Question 2 (3 points)

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Which summary statement accurately describes the Yazoo Land Fraud?

Question 2 options:

A)

The government did not own the land it planned to give away.

B)

More land was granted to people than was available.

C)

Only member of a particular political party were granted land.

D)

Legislators were bribed to make sure they supported a land deal.

Question 3 (3 points)

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Which of the following BEST compares the leadership of Chief William McIntosh to Chief John Ross?

Question 3 options:

A)

Chief William McIntosh betrayed his people for economic gains, while Chief John Ross spoke up for this people.

B)

Chief John Ross betrayed his people for economic gains, while Chief William McIntosh spoke up for this people.

C)

Chief John Ross started a war among the Muscogee, while Chief William McIntosh created an alliance with the U.S. government.

D)

Chief William McIntosh started a war among the Muscogee, while Chief John Ross created an alliance with the U.S. government.

Question 4 (3 points)

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What role did William McIntosh play in the removal of American Indian tribes from their homeland in Georgia?

Question 4 options:

A)

McIntosh gave the Cherokee land south of the Tennessee River to the federal government.

B)

McIntosh led the Cherokee on their journey to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

C)

McIntosh led the Muscogee on their journey to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

D)

McIntosh gave Muscogee land west of the Oconee River to the federal government.

Question 5 (3 points)

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Why did Georgia's leaders begin the land giveaway system following the American Revolution?

Question 5 options:

A)

It began as a way to redistribute American Indian lands that were taken by Georgia after the war.

B)

It began as a way to reward veterans of the Revolution with free land for their contribution to the war effort.

C)

It began as a way for large companies to buy land that the Georgia government could not afford to protect.

D)

It began as a way for white men of voting age to have access to newly acquired French territories.

Question 6 (3 points)

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Use the chart to answer the question.

Slave Population of Georgia
Year Slave Population Percentage of Total Population
1790 29,264 35.5%
1800 59,699 36.7%
1810 105,218 41.7%
1820 149,656 43.9%
What played the MOST significant role in the population trend illustrated in the chart?

Question 6 options:

A)

the Yazoo Land Fraud

B)

the Georgia Gold Rush

C)

the invention of the cotton gin

D)

the development of the railroads

Question 7 (3 points)

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Use the information in the chart to answer the question.

Georgia Capital Year Founded
Savannah 1733
Augusta 1786
Louisville 1796
Milledgeville 1807
Atlanta 1868
Which reason BEST explains the changes in the chart?

Question 7 options:

A)

The capital moved to protect the state government from American Indian threats.

B)

The founding of the University of Georgia created the need for new capital cities.

C)

Land policies like the headright system and land lottery encouraged westward population increases.

D)

The Yazoo Land Fraud embarrassed politicians and forced them to move the capital.

Question 8 (3 points)

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The capital of Georgia moved many times during the state's history. Why did the capital keep moving?

Question 8 options:

A)

to relocate to the center of the state's population.

B)

to relocate to a location far from the American Indians.

C)

To relocate to the center of the state.

D)

to modernize the Capitol.

Question 9 (3 points)

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Read the text. Then answer the question that follows.

Tickets were placed into two drums; one drum contained the names of various parcels of land, and the other contained individuals' names. A ticket selected from the "land" drum was matched to a ticket selected from the drum containing people's names.
What does this text describe?

Question 9 options:

A)

Georgia's land lotteries

B)

federal land grant charters

C)

the Yazoo Land Fraud

D)

Georgia's Headright System

Question 10 (3 points)

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What connection can be made between the headright system and the land lotteries in Georgia?

Question 10 options:

A)

Both were government efforts to help immigrants quickly assimilate into Georgian society.

B)

Both were government efforts to repay members of the Georgia Militia for their service.

C)

Both were government efforts to improve relations between Georgia and the American Indians.

D)

Both were government efforts to attract settlers to Georgia and encourage economic growth.

Question 11 (3 points)

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How did the Yazoo Land Act/Fraud end?

