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University of Georgia
UGA was chartered in 1785, and their senior class graduated in 1804. It was the first University in America created by the State Government, and the principles under the charter helped set the foundation for the public higher system (georgiaencyclopedia). -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was created by a man named, Eli Whitney, which was supposed to make removing the seeds a little faster. While the Gin increased the amount of cotton the was produced, the low quality of the cotton fibers, mixed with damage caused by the Gin, made Georgia sell half for staple cotton (georgiaencyclopedia). -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Legislative were bribed to land and sold it illegally for $50,000, and also made natives move from the land. When the citizens found out , the U.S. had to pay Georgia $1.25 million and they also had to get rid of the last Natives as quickly as possible (GeorgiaInfo). -
Tent Revivals
Tent Revivals have been happening for over 100 years, and they are still active today. Methodists, and Baptists around Georgia scorned these camp meetings during the late nineteenth century, so these comments became the most powerful in the state (georgiaencyclopedia). -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
When the miners first discovered the Gold in Dahlonega, people rushed to settle and take it. The opening of the Dahlonega Mint agreed with the removal of Natives, who named this town , Talonega, which represents yellow or golden (georgiaencyclopedia). -
Indian Removal Act
John Marshall's court case decided that Natives didn't have to follow state laws, but they had to follow U.S. laws. Andrew Jackson signed the law, Indian Removal Act, and that caused all of the Native to settle west of the Mississippi River, which was good for the state because there was more land to settle on (georgiainfo). -
Wocester V. Georgia
This was a court case that was that was to protect Natives from having to leave their homes. Afterward, the Judge(s) decided that the Natives did not have to follow the sate laws, but they did have to follow U.S. laws (georgiaencyclopedia). -
Georgia's Railroads reached Atlanta
Railroads were chartered in 1832, and they were not built around rivers. After the railroads were starting to expand, the state could claim more rail miles in the South, so they linked to major towns and created what we now now as, Atlanta (georgiaencyclopedia).
