Checkpoint #2

  • University of Georgia founded

    University of Georgia founded
    The Founder of University is Abraham Baldwin. The legislature branch approved it.
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment
    Everyone has the right to vote. No matter the race
  • Eli Whitney and Cottoon Gin

    Eli Whitney and Cottoon Gin
    The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It was invented to make it more easy to remove the seeds out the cotton.
  • Yazoo Land Fraud

    Yazoo Land Fraud
    Most land made up Mississippi. In 1795 legislators sold most of there land.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    This time period controlled slavery in the western country's. Slavery was allowed in the North and South.
  • Worcester V. Georgia

    Worcester V. Georgia
    The Supreme court head this case for the Cherokees Indians. Because the Indians was on the land without a licences.
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    The gold rush was started in Lumpkin County. It's when you go out and find gold.
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    Trail of Tears

    Many Indians died during this time. Indians were forced to moved out of there home towns because of the removal treaty.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Five separate bills passed by the United States Congress. Because of the four year state political for slavery.
  • Georgia Platform

    A platform bought for slaves to work. The south had the land to this.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act
    This Act repealed the slavery month. They talked about not allowing slavery within their boarder.
  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case
    A slave case where he sued for his freedom and had to go to the Supreme court.This lead to a landmark decision to have a slave boarder.
  • Election Of 1860

    Election Of 1860
    Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge. The election questioned on the surrounding expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners.
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    Union Blockade Of Georgia

    The Union came up with the idea to block the confederate post. This happened during the civil war.
  • Battle Of Antietam

    Battle Of Antietam
    First battle of the civil war. General Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan and there solders fought.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Issued after the Union victory at Antietam. For freeing the slaves.
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
    Freedom for slaves. For anyone who have slaves they are punished.
  • Battle Of Gettysburg

    Battle Of Gettysburg
    This was the largest and longest battle in the 1800's. For the slavery freedom.
  • Battle Of Chickamauga

    Battle Of Chickamauga
    The largest battle fought in the western. And they defeated the Union Force.
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    Andersonville Prison Camp

    there was about 45,000 prisoners in the camp.13,000 died from the war and not having food and supplies. Was built in 1864.
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    Sherman's Atlanta Campaign

    Sherman’s wanted to destroy the Tennessee army. And capture Atlanta and cut off vital Confederate supply lines.
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    Sherman's March to the Sea

    Also known as Savannah's Campaign. It took place in Atlanta to Savannah that's why its known as that.
  • Freedman's Bureau

    Freedman's Bureau
    Abandon land was created by congress. This was after the Jim crow laws.
  • Ku Klux Klan Formed

    Ku Klux Klan Formed
    Whites founded in 1866 during the civil war. They killed and did other things blacks .
  • Henry McNeal Turner

    Henry McNeal Turner
    A minister 12th elected bishop of a black church. He once said respect blacks.
  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Fourteenth Amendment
    People born in the United States are Citizens of the U.S.A. No one can make a law to change that.
  • Capital moved to Louisville

    Capital moved to Louisville
    It moved legislatures as a trade center. So the settlers could move west.