Look at the map of Georgia. Then answer the question that follows.

Based on the map and your knowledge of social studies, what motivated Georgia's leaders to move the state's capital from Savannah to Louisville in 1796?
A.
decreased trade between Savannah and other major cities on the Savannah River

B.
the state's growing reliance on the Chattahoochee River for trade with other states

C.
the state's westward expansion and population shift from coastal areas to the Georgia upcountry

D.
increased tensions between Georgians and American Indians during the Seminole Wars in Florida

C. the state's westward expansion and population shift from coastal areas to the Georgia upcountry