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cottin gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney and this machine was made to get the seeds from he fiber of the cotton.-georgia studies textbook heritage and its promise. -
yazoo land fraud
The government bought land cheap and sold it for much more than what they bought it for. The citizens found out and protested along with James Jackson who quit his senator job because of this.- georgia studies textbook, heritage and its promise. -
The grand opening of UGA
People made the charter and established who was going to be the leader, then created the land site and had their first graduating class in 1798. The University of Georgia let the economy thrive on it and it brought more people into the state to go to school.-Georgia Encyclopedia -
first Georgia tent revival
The tent revival started and kept the faith going and even persuaded nonreligious people to join in on theirs. This impacted Georgia by having numerous amounts of people coming from other states to live in this one and also effected the popularity of a certain religion.-Georgia Encyclopedia -
Land Lottery
After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia created a new way to grant land, this gave a chance to people that needed to have land or that didn't have very much money to get land, if they were lucky. This led to a quick population advancement.-Georgia textbook: heritage and its promise. -
Dahlonaga Gold Rush
In the Georgia Journal, in August 1st, 1829, evidence of gold was given and says that two gold mines have been located. The newspaper was heard about throughout states and brought prospectors to Georgia.-Georgia Encyclopedia -
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First railrods in Georgia
Other places began building railroads, so the south decided to join in because of their overflowing goods that they had. This expanded trading and let people create towns near railroads stops, which spread the population and even made more people come to live in Georgia. -Georgia textbook heritage and its promise. -
Trail of Tears
John Ross and Major Ridge established a Cherokee nation, but then the government passed the Indian removal act, in 1830. This made the Cherokees leave and it was forced by the military and because the weather was so horrible that on the way out, it resulted in over 4,000 Cherokee Indians ending up dead. GA ecyclopedia