Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 1. Moved NW in GA to keep centered on the population
  2. 3. Caused thousands to rush into Cherokee land
  3. 5. Fraudulent system of land distribution because of bribes to politicians in GA
  4. 9. Chief Justice who ruled that GA could not pass laws concerning Cherokee land
  5. 11. Natives living in the Coastal Plains & Piedmont
  6. 14. invention the caused slavery to expand & increased the demand to expel the Native Americans for GA
  7. 16. Trail Cherokee followed west to their new home
  8. 17. Problem with first 2 land distribution systems
  9. 18. Land distribution system based on how many people came with the head-of-household
  10. 19. Inventor of the cotton gin
  11. 20. Cherokee chief who took GA to court
Down
  1. 2. Acronym for the 5 capitals of GA
  2. 4. Georgian who would not leave Cherokee land so GA arrested him.
  3. 6. President who would not enforce Supreme Court Ruling
  4. 7. Transportation source needed above the Fall Line
  5. 8. Sold last Creek land to GA
  6. 10. System that solved the land distribution problems in GA
  7. 12. What Georgians wanted Creek land for
  8. 13. College made by a state government for affordable education for all citizens
  9. 15. Destination of the Cherokee