USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was Georgia’s capital moved to Louisville?
A
The hope was that Louisville would become a thriving center of trade due to its location near a river.
B
The hope was that Louisville would become a thriving center of trade due to its location near the Atlantic Ocean.
C
The hope was that Louisville would become a thriving center of trade due to its location near the state’s border.
D
The hope was that Louisville would become a thriving center of trade due to its location near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The capital needed to be more centrally located within the population of the state. Louisville was more convenient as a transportation center because it was a railroad hub. The General Assembly wanted to move tha capital as far away from Spanish-controlled Florida as possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -What made the Georgia government decide to move the capital to Louisville in 1786? Louisville was more centrally located in the state. Louisville was the most important center for trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -As Native Americans continually attacked the Americans, Georgia’s population and capitals moved west in order to avoid war. As Oglethorpe and Tomochichi’s friendship continued, Tomochichi granted more land to Oglethorpe, and he moved the capital west.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Georgia give up land claims in what is now Mississippi and Alabama? The state did not have the millions of dollars required to purchase the land from Spain. The state could not claim the land because the General Assembly illegally sold it to private companies.

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