1789-1840

  • the cotton gin

    it was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. it was created to clean the seeds out of the cotton quicker.
    the impact of the cotton gin was to help clean cotton and an impact on more slaves to come in and pick seeds.
    resource- the expansion of slavery notes
  • yazoo land fraud

    the yazoo land fraud gave land away unfairly and the citizens were angry because the legislators were bribed.
    resource - Georgia info
    this impacted Georgia by them losing half of there west land. many of the legislators who were bribed left the state.
  • colleges

    UGA was the first university to get a class to graduate.
    UGA was the first university in America to be created by a state government.
    resource- Georgia encyclopedia
  • land lotteries

    Georgia sold three quarters of the state to about 100,000 families.
    Georgia kept selling land to the people until it all ran out.
    resource- Georgia encyclopedia
  • dahlonega gold rush

    the gold was found in dahlonega and the people rushed to settle and get the land.
    resource- Georgia info
    gold was found on the land that the natives lived on and settlers were forcing the natives off their land so they could find gold.
  • creation of railroads

    first Georgia railroad was chartered in 1832. 1840 and 1850's the railroads spread in Athens , Atlanta. Governor Wilson lumpkin was in charge. this brought a lot of slave population to Georgia.
    resource- Georgia encyclopedia
  • native american removal creek

    William McIntosh was killed in his house because he gave all the land away all the way to the Chattahoochee river.
    resource- Georgia encyclopedia
    the removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampth growth of cotton agriculture.
  • louisville

    1796-1807 was Georgia's third capital. the town grew as the result of both large-scale immigration after the American revolution.
    resource- Georgia encyclopedia
    William few purchased 1,000 acres near the ogeechee river to take advantage of the river transportation.