Question 11 options:

A)

The state of Georgia gained the land west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

B)

The state of Georgia lost the land between the Mississippi and Chattahoochee Rivers.

C)

The state of Georgia lost the land north of the fall line.

D)

The state of Georgia gained the land between the Mississippi and Chattahoochee Rivers.

Question 12 (3 points)

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Use the quote below to answer the question.

"I have faith in the U.S. Government and the Supreme Court. I believe the government will protect my people, the Cherokees. I will stay and fight for our lands using this American court system."
Who MOST LIKELY would have made this statement?

Question 12 options:

A)

John Ross

B)

John Marshall

C)

Andrew Jackson

D)

William McIntosh

Question 13 (3 points)

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Use the information to answer the question.

A free government depends on educated citizens
The government is obligated to provide education
Everyone is entitled to adequate education
In which document would these points MOST LIKELY be included?

Question 13 options:

A)

the Declaration of Independence

B)

the Constitution of the United States

C)

the Constitution of the state of Georgia

D)

the founding charter of the University of Georgia

Question 14 (3 points)

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Why did the state of Georgia begin chartering railroads in the early 1830s?

Question 14 options:

A)

Georgia's agricultural industry was growing rapidly and needed a more efficient way of shipping goods.

B)

Manufacturers in Florida required large amounts of raw materials to be shipped north through Georgia.

C)

Farmers could not produce enough food for Georgia's population and needed to import food from other states.

D)

Georgia's leaders feared a civil war was coming and wanted to improve the state's ability to transport troops.

Question 15 (3 points)

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Which of the following BEST describes the intent of the President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act?

Question 15 options:

A)

to removed American Indians from their isolated villages and move them into the cities

B)

to take American Indian land east of the Mississippi River and relocate the American Indians west

C)

to remove settlers who were living legally on the land held by the American Indians

D)

to relocated all American Indians from the continental United States to the territory of Hawaii

Question 16 (3 points)

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Why did the Cherokee believe that the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia would protect their lands from settlement?

Question 16 options:

The Supreme Court ruled that the military service of the Cherokee during the War of 1812 entitled them to the same rights as all citizens.

The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. government must pay the Cherokee Nation for any land taken without their consent.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not subject to U.S. laws or Georgia laws because it was a sovereign nation.

The Supreme Court ruled that any land deal involving an American Indian tribe must be supported by a majority of the tribe's members.

Question 17 (3 points)

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How did developments in Dahlonega, Georgia, during the 1830s contribute to the removal of the Cherokee from their homelands in Georgia?

Question 17 options:

A)

The discovery of gold in the region led many people to move to the state and attempt to settle Cherokee land.

B)

Continued attacks on the Cherokee by settlers led many Cherokee leaders to support leaving their lands and heading west.

C)

The growing popularity of Cherokee politicians in local government let to calls for their removal from the region.

D)

Competition for limited factory jobs in the region led many settlers to call for the Cherokee to be forced to leave the state.

Question 18 (3 points)

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Why was the University of Georgia founded?

Question 18 options:

A)

The state wanted to force the Native Americans off the land, so this was one way to do it.

B)

The state's leaders felt that providing free higher education would improve the state's government.

C)

The state's leaders felt that an educated populace would help the economy in Georgia to be stronger.

D)

The state needed to do something with the new land they had acquired, so they built UGA.

Question 19 (3 points)

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How did Supreme Court Justice John Marshall and U.S. President Andrew Jackson disagree?

Question 19 options:

A)

John Marshall believed the Cherokee should be given land south of Atlanta and allowed to live there peacefully. President Jackson did not want them in Georgia.

B)

President Andrew Jackson wanted to allow the Georgia a smaller area of land in Georgia while John Marshall wanted them removed to Tennessee.

C)

President Jackson believed the Cherokee, as its own nation, should keep its land in Georgia and Justice John Marshall wanted them removed from Georgia.

D)

John Marshall believed the Cherokee, as its own nation, should keep its land in Georgia and President Jackson wanted them removed from Georgia.

