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Test Description: Test your knowledge of GA's land policies & how technological developments impacted GA's growth.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which land policy granted men between 200 & 1,000 acres of land?
A
head of household system
B
land lottery
C
yazoo land system
D
headright system
2) Which 2 present-day states were part of the land involved in the Yazoo land sale?
A
Tennessee & Georgia
B
Georgia & Florida
C
Alabama & Mississippi
D
Alabama & Tennessee
3) Which GA governor signed the Yazoo Act in 1795?
A
Joseph Brown
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
Rufus Bulloch
D
George Mathews
4) Two factors that contributed to the growth of the population of enslaved people in GA were
A
land lottery system & Yazoo land fraud
B
Trail of Tears & the War of 1812
C
introduction of cotton to GA & the invention of the cotton gin
D
tobacco farming & the Rescinding Act of 1796
5) Which was one way GA politicians thought to secure western GA?
A
Yazoo land sale opened up millions of acres
B
land lotteries made it easier for people to buy land
C
Native Americans were forced from GA's borders
D
headright system gave plots of land to heads of families
6) Which two factors influenced those eligible for GA's land lotteries of the 1800's?
A
last name & birth date
B
political influence & wealth
C
gender & marital status
D
religion & nationality
7) What did the U.S. promise to do as part of the agreement to reverse the Yazoo land sale?
A
give all GA settlers 50 acres of land
B
impeach all senators involved in the Yazoo land sale
C
Both A & B
D
promise to remove the remaining Creek Indians from GA
8) The invention of the cotton gin made it necessary for plantation owners to use more
A
tractors
B
enslaved people
C
cattle
D
silos
9) What did the Lousiana Purchase give farmers access to?
A
several gold mines
B
the Mississippi River
C
more enslaved people
D
new options for crops
10) Who invented the cotton gin?
A
John Calhoun
B
Harriet Tubman
C
Eli Whitney
D
Abraham Lincoln
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