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20 Cards in this Set
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Fill in the blank: The University of Georgia was established as the first ________________ (2 words) university.
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Land Grant
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What was GA's capital in 1796?
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Louisville
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Which 2 religions led to the establishment of GA colleges?
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Methodist and Baptist
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What is the name of the method of land distribution in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
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The Headright system
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The land lottery system distrubted lands west of what river?
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The Oconee River
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What was the Yazoo land fraud?
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When GA legislattors accepted bribes from land companies in exchange for cheap land prices. The land companies then sold the land to GA residents for huge profits.
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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What effect did the cotton gin have on GA?
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It increased the production of cotton causing an increase in demand for slaves.
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True or False: Building of railroads was a major economic development in GA in the early 1800s.
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TRUE!
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What parts of the state did the Creek Indians live?
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The central and southern parts
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What part of GA did the Cherokee Indians live?
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Nothern
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Whos signed the Treaty of New York?
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Creek Indian Chief Alexander McGillivary
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Which Creek chief signed away the last of the Creek land in GA?
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William McIntosh - he was scalped by the Creeks in retaliation
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Who invented the Cherokee sylabary? (alphabet)
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Sequoyah
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Which Cherokee chief petitioned Congress for help with Cherokee rights?
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John Ross
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How did gold result in the Cherokee removal?
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The gold was found on Cherokee land
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What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Worcester V. Georgia?
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Cherokee were not subject to state law
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Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?
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Andrew Jackson
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Which US Supreme court justice ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. GA?
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John Marshall
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What is the Trail of Tears?
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The forced removal of the Cherokee from GA in 1838.
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