Important People
I am the FIRST president and founder of the University of Georgia. I signed the US Constitution, and I was also Governor of Georgia. Who am I?
Abraham Baldwin
Finish the event.
Dahlonega _ _ _ _ Rush
Gold
Which land policy offered a equal opportunity for all Georgians to receive land
Land Lottery
What crop caused Georgia to experience an economic boom?
Cotton crop
How many capitals have Georgia had ?
5
While President of United States of America I did not support Worcester v. Georgia, because I did not support it, I didn't enforce it. I believed firmly in Indian removal and wanted to get the Cherokee out of Georgia. Who am I
Andrew Jackson
More than 4,000 men, women, and children died from disease, starvation, and exposure to the cold weather during the six-month trek. The event is known as?
Trail of tears
How did Georgia Senator James Gunn, a major stockholder in one of the companies get his fellow legislators to support his plan.
He bribed them
How many charted rail lines did the General Assembly chartered 1833:
3
Where was the first capital
Savannah
In 1832, I was the Chief Justice that ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia. Who am I
John Marshall
Why is it called the Trial of tears?
The Cherokee called it the “trail where they cried”.
Which land policy offered land on a first come first serve policy.
Headright system
Eli Whitney invented what ?
The Cotton Gin
Name both capitals that start with an A
Augusta and Atlanta
I angered many Creeks by siding often with the US government over matters of Indian land.I believed it was best for American Indians to assimilate to the ways of white men. I was killed by a 200-warrior war party along with several other leaders who had signed the treaty. Who am I
William McIntosh
What was the court ruling of Worcester v. Georgia.
Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia. The decision declared that the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation and did not need to obey Georgia or US laws.
Who did Georgia ceded the land to after the Yazoo Land Fraud
United States Federal government
What was the answer to transport cotton more easily ?
Railroads.
Which capital was named after a king?
Louisville
I modeled The Cherokee government after the U.S. federal government. I argued the case Worcester v. Georgia on behalf of the Cherokee Nation. I was chief of Cherokee Nation. Who am I
John Ross
If the court ruled in favor of the Cherokees in Worcester v. Georgia which allowed the Cherokees to stay in Georgia. Why were they forced to leave?
President Andrew Jackson didn't agree with the ruling so he didn't enforce it. Georgians kept settling on Cherokee land. The US government forced the Cherokee to sign a treaty giving up all of their lands in Georgia.In 1838, the US Army forcibly rounded up 14,000 Cherokee men, women, and children.
They burned the Yazoo Act on the steps of the state capitol building where?
Louisville.
Terminus means what?
The end of the rail line
Name all five state capitals in order
S A L M A