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Expansion & Growth
set 5 (24-25)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Headright System | land policy that provided the head of the family up to 200 acres of free land |
| Muscogee Indians | lived in southern GA & removed from GA through treaties |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court case declaring the Cherokee were sovereign or an independent state and not subject to US laws |
| cede | to give something up, especially land |
| UGA | 1st state sponsored college in GA |
| bribe | money paid to someone to get him/her to do something improper |
| Land Lottery | land policy where a person could purchase a ticket to win a parcel of land |
| Cherokee Indians | lived in northwestern GA & forcefully removed as part of the Trail of Tears |
| Trail of Tears | forced & final removal of Cherokee Indians from GA |
| Yazoo Land Act | sale of western land to 4 land companies after members of the General Assembly had been bribed |