The invention most responsible for the expansion of enslaved labor in Georgia is the Cotton Gin. This machine, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, increased the efficiency of cotton processing, leading to a dramatic increase in cotton production and, consequently, a greater demand for enslaved labor to cultivate and harvest the cotton.
What invention is most responsible for the expansion of enslaved labor in Georgia?
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Steamboats
Spinning jenny
Spinning jenny
Cotton Gin
Cotton Gin
Telegraph
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William McIntosh, a half-Scottish and half-Creek chief, and several other Creek signed the first and second Treaty of Indian Springs. As a part of the treaties, McIntosh…
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secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands
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secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
secured his own county in Georgia's western territory
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
guaranteed the Creek's land would be protected from white settlement
promised to defend the Creek's ancestral homelands
As a part of the treaties, McIntosh gave up nearly all of the Creek's land to Georgia's state government. The Treaties of Indian Springs led to significant loss of territory for the Creek Nation, which was a source of controversy and conflict both within the Creek community and with other groups.
Chief Justice John Marshall and the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation. Despite this ruling
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The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.
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The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Cherokee could not hold political offices in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Indian Removal Act could not be enforced.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia.
The Indian Removal Act was still repealed.
Despite the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation, the Cherokee were still forced to leave their lands in Georgia. The federal government did not enforce the Supreme Court's ruling, and the Indian Removal Act was implemented, leading to the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears.
What was the main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia?
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The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma.
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The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
The Cherokee had adopted a constitution and formed their own nation.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
Congress had sold the Cherokee land to the railroads.
The government promised large tracts of land to the Native Americans in Oklahoma.
The main reason given for removing the Cherokee from their homes in northwestern Georgia was that gold was discovered on Cherokee land. The discovery of gold in the 1820s led to increased pressure from American settlers and the state of Georgia to remove the Cherokee and open the land for mining and settlement.
Put the following events in chronological order. You should put the event that happened earliest first, then work up to the most recent (latest) event. (4 points)
William Mcintosh and the treaties of indian springs
the trail of tears
Yazoo land fraud
Worcester v. Georgia
William Mcintosh and the treaties of indian springs
the trail of tears
Yazoo land fraud
Worcester v. Georgia
Here is the correct chronological order of the events you listed:
- Yazoo land fraud (1789)
- William McIntosh and the treaties of Indian Springs (1821 and 1825)
- Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
- The Trail of Tears (1838-1839)
This sequence reflects the timeline of these significant events in relation to Native American history and U.S. policies.