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200

He was one of the signers of the U.S. Constitution from the state of Georgia and was the 1st president of the University of Georgia.  

Abraham Baldwin

200

This city was a Christmas gift to President Lincoln during the Civil War, but before that it was the 1st city and 1st capital of Georgia. 

Savannah 

200

What were the 3 ways land was distributed in the 1790's in Georgia? 

Headright System, Yazoo Act, Land Lottery System 

200

This invention made cotton profitable in the late 1700's 

Cotton Gin 

200

He was the leader of the Creek Indians and was killed in front of his 2 wives. 

William McIntosh   

400

The University of Georgia was found in a city named after the Capital of Greece. 

Athens  

400

This city was named after a French king because of his assistance during the American Revolution and it was the 3rd capital of Georgia. 

Louisville

400

Name the 4 way land was distributed under the Headright System.  

Must be 21, the head of household, fought in the American Revolution, owned slaves 

400

This person's devolvement of the cotton gin made it possible to clean 50 pounds of cotton a day.  

Eli Whitney 

400

He owned a river boat company and was the leader of the Cherokee Indians during the Trail of Tears. 

John Ross 

600

There is a small rivalry between the University of North Carolina and this institution for who was the 1st state funded university in the United States. 

University of Georgia 

600

This city was named after former governor John Milledge and this city severed as the 4th capital of Georgia. 

Milledgeville 

600

 What two states would be formed out of the land sold during the Yazoo land fraud?

Mississippi and Alabama 

600

This invention made travel and the moving of goods faster over land in the 1800's 

Railroad 

600

The verdict for this case said the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation and was not under the jurisdiction of the United States or Georgia  

 Worcester v. Georgia 

800

In 1961 these two African American students were the 1st to integrate the University of Georgia.  

Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter  

800

This city is 127 miles up the Savannah River and severed as the capital of Georgia at least twice during the American Revolution because of the British military's advancements on the city.    

Augusta 

800

Name the criteria for land to be distributed under the Land Lottery System. 

age, marital status, race, and war service

800

How did the cotton gin and the railroad increase the population of Georgia 

The cotton gin made cotton profitable, so plantation owners need slaves to pick the cotton. The railroad allowed people to move goods faster and people to move to cities. 

800

This city was founded on the site where gold was discovered in 1828 on Cherokee Land. 

Dahlonega 

1000

In 1918, the University of Georgia allowed women to attend classes. This was one year before congress voted to allow women in the United States to do what?

Vote

1000

This city was founded at the end of the of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. It was previously named after Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter but residents thought that name was to feminine. 

Atlanta 

1000

          DAILY DOUBLE QUESTION 

This was an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell the land would become Mississippi and Alabama. 

Yazoo Land Fraud 

1000

This was the original name of the 5th capital of Georgia 

Terminus 

1000

Congress passed this act and Andrew Jackson signed it to force Native Americans off their land in 1830

Indian Removal Act. 

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