Question 20 (3 points)

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The Cherokee Nation attempted to become like the American way of life. What was the outcome of their efforts to change the culture of their society?

Question 20 options:

A)

The Cherokees were given the option to move their people south of Atlanta.

B)

The Cherokees were forced out of Georgia and resettled in Oklahoma.

C)

The Cherokees attacked Georgia settlers and gained control of north Georgia.

D)

The Cherokee were accepted by the Georgia government as their own separate nation.

Question 21 (3 points)

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Use the information to answer the question.

Invention of the cotton gin Black Arrow More cotton produced Black Arrow ???? Black Arrow More cotton sold to
England
Which BEST completes the diagram?

Question 21 options:

A)

More railroads built to ship cotton to ports.

B)

More people move to Georgia to work in the cotton industry.

C)

Increased need for slaves to drive trains across the state.

D)

Increased land needed to produce cotton.

Question 22 (3 points)

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Georgia did not increase in land size during the era of Westward Expansion, but the state did grow and change in other ways.

Explain ONE factor that influenced economic growth in Georgia.

Be sure to provide specific ways this factor affected Georgia. (economically, politically, socially)

Question 22 options:

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Answer 1

Here are the answers for the multiple-choice questions you provided:

Question 2:
Answer: D) Legislators were bribed to make sure they supported a land deal.

Question 3:
Answer: A) Chief William McIntosh betrayed his people for economic gains, while Chief John Ross spoke up for his people.

Question 4:
Answer: D) McIntosh gave Muscogee land west of the Oconee River to the federal government.

Question 5:
Answer: B) It began as a way to reward veterans of the Revolution with free land for their contribution to the war effort.

Question 6:
Answer: C) the invention of the cotton gin

Question 7:
Answer: C) Land policies like the headright system and land lottery encouraged westward population increases.

Question 8:
Answer: A) to relocate to the center of the state's population.

Question 9:
Answer: A) Georgia's land lotteries

Question 10:
Answer: D) Both were government efforts to attract settlers to Georgia and encourage economic growth.

Question 11:
Answer: B) The state of Georgia lost the land between the Mississippi and Chattahoochee Rivers.

Question 12:
Answer: A) John Ross

Question 13:
Answer: C) the Constitution of the state of Georgia

Question 14:
Answer: A) Georgia's agricultural industry was growing rapidly and needed a more efficient way of shipping goods.

Question 15:
Answer: B) to take American Indian land east of the Mississippi River and relocate the American Indians west

Question 16:
Answer: The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not subject to U.S. laws or Georgia laws because it was a sovereign nation.

Question 17:
Answer: A) The discovery of gold in the region led many people to move to the state and attempt to settle Cherokee land.

Question 18:
Answer: C) The state's leaders felt that an educated populace would help the economy in Georgia to be stronger.

Question 19:
Answer: D) John Marshall believed the Cherokee, as its own nation, should keep its land in Georgia and President Jackson wanted them removed from Georgia.

Question 20:
Answer: B) The Cherokees were forced out of Georgia and resettled in Oklahoma.

Question 21:
Answer: D) Increased land needed to produce cotton.

Question 22:
For your open-ended question (Question 22), a suitable factor influencing economic growth in Georgia could be the introduction of the cotton gin. This invention revolutionized cotton production by significantly increasing the amount of cotton that could be processed in a given time, leading to an economic boom in the state as cotton became a staple cash crop. The increased demand for cotton also led to a rise in the slave population, which had substantial social and political implications. The need for efficient transportation of the cotton to markets spurred the development of railroads and ports, further enhancing Georgia's economy.

Feel free to substitute or adjust any of the answers based on your requirements or knowledge!

Answer 2

Make my question 22 short and make it sound 8th grade

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Question 22:
One factor that influenced economic growth in Georgia was the invention of the cotton gin. This machine made it easier to process cotton, allowing farmers to grow more cotton and make more money. Because of this, more people moved to Georgia to work on cotton farms, and the demand for enslaved workers also increased. This change helped Georgia's economy grow quickly.