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MONDAY Write the question and number

TUESDAY Write the question and number 1. The first state-chartered university in the United States was (A) Oglethorpe University.(C) Georgia Tech. (B) The University of Georgia.(D) Georgia Military College. 2.The first way the government of Georgia distributed land was by (A) the headright system.(C) selling it at low prices. (B) the lottery system.(D) selling it to land speculators. 3.Between 1790 and 1840, the population of Georgia increased _________ times. (A) two(C) four (B) three(D) five 4.The capital of Georgia moved many times in order to (A) stay in the geographic center of the state. (B) stay in the center of the state’s population. (C) keep up with the growth of the state government. (D) improve the capitol building.

WEDNESDAY Write the question and number 5.The first U.S. Census was taken in (A) 1730.(C) (B) 1750.(D) The Yazoo Land Fraud is considered to be the worst political scandal in Georgia history because land speculators (A) sold land that was not theirs to sell. (B) sold for very high prices land they had bought very cheaply. (C) bought available land from the Indians for low prices. (D) bribed members of the General Assembly to sell public land to them for low prices. 7.The ___________________ proved to be a natural barrier that forced settlers, moving in covered wagons, southward into Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. (A) Atlantic Ocean(C) Appalachian Mountains (B) Mississippi River(D) Cumberland Gap 8.People who won land in the lottery were known as (A) fortunate drawers.(C) big game winners. (B) lucky lottos.(D) favored winners.

THURSDAY Write the question and number 9.Which of the following was not a factor that encouraged economic growth? (A) invention of the cotton gin(C) the plantation system (B) the canal system(D) the building of railroads 10. The first north-south transportation routes were (A) rivers.(C) Indian trails. (B) railroads.(D) turnpikes. 11. How did the state help the steamboat industry? (A) by building a canal from the Oconee River to the Tennessee River (B) by owning and operating steamboat businesses (C) by giving tax breaks to steamboat companies (D) by passing laws to protect river transportation 12. What event in Georgia’s history occurred at Louisville when it was the state capital? (A) Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution. (B) The legislature repealed and burned the Yazoo Land Act. (C) Pres. George Washington visited the capital. (D) The University of Georgia was chartered.

FRIDAY Write the question and number 13.In order to build roads, the state government (A) created the Department of Transportation. (B) paid citizens to work on roads one month a year. (C) approved turnpike corporations. (D) levied taxes on horses and wagons. 14.Which of the following was a reason the state got involved in railroad building? (A) Businessmen were afraid they would lose their money if they invested in railroads. (B) Building railroads was very expensive, and money for railroad construction was limited. (C) The state wanted to maintain total control of the railroad. (D) The state could make taxpayers pay for it. 15.Which of the following describes the headright system? (A) The head of a family received 200 acres of land plus 50 acres for each of his family members. (B) Any 21-year-old white male was allowed one chance to draw for land. (C) Each family received 5 acres of land near a city and 50 acres of land in the countryside. (D) None of the above. 16.The first road law of 1775 required (A) all males between the ages of 16 and 60 to work 12 days a year on local roads. (B) a highway department be established. (C) tax dollars be used for road construction. (D) toll roads to be built.