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University of Georgia founded
The University is located in Athens, Ga. It was founded by Abraham Baldwin. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was not valideted until 1807. The Cotton Gin was made to pull out the seeds from the cotton bolls. -
Capital moved to Louisville
when the British left the capital moved to Augusta then Louisville. Louisville was named after King Louis XVI of France. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Yazoo sale shaped Georgia's politics. Many state leaders wanted to open the area to settlements but many tribes were already living there. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise is a effort to preserve the balance of power in congress. Missouri was