The true statement about the University of Georgia is:
It was the first state-funded institution of higher education in the country.
The University of Georgia, founded in 1785, is recognized as the first public university in the United States.
Which is true of the University of Georgia?
options:
It was founded by the first President of the United States.
It was founded by the first President of the United States.
It was the first African American university in the country.
It was the first African American university in the country.
It was the first state-funded institution of higher education in the country.
It was the first state-funded institution of higher education in the country.
It provided education for the first three governors of the state of Georgia.
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which of these has never served as the capital of Georgia?
options:
Savannah
Savannah
Augusta
Augusta
Milledgeville
Milledgeville
Macon
options:
Savannah
Savannah
Augusta
Augusta
Milledgeville
Milledgeville
Macon
Macon has never served as the capital of Georgia.
The capitals of Georgia have included Savannah, Augusta, and Milledgeville at different points in history, but Macon has not been an official capital.
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_____________ 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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_____________ 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.
The Yazoo Land Fraud 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.
What was the purpose of land lotteries in Georgia?
options:
to encourage settlement along Georgia's coasts
to encourage settlement along Georgia's coasts
to legalize the distribution of land sold under the Yazoo Land Fraud
to legalize the distribution of land sold under the Yazoo Land Fraud
to discourage conflict with Georgia's large corporations
to discourage conflict with Georgia's large corporations
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
options:
to encourage settlement along Georgia's coasts
to encourage settlement along Georgia's coasts
to legalize the distribution of land sold under the Yazoo Land Fraud
to legalize the distribution of land sold under the Yazoo Land Fraud
to discourage conflict with Georgia's large corporations
to discourage conflict with Georgia's large corporations
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud
The correct answer is:
to make the distribution of land more fair after the Yazoo Land Fraud.
Land lotteries were established to provide a more equitable method for land distribution following the controversies of the Yazoo Land Fraud, where land was improperly sold to corrupt officials.
Which of these describes the Headright System?
options:
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21
Free land was given to white men and slaves who fought during the Civil 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.
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.
options:
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21
Free land was given to white men and slaves who fought during the Civil 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.
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.
The correct description of the Headright System is:
Free land was given to white heads of households over 21.
The Headright System was implemented in Georgia to encourage settlement, granting land to white male heads of households.
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