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Headright System
Since the Headright System granted each white male 200 free acres ( and +50 for each family member until you had 1000 acres) many people with this land chose to farm, making money for Georgia. (Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise) -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin made it so much easier for cotton to have it's seeds removed faster, which means more cotton can be collected faster, which means that there was so much cotton being grown,collected, and sold, that the Georgia economy went up majorly. (Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise) -
Yazoo Land Fraud
While the Yazoo Land Fraud was a very bad thing, this event did lead to economic growth. businesses,farmers, and many other people who could make make money and produce products had bought this land.(Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise). -
Land Lotteries
Many people got undesired land in the Land Lotteries, but some families got land that was good for their use, such as farmers who could grow crops and make money for Georgia (Georgia: Its Heritage and Its Promise). -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The news that gold was found in Georgia spread like wildfire, and people from all over were traveling to Georgia looking for gold. The more people that came, the more gold that was found, which made LOTS of money for Georgia. (Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise). -
Railroads
The more railroads in Georgia, the more people that could reach Georgia from where railroads were accessable. This lead to a massive population growth (Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise -
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Trail of Tears
The removal of the Natives East of the Mississippi lead to Georgia's land growing tremendously, meaning they could do much more, including farming, generate bigger population growth, etc.(Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise -
Tent Revivals
Georgia held so many tent revivals that it brought thousands of people from all over the South and some from the North even. The population grew massivly. (Georgia It's Heritage and It's Promise)