| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cede | To transfer ownership (often of land) |
| Creek | A Native-American people whose land extended through southern and western Georgia |
| Cherokee | A Native-American people whose land extended through northern Georgia |
| Headright System | Land distribution system in early Georgia whereby heads of households were entitled to 1,000 acres of land. |
| Yazoo | The land at the center of the great scandal in early Georgia was near what river? |
| Mississippi | What river was the state of Georgia's earliest western border? |
| Chattahoochee | What river is currently part of Georgia's western border? |
| Land Lottery | What system did Georgia use to distribute most of the Cherokee lands? |
| Alabama | Other than Mississippi, what current state was within Georgia's earliest borders? |
| Federal Government | Who paid for the claims resulting from Georgia's famous land scandal? |
| Indigo | Along with rice, was one of Georgia's two primary crops BEFORE the Revolution |
| Tobacco | Along with cotton, was one of Georgia's two primary crops AFTER the Revolution |
| Cotton | What crop became "King" in the South? |
| Panic | Word used for "depression" in the 1800's |
| Boll | The seed pod of the cotton plant |
| Engine | The "gin" in cotton gin is short for this word. |
| Seeds | The cotton gin separates cotton fibers from ______. |
| Eli Whitney | The inventor of the cotton gin. |
| Terminus | Atlanta's earliest name |
| Western and Atlantic | What railroad ran from Chattanooga to the Chattahoochee? |
| Orphanage | Home for children without parents |
| Milledgeville | Hospital for the mentally ill opened in this Georgia town |
| Circuit riders | Preachers and lawyers who rode from town to town |
| Land-grant university | College, such as U.G.A, begun with funds from land sales |
| U.G.A. | The first public university to be chartered in America |
| Franklin College | U.G.A.'s first name |
| Athens | Town where U.G.A. is located |
| Macon | The Georgia Female College (later, Wesleyan) was in what town? |
| Impressment | Seizing sailors from ships and forcing them to serve in a navy |
| Embargo | Refusal to trade with another country |
| War Hawks | Nickname given to southerners and westerners who wanted to declare war on Great Britain |
| 1814 | When did the War of 1812 end? |
| Andrew Jackson | General that won fame at the Battle of New Orleans |
| James Madison | President that asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain in 1812 |
| Dolly Madison | President's wife famous for saving some Wite House atrifacts before it burned |
| Treaty of Ghent | Treaty that ended the War of 1812 |
| Spain | What country sold Florida to the US? |
| Seminole | Troubles with this Indian tribe caused Georgia to recieve help from Andrew Jackson |
| Baltimore | City that saw the "Star Spangled Banner" |
| None | How much land did the US receive because of the War of 1812? |
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