SS8H5 Review

Name: ___________________________

MATCHING:
1. _____ Louisville a. Where gold was discovered
2. _____ Eli Whitney b. Red Stick Creek chief who fought
3. _____ Alexander McGillivray American settlers
4. _____ Dahlonega c. Revival & great growth in Methodist &
Baptist churches
5. _____ Sequoyah d. First institution to aware women college
6. _____ Second Great Awakening degrees
7. _____ University of Georgia e. 3rd capital of Georgia
8. _____ Wesleyan College f. First public university in America
g. Chief who developed the Cherokee
written language
h. Inventor of cotton gin

Multiple Choice:

9. Which methods did Georgia use to distribute western lands in the late 1700s and early
1800s?
A. collective bargaining and issuing bonds
B. speculation and sharecropping
C. the headright system and land lottery
D. the land-use plan and the embargo system

10. The capital of Georgia moved from Savannah to Augusta to Louisville to Milledgeville in response to what
factor?
A. changing transportation patterns in the state
B. the changing geographic center of the state
C. the changing population center of the state
D. changing political influences in the state

11. By 1860, the largest church denominations in Georgia were

A. Baptist and Jews B. Episcopal and Catholic
C. Episcopal and Methodist D. Methodist and Baptist

12. Which church sent circuit riders to frontier settlements to provide monthly services?
A. Methodists B. Catholics C. Episcopal D. Jewish

13. What scandal took place when Georgias governor and some legislators were bribe to sell public land to
private developers at below-market prices?
A. Georgias land lottery B. Yazoo land fraud
B. Mississippi land fraud D. Trail of Tears fraud

14. As a result of the Yazoo land fraud, the state of Georgia lost legitimate claims to lands in present-day
Alabama and Mississippi. The new western boundary of Georgia moved from the Mississippi River to the
A. Savannah River. B. Chattahoochee River. C. Oconee River. D. Ocmulgee River.

15. The cotton gin was used to

A. pick cotton. B. plant cotton.
C. turn cotton fiber into thread. D. separate the seeds from the cotton fiber.

16. Why did Georgia invest heavily in railroads before the Civil War? (before 1860)
A. to transport slaves B. as a preparation for war
C. to attract Northern industry D. to transport agricultural products
17. Atlanta at one time was called Terminus because
A. a majority of the railroads went through the C. no major railroad went through the city.
city. D. it was not to a major river.
B. the railroad line ended there at one time.

18. Why was William McIntosh, a Creek chief, murdered by his own people?
A. He signed a treaty giving up the last Creek lands in Georgia to the federal government.
B. He was cousin of Georgias Governor George Troup.
C. He failed to defeat the Georgia militia.
D. He became friendly with the Cherokee.

19. What discovery led to the Cherokee losing their land in Georgia?
A. silver on Creek lands B. gold in Dahlonega
B. oil in Columbus D. zinc in Madison

20. The intent of the Indian Removal Act was to

A. to destroy the Native Americans way of life.
B. remove the Native Americans from the eastern United States.
C. help Native Americans buy land east of the Mississippi River.
D. remove the Native Americans from the West to the southeastern United States.

22. The removal of the Cherokee from Georgia is remembered as the

A. Long Journey Home B. Overland Trail C. Trail to Nowhere D. Trail of Tears

23. All the trails along which the Native Americans were taken ended in the Indian Territory, which is mainly in
the present-day state of
A. Arkansas B. Kansas C. Oklahoma D. Texas

24. When dealing with American settlers moving westwards onto their lands, some of the Creeks decided to
____________ the settlers. Meanwhile, the Cherokee thought if they became ________________ the
Americans would allow them to stay on their homelands in northern Georgia.

25. Write a response to this question: For what purposes were the cotton gin and railroads developed in
Georgia? What impact did each innovation have on Georgias population, and who benefitted and who did
not?