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- 2. This act charged colonists a tax on all paper products
- 5. this branch is made up of the President and Vice President
- 6. GA's 5th capital. Chosen for railroad transportation access
- 8. The cardinal direction many Americans were moving in after the Revolutionary War
- 10. This branch is made up of the supreme court
- 12. Signed Indian Removal Act.
- 15. This Native American tribe was most abundant in GA
- 18. The rewritten version of the Articles of Confederation. Balanced powers between 3 branches.
- 22. The Proclamation of 1763 set this mountain range as a boundary between the colonists and the Native Americans
- 23. GA's first attempt at a system of government. A list of rules.
- 25. Under this system, people could purchase a ticket for a chance to buy land for a cheap price
- 29. Supreme Court judge in Worcester vs GA trial. Ruled that land belonged to Cherokee and they did not have to give it up.
- 30. Missionary that argued GA had no right to impose laws on Cherokee territory
- 31. This group of colonists did not want independence from England.
- 32. City where GA's gold rush occured
- 33. helped Cherokee people create their own system of government
- 34. Part Creek, Part Scottish. Leader for Creek people until he betrayed them by selling their land. Was killed by the Creek.
- 35. This group of colonists wanted independence from England.
- 37. The invention of the cotton gin resulted in a _____ in slavery
- 38. under this system, free land was given to white males 21 or over. More land was given if children or slaves were owned
- 39. This branch is made up of 2 houses: the Senate (each state has 2) and the House of Representatives (representation is based on population)
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- 1. GA's 3rd capital. Chosen for trade benefits
- 3. The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence
- 4. This act required colonists to house, feed, and transport British soldiers
- 7. Device invented by Eli Whitney to separate seeds from cotton bolls
- 9. First state university in US
- 11. This Native American tribe lived in the northern mountain region of GA until the gold rush
- 13. The federal government drove Native Americans out of their land to Oklahoma. Many did not survive.
- 14. This war led the French to lose most of their land in the US
- 16. GA's 1st capital
- 17. Part Native American, Part European. Influencer for Creek Indians. Fought for their right to land against Georgians.
- 19. This technological invention made transportation of goods much more efficient
- 20. This document was America's break-up letter to King George III
- 21. This country won the most land in the French and Indian War
- 24. signed charter creating UGA as the first state university in US.
- 26. GA signer of Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett county is named after him.
- 27. Helped Cherokee to establish their own system of government
- 28. This act allowed land companies to purchase land for cents and sell it back to people for much higher price
- 36. This list of complaints in the Declaration of Independence