System | It was the first land policy and gave free land to any free white males; It gave them 200 acres of land and an extra 50 for each family member/members |
| Yazoo land fraud | It was the second act and allowed people to buy land for cheap and sell if for profit later on. |
| Land Lottery | An event that allowed men to have a chance in getting a chance to win land. If they had a family they had two. If there was a widow then the widow could have 2 chances to win land. |
| land speculators | People that bought land and sold it for a profit. |
| John Ross | Chief of the Cherokees and fought for the act to be withdrawn; Was the lawyer for the Creeks |
| King Cotton | A nick name that Georgia got because it was the number one leading cotton seller. |
| Railroads | Train tracks put in a pattern for trains to deliver goods or for transport. |
| William McIntosh | Was the Creek chief and betrayed the creeks so, he was brutally murdered. |
| Treaty of Indian Springs | Left the creeks alone and was a treaty to not anger them which soon was reversed. |
| Cede | To give up power or territory. |
| Cotton Gin | A machine for removing the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney |
| Dahlonega Gold Rush | The Dahlonega Gold rush was the first gold rush in the U.S.A. |
| Indian Removal Act | An Act that removed all native Americans out of the south. |
| Worcester v. Georgia | The court case which John Ross won but Andrew Jackson ignored it. |
| Andrew Jackson | The 7th U.S. President and was the caused the "Trail Of Tears" |
| John Marshall | Served as Chief Justice and was the Judge for the Worcester v. Georgia case and he sided with the Creeks. |
| Trail of Tears | A Americas disaster that was caused by Andrew Jackson it was also were 4,000 Native Americans died from harsh conditions and lack of food. |