-
Period: to
UGA becoming a University 1785-1804
UGA is the oldest,largest,and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia. UGA was the first university to have a developed charter passed,a school built,and a leadership board chose before there UNC. source-http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
The Cotton Gin 1794
Eli Whitney created the modern day Cotton Gin,which helped increase cotton and slave production in the south.Although Whitney's Gin made cotton production profitable for Georgia and the rest of the south east, there where many problems with the machines design and how it produced. -
Period: to
Tent Revivals 1800-2016
Tent Revivals take place mainly in the south in areas like fields,pastures,community parks,or anywhere that will hold a large sum of people.To this day the Baptist and Methodist Christians have a large impact on Tent Revivals and are very fawn of them to help spread the word of their religion. source-http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
Period: to
The Land Lottery System 1805-1832
The Land Lottery System gave men,women,orphans,and others a chance of getting land.These lotteries were unique to the state,no other state used a lottery system to distribute land. Lot size varied widely, even in the individual lotteries. source-http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
Dahlonega Gold Rush 1829
Gold was found in Dahlonega and people rushed to settle the land and get it.By late 1829 North Georgia,known as the Cherokee Nation was flooded by thousands of prospectors lusting for gold. source-http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
Native American Removal Act 1830
The Removal of Native Americans was a product of the demand for arable land.The Natives divided between those who would and wouldn't resist.Those who wanted to surrender would depart west.
source- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
Railroads in Georgia 1832
Railroads where needed in Georgia because they needed a better way to transport cotton.Georgia's first tracks expanded from Athens,Augusta,Macon,and Savannah.
source- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/ -
John Marshall/Worecester.V. Georgia 1832
This court case determined that the Natives were their own nation and did not have to follow state laws,but did have to follow U.S laws.This protected Natives from the states being able to strain Natives from their homes.
