#2. When states believe that they have the right not to follow any law that they feel is unconstitutional is called…
Nullification
100
#14. What discovery led to the final Indian removal from Georgia?
Gold in Dahlonega
100
#11. What stated that Georgia would support the Compromise of 1850 as long as the Federal government did not outlaw slavery in the western territories?
Georgia Platform
100
#5. When new territories determine whether to enter the United States as a free state or a slave state is called…
Popular Sovereignty
100
#7. After Lincoln’s election, which man called for Georgia to remain in the Union? He also served as the Vice President of the Confederacy.
Alexander Stephens
200
#10. For the election of 1860, the Democratic Party split and nominated two candidates. This allowed a Republican candidate to win the presidency. Who was this Republican candidate?
Abraham Lincoln
200
#1. When interests of the states come first and the United States’ interests are second is called…
States' Rights
200
#16. The journey of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma is called
The Trail of Tears
200
#13. What invention influenced the growth of slavery in the south?
Cotton Gin (short for engine)
200
#6. What cases resulted in the decision that slaves were not citizens, so they could not sue?
Dred Scott Decision
300
#8. Which Creek leader signed away the remaining Creek land west of the Oconee River?
He was later scalped by members of his tribe.
William McIntosh
300
#4. With the Compromise of 1850, California entering as a free state benefited the North. What part of the compromise benefited the South?
Runaway slaves would be returned to their owners in the South (Fugitive Slave Act)
300
#18. In which area of Georgia did the Cherokee mainly live?
North/ Northwest Georgia
300
#3. What was the main reason of the Missouri Compromise?
To maintain a balance of slave and free states
300
#15. What piece of legislation did President Andrew Jackson sign that contributed to the removal of Native Americans from the southern states?
Indian Removal Act
400
#12. What technological advancement shortened travel time for both passengers and freight which encouraged people to move into the western part of the state for new opportunities?
Railroads
400
#20. What is a yeoman farmer?
Subsistence farmers (farmed for food). 75% of whites population.
400
#22. Name the two signers of the United States Constitution.
Abraham Baldwin and William Few
400
#23. Patriot leader who led the Patriots to victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
Elijah Clarke
400
#17. Who granted the land for the University of Georgia?
The Federal government
500
#21. What was the United States’ first attempt at a government called?
Articles of Confederation
500
#19. What is an abolitionist?
People who were against slavery.
500
#9. Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who ruled that Cherokee territory was not subject to state law?
John Marshall
500
#24. Who is considered the “Father of Georgia” and helped establish the colony in 1732?
James Oglethorpe
500
#25. Which city was the third capital of Georgia; the Yazoo Land Fraud documents were burned here.