Tides of Change – A New Nation
1. Why is the University of Georgia so special?
2. Who is the founder of UGA?
3. What was the first name of UGA?
4. Which Native American group lived in North Georgia in 1790?
5. Which Native American group lived in South Georgia in 1790?
6. Why is Louisville so special?
7. Why did they have to move the capital AGAIN?
8. Why were many Americans angry with the Creeks following the American Revolution?
9. Who was the first decided Chief of the Creek Nation?
10. What was the Treaty of 1790?
11. What was the first method of land distribution called?
12. What was the second method of land distribution called?
13. What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
14. Why did Georgia lose 2/3rd of its land?
15. Who was Chief William McIntosh?
16. Why did his people kill him?
17. Who was Sequoyah?
18. Describe Worcester v. Georgia.
19. What did Andrew Jackson mean when he said, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”?
20. Who was John Ross?
21. What was the Trail of Tears?
22. Describe how Georgia’s introduction to King Cotton?
23. How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?
24. How did the railroads impact the cotton industry?
25. How did the Cotton Gin and the railroads affect Georgia’s population?