Age of Expansion: You should be able to explain…
65. What happened during the Yazoo Land Fraud and its result As part of a bribe, legislators
sold the land for pennies on the dollar. When the public found out, there were protest, and
later the legislators were voted out of office.
66. The origin of the city of Atlanta
o How did it start? it was the location where the Western and Atlantic Railroad ended
o What were its previous names Terminus
67. Who invented the cotton gin and what it does Eli Whitney. Separated the cotton from the
seeds
68. The impact of the cotton gin on the economy of Georgia Speed up work done by hand
accelerating the amount of cotton that could be produced, leading to a greater need for more
cotton to be grown
69. The significance of the founding of the University of Georgia it became a land grant
university and the oldest school of its kind in the nation
70. The three modern Native American tribes that lived in Georgia: Seminole, Creek, and
Cherokee
71. The role of General Andrew Jackson in the conflict with the Native Americans in Georgia
Fought against the Creek in the Battle of Horseshoe bend and signed the Indian Removal Act
72. The significance of Sequoyah to the history of the Cherokee developed a system of writing
for the Cherokee
73. The role of Creek Chief William McIntosh in Native American removal from Georgia He
worked out the terms of the Treaty of Indian Springs ceeding the last of Creek lands
74. How the discovery of gold in Georgia impacted Indian removal- a law was passed that put
placed part of Cherokee lands under state control, and a law was passed that refused the
Cherokee any right to gold mined in Dahlonega
75. How Supreme Court Justice John Marshall attempted to help the Cherokee He ruled that the
Cherokee territory was not subject to state law
76. The laws passed by Congress that sped up the removal of the Native Americans Indian
Removal Act
77. What occurred during the Trail of Tears Indians were forced to remove west of the
Mississippi River
Antebellum: You should be able to explain…
78. The connection between the growth of the cotton industry, the demand for land, and the
increasing number of slaves in Georgia. The growth of the cotton industry and plantations
led to the increased need for slaves.
79. The meaning of states’ rights and describe which area of the country supported them
Southern states supported states’ rights which means each state should make its own
decisions, not the nation.
80. Which area of the country supported high tariffs on imports and why this was the case The
North supported high tariffs on imports. Items made in the north would cost less than
imported ones.
81. What the southern practice of nullification was and why southern states did so The southern
states had the right to nullify and federal law that they thought was unconstitutional.
82. The causes and results of the Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri
to enter the country as a slave state, and Maine as a free state, and the 36*30’N became the
dividing line between free states and slave states.
83. The causes and results of the Compromise of 1850 In the compromise California became
a free state, which was good for the north and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed, which
helped slave owners.
84. Who the most outspoken and active abolitionists in the United States were Sojourner Truth,
Harriett Beecher Stowe, William Lloyd Garrison
85. What occurred during the election of 1860 and why it further separated the nation Abraham
Lincoln became the first Republican president. He won the election with votes from only
part of the country. The election of 1860 led to the secession of southern states.
86. The events surrounding Georgia’s secession convention
o Why was it held? To decide if Georgia should secede
o Who attended? Mostly planters
o What were its results? They voted to secede from the Union and formed a new nation
called the Confederate States of America