Vocabulary
Terminus was the original name of which modern day city?
Atlanta
Who wrote the charter for the University of Georgia?
Abraham Baldwin
What was the final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia in 1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.
Trail of tears
The Capital of Georgia moved as the ________ increased.
population
What TWO developments transformed Georgia’s agricultural industry in the early-to-mid 1800s?
Railroads and cotton gin
He created an early cotton gin that separated the cotton seeds from the cotton lint.
Who was Eli Whitney?
Name all of the capitals of Georgia in chronological order
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
What piece of legislation did President Jackson enforce that contributed to events like the Trail of Tears?
Indian Removal Act
Under which of the following did Georgia attempt to attract families and plantation owners to settle in the state by offering up to 1,000 acres of free land?
Headright system
The Cherokee chief that fought to keep his people on their land but eventually had to lead them out of Georgia.
Who was John Ross?
What was the first city gold was found near in Georgia?
Dahlonega
During President Andrew Jackson's terms in office, Americans pushed Jackson to take land belonging to the Creek Indians in which present day states?
Georgia & Alabama
What was it called when there was a significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s.
Westward expansion
Who was executed by members of the Creek in 1825 for giving Georgia land to the US government without their consent?
William McIntosh
In 1785, the University of Georgia was chartered as a land grant university, which means that?
Federal government donated land for the college
Which Supreme Court Justice opposed President Andrew Jackson on Indian Removal?
John Marshall
Following the end of the American Revolution, Georgia distributed land to veterans of the war under
Headright system
The seventh President of the United States who ignored the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia and ordered the removal of Native Americans.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
What was a landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States.
Worcester v. Georgia
How many miles did indians have to walk to get to their new home?
700-800 Miles