Look at the map of Georgia. Then answer the question that follows. image Based on the map and your knowledge o

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Look at the map of Georgia. Then answer the question that follows.

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Based on the map and your knowledge of social studies, what motivated Georgia's leaders to move the state's capital from Savannah to Louisville in 1796?

	A.	
decreased trade between Savannah and other major cities on the Savannah River

	B.	
the state's growing reliance on the Chattahoochee River for trade with other states

	C.	
the state's westward expansion and population shift from coastal areas to the Georgia upcountry

	D.	
increased tensions between Georgians and American Indians during the Seminole Wars in Florida

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C

Georgia moved its capital to Louisville in 1796 to place the seat of government more centrally as settlement pushed westward from the coast into the upcountry, making the capital more accessible to the growing inland population.

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