GA. History

By tbrooks
  • cotton gin

    The cotton gin was invented so it didn't take so long to remove the seeds. More states produce cotton and sold it which growth the economy.
  • yazoo land fraud

    legislator took bribes and sold land to four companies illegally. James Jackson returned home and overturned the sale, then legislative got the power and put back on track.
  • first lottery land held

    citizens could register to when a lot of land. the government abused the power which the citizens stopped.
  • sequoyah

    sequoyah was the a person who created a language for the natives. that established a Cherokee newspaper the cherokee phoenix which lead to cheokee to be able to communicate better.
  • creek removal

    we moved the Indians from the creek area.we put the Indians in an illegal spot hope it would spark a war so we can wipe out the whole Indian race, so we had more land to grow crops on.
  • gold discorvered near dahlonega

    we found gold in Georgia and it started a gold rush. It made that town very popular the population grow by 1000
  • worcester v. Georgia

    this was a lawsuit against Georgia for taking natives land. when the cherokee won and president Jackson refused to enforce the decision the cherokee split horribly into 5 groups which pushed toward the Trail of Tears
  • Trail of Tears

    this was when the cherokee were targeted to be centralized and they were moved into the north Georgia. This act caused the two groups to heal and build strength of the expansion of Georgia