Westward Expansion
Review
Do you know the facts?
All About Yazoo
Definition
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Under the headright system, heads of households could receive up to how many acres of land?
200
100
What is the smallest region in Georgia?
Appalachian Plateau
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When was the Yazoo land act created?
1795
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How many states did Georgia first sell the land to?
10 states
100
What is the definition of trade
the action of buying and selling goods and services.
200
Why would they name Louisville after the king?
They were Allies!
200
Whats the beginning of the declaration of independence called?
Preamble
200
What was it created to replace?
Head Right act
200
Which Two states ended up with the land?
Mississippi and Alabama
200
What is the definition of landowners?
People who owned land
300
How we remember Georgia's five cities that served
S.A.L.M.A
300
What did the Salzbugers specialize in?
They specialized in making silk.
300
What did James use to burn the document?
A magnifying glass
300
"Why were people outrage about the Yazoo Act?"
"The territory that could have been granted to individual settlers was instead sold to land companies who bribed lawmakers in Georgia."
300
What is the definition of territory?
"an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state."
400
What was the original name of of UGA?
Franklin Collage
400
Where is the Chattahoochee river located in Georgia?
The Chattahoochee river is located on the west side of Georgia making a border between Georgia and Alabama?
400
How much money did the four land owners bribe the Georgia General Assembly to sell the land for?
$500,000
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What does this political cartoon explain?
The land owners were bribing Georgia law makers.
400
What is the definition of Fraud?
"wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain."
500
Who were the two signers of Georgia?
Abraham Baldwin and William
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What was the highest peak in Georgia.
Brasstown Bald
500
What did they call the magnifying glass that burned the document?
Fire From Heaven
500
What year did James Jackson burn the document?
1802
500
What is the definition of bribe?
"persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement."