Georgia History 1789-1840

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  • Cotton Gin

    Created by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin was invented to quickly separate cotton fibers from seeds. The increase in cotton gins helped boost the demand of slaves and the production of cotton by a factor of 20. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)
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    Yazoo Land Fraud

    Georgia's legislature took bribes and illegally sold 25 million acres of land to different companies. The U.S government took control of the situation and spent $4.3 million to pay off the land claims, but they agreed to help clear the Natives in Georgia. (Source: GeorgiaInfo)
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    First Graduation Class of UGA

    Abraham Baldwin opened UGA in 1801, leading Georgia to become the first state to have a state university and having their students graduate 3 years later. This gave citizens information about improving the quality of their life in Georgia and helped for them to discover new knowledge and information. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)

  • The First Tent Revival

    Tent revivals were made to rejoin people with the lord and reunited families and friends. Georgia became a popular place because many people wanted to settle down for the preachings and this increased the population. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)

  • Land Lotteries

    After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia decided to use lotteries to distribute land. The population of Georgia grew rapidly because many people wanted to be eligible to win some land. (Source: Georgia Textbook)

  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    People discovered gold in Dahlonega and rushed to the land to get it before anyone else. People began to move on the land, towns began to grow, and money came easily as people paid to buy expensive mining equipment. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)

  • Indian Removal Act

    The government wanted to get the land east of Mississippi so that they could expand but the Native Americans already owned it. President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian Removal Act that set aside the land west of Mississippi to give to the Natives. (Source: Georgia Textbook)

  • Railroads

    Railroads were created by businessmen in Athens to transport goods. Georgia quickly expanded operations into Alabama and Tennessee while also developing and connecting cities. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)

  • Worcester V. Georgia

    When Natives sued the state of Georgia for illegally intruding, it was determined that the government couldn't remove them if they weren't considered citizens under U.S law. Georgia ignored the Supreme Court's ruling, continued to press the federal government to remove the Cherokees. (Source: NewGeorgiaEncyclopedia)

  • Trail Of Tears

    Over 4,000 Natives died during this event when Natives were forced for months to walk 800 miles through blizzards, storms, bad roads, and sickness.This benefited Georgia greatly when they expanded onto the land because farmers began to grow crops and helped their economy to become the “Empire State of the South." (Source: Georgia Textbook)