Question

___________ was the illegal land deal in which Georgia legislators accepted bribes from land companies in exchange for the right to purchase millions of acres in Georgia.
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Trail of Tears
The Georgia Land Grab
The Yazoo Land Fraud
The Gold Rush
What was the purpose of land lotteries in Georgia?
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to encourage settlement along Georgia's coasts
to legalize the distribution of land sold under the Yazoo Land Fraud
to discourage conflict with Georgia's large corporations
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
Which of these describes the Headright System?*
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Free land was given to white heads of households over 21 and soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Free land was given to white men and slaves who fought during the Civil War.
A barter and trade system that was established for anyone with a family or for soldiers who wished to own land.
Land was sold to heads of households who could pay a penny per acre.
What invention is most responsible for the expansion of enslaved labor in Georgia?
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Steamboats
The Spinning Jenny
The Cotton Gin
The telegraph
Explain how the cotton gin and railroads worked together to help Georgia’s economy grow.
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Cotton gin reduced farming and railroads ended trade
Cotton gin increased cotton production and railroads helped transport it
Railroads replaced cotton farming
Cotton gin reduced need for transportation
A Georgia settler moved onto land that had recently belonged to the Creek Nation.

Which event MOST likely made this possible?
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Worcester v. Georgia
Treaty of Indian Springs signed by McIntosh
Trail of Tears
Cotton gin invention
Which BEST explains why the Cherokee were still removed even after winning Worcester v. Georgia?
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The Supreme Court lacked military power to enforce its decision and Jackson did not support it
The Cherokee agreed to leave
The gold ran out
The Creek Nation forced them to leave
Which sequence BEST explains Cherokee removal?
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Gold discovered → Settlers wanted land → Court ruling ignored → Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears → Gold discovered → Court ruling
Railroads built → Cherokee removed
Court ruling → Cherokee gained land
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Answer 1

1. The Yazoo Land Fraud

2. to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud

3. Free land was given to white heads of households over 21 and soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

4. The Cotton Gin

5. Cotton gin increased cotton production and railroads helped transport it

6. Treaty of Indian Springs signed by McIntosh

7. The Supreme Court lacked military power to enforce its decision and Jackson did not support it

8. Gold discovered → Settlers wanted land → Court ruling ignored → Trail of Tears