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Chapter 13 lesson1
Chapter 13 lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.What was Goergias two branches? | Legislative and executive. |
| 2.How could a person receive land? | Head right system and the land lottery. |
| 3.Why couldn't the states pay of its debts? | They could not tax the states. |
| 4.How did Georgians make a living? | Growing crops. |
| 5.What did Georgia focus on the most (what was the key? | Land and distribution of the land. |
| 6.what kind of government was Georgia? | unicameral |
| 7.what were the main issues after the war? | paying the states debts, rebuilding farms and buildings |
| 8.what was the land lottery? | soldiers who had fought for independence could receive their land for service |
| 9.what was the headright system? | when the head of a family had the right to receive 2 hundred acres of land plus fifty acres for every household member |
| 10.what document first established the government of the united states? | The articles of confederation |
| 11.what were the functions of the confederation? | defend the country, pay its debts,maintain relationships with other countries, and set postal service up for mail going between states |
| 12.how did Georgia get money to pay its debt? | Asked each state for money and got money from the sale of property confiscated from loyalist. |
| 13.which branch held the most power | legislative held more power the executive was very weak |
| 14.what was the superior court in charge of? | overseeing elections, controlling roads, providing aid for the poor |
| 15.what was the confederation like? | It was very weak and did not serve a big purpose |