Social Studies - Unit 4 Project By: Nick Beck

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Across
  1. 1. One of the major Indian tribes in Georgia who fought in court rather than in wars -These Indians ended up having to embark on the Trail of Tears
  2. 3. The first land distribution system in GA - gave thousands of acres to war veterans and 200 or more acres to heads of household
  3. 5. Treaty between the Cherokee and the U.S that ceded all Cherokee land East of the Mississippi - signed in secret by a small group of Cherokee
  4. 10. One of the major Christian denominations in GA after the Revolution, founded by John Wesley
  5. 11. A court case in which a white missionary and the Cherokee nation attempted to defend their land, and the Cherokee won the case - however, the ruling was ignored by Andrew Jackson
  6. 15. A bill passed by Congress that authorized the U.S. Military to move into Cherokee lands and force the Indians out
  7. 18. A massive and grueling trail that the Cherokee Indians who were forced out of Georgia embarked on
  8. 20. Son of a white merchant and a Cherokee, this chief protested the Treaty of New Echota and defended the Indian lands.
  9. 23. The president of the U.S. In 1828 who spearheaded the removal of the Indians
  10. 24. This invention revolutionized transport in the 1800's, replacing animals, barges, and turnpikes
  11. 25. The third capital of Georgia which was created to conform with the Westward expansion: It was named after King Louis XVI of France
Down
  1. 1. Primarily Methodist and some Baptist preachers who would go from town to town on horseback teaching their religion, often in poor conditions
  2. 2. A Creek chief and war hero who signed the treaty of New York
  3. 4. One of the major Christian denominations GA after the Revolution, taught to slaves frequently
  4. 6. Multiple companies and speculators bribed the government to pass a law allowing the companies to buy the land for less than 2 cents an acre, and then sell it for massive profits
  5. 7. A Creek chief who was persuaded by a Georgia governor to sign the treaty of Indian Springs, and later killed for his treason
  6. 8. Invented by Eli Whitney, this invention made cotton a major cash crop, however, it drastically increased the slave population
  7. 9. Treaty between the creek and the U.S. that ceded all Creek land East of the Mississippi River in exchange for protection
  8. 12. The first gold rush in the U.S. - Ended up forcing the Cherokee out of their own land
  9. 13. A Cherokee Indian who developed the first Creek written language
  10. 14. The first land grant university in the United States - Formerly called Franklin College
  11. 16. Treaty between the creek and the U.S. that ceded all Creek land East of the Oconee River in exchange for protection
  12. 17. The Supreme Court justice who supported the Cherokee in his court rulings
  13. 19. The first Creek written language with each character representing a sound
  14. 21. One of the major Indian tribes in Georgia who fought in the Red Stick War and signed the treaties of Indian Springs and of New York
  15. 22. A land distribution policy in Georgia after the Headright System - based upon random luck