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Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion and Growth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cede | to give something up, especially land |
| bribe | money paid to someone to get him or her to do something |
| Muscogee Indians | lived in Southern GA and removed from GA through treaties |
| Cherokee Indians | lived in Northwestern GA and forcefully removed as part of the Trail of Tears |
| Trail of Tears | final removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia |
| Headright System | land policy that provided the head of family up to 200 acres of free land |
| Land Lottery | land policy where a person could purchase a ticket to win a parcel of land |
| Yazoo Land Act | sale of western land to four companies after members of the General assembly had been bribed |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme court case declaring that the Cherokee were sovereign or an independent state and not subject to U.S. laws |
| University of Georgia | first state sponsored college |