GEORGIA TIMELINE

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    john ross

    he wrote a consitition for natives that sperated them from the goverment. this made the goverment made and they then forced native to oklahoma
  • 1793 cotton gin

    eli whinney created the cotton gin to produce cotton easier. the creation increased slavery and cotton production which increased exports that gave georgia more money.
  • 1795 yazoo land fraud

    in 1795 the legislative sold 2.5 million acres of land but didnt follow the rules to gain money.once word came out people forced goverment to give back land.leaving georgia with less land.
  • 1801 UGA

    the university was opened in 1801 making it the oldest state university in the nation. the university resoulted in more education in the south so now it can help farmers produce more effcintly.
  • land loteries

    people would draw i ticket to see wat land they have won. this was a step back because it didnt think about what people skills were.
  • 1829 dalonega gold rush

    word of gold in georgia spreed and people rushed to the gold mines. once there was no gold the goverment forced creek of their land to make profit.
  • railroads

    after being chartred railroads helped transport goods. being able to transports goods quicker meant more money coming in.
  • trail of tears

    goverment way to push native of their own land. decreased native population but increased amount of land in georgia.