Question

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

Answer 1

C

Georgia's population was shifting westward from the coastal cities into the upcountry. Leaders moved the capital to Louisville (a more central inland location) in 1796 so government would be more accessible to the growing inland population and to encourage development away from the coast.