Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was the name of the late 1700s program in Georgia that allowed Georgians,
for a small fee, to purchase a chance to win unsettled land?
A. | New Deal | B. | land lottery | C. |
Reconstruction | D. | headright system |
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Which event led to the Chattahoochee River becoming Georgia’s western
border?
A. | War of 1812 | B. | Yazoo Land Fraud | C. | Dahlonega Gold
Rush | D. | French and Indian War |
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According to the Treaty of New York, signed by Alexander McGillivray, what land
in Georgia did the Creek Indians give to the United States?
A. | land around the Flint River | B. | land around the Oconee
River | C. | land around the Ocmulgee River | D. | land around the Chattahoochee
River |
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According to the Treaty of Indian Springs, what did the Creek Indians give
away?
A. | all remaining Creek lands in Georgia | B. | Creek lands around the Oconee
River | C. | Creek lands around the Ogeechee River | D. | all Creek land south of the Altamaha
River |
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To what fate did William McIntosh come after signing the Treaty of Indian
Springs?
A. | He was banished from Georgia never to return. | B. | He was killed by
several members of his own tribe. | C. | He was arrested and spent the rest of his life
in prison. | D. | He was given thirty lashes and stripped of his title as
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Who helped to challenge the Indian Removal Act in federal court?
A. | John Ross | B. | Elijah Clarke | C. | William
McIntosh | D. | Alexander McGillivray |
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Who was the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice in Worcester v. Georgia?
A. | John Ross | B. | John Marshall | C. | Andrew
Jackson | D. | Samuel Worcester |
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Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act?
A. | Andrew Jackson | B. | Abraham Lincoln | C. | Franklin
Roosevelt | D. | George Washington |
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Which act by the U.S. Congress did John Ross challenge in court?
A. | the Stamp Act | B. | the Georgia Act | C. | the Intolerable
Acts | D. | the Indian Removal Act |
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Which tribe in Georgia was MOST affected by the Indian Removal Act?
A. | Creek | B. | Oconee | C. | Cherokee | D. | Yamacraw |
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Near which north Georgia town was gold discovered in 1828?
A. | Ellijay | B. | Clayton | C. | Dahlonega | D. | Gainesville |
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The discovery of gold in 1828 near Dahlonega, Georgia eventually led to the
removal of what tribe?
A. | Creek | B. | Oconee | C. | Cherokee | D. | Yamacraw |
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What invention is pictured above?
A. | cotton gin | B. | steam engine | C. | spinning
jenny | D. | mechanical reaper |
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Who invented this machine?
A. | Eli Whitney | B. | Elijah Clarke | C. | John
Pemberton | D. | James Oglethorpe |
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What was George Gist’s ( Sequoyah) major contribution to the Cherokee
culture?
A. | He gained fame as a hunter and trapper. | B. | He signed the treaty
giving Cherokee lands to the United States. | C. | He signed the treaty moving the Cherokee to the
Indian Territory. | D. | He developed a syllabary so the Cherokee could
have a written language. |
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Who participated in the Treaty of Indian Springs, which ceded the last Creek
lands in Georgia?
A. | Andrew Jackson and Chief Menawa | B. | Andrew Jackson and Chief
McIntosh | C. | Governor George Troup and Chief Menawa | D. | Governor George Troup and Chief
McIntosh |
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What nickname was given to the forced removal of the Cherokee from
Georgia?
A. | The Trail of Tears | B. | The Oklahoma Caravan | C. | The U.S. Indian
Removal Act | D. | The Principal People Migration |
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In 1830 what requirement did the Georgia legislature set on whites who lived on
Cherokee lands?
A. | They had to give up state and federal citizenship. | B. | They could not file
legal claims to land ownership. | C. | They could not keep the gold that was found on
those lands. | D. | They had to take an oath of allegiance to the governor of the
state. |
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According to the map, Cherokee Indians traveling to Indian Territory passed
through all of the following states EXCEPT
A. | Alabama. | B. | Kentucky. | C. | Tennessee. | D. | Mississippi. |
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What would be the BEST title for the map?
A. | Indian Removal | B. | Westward Expansion | C. | Southeast United
States | D. | Native American Lands |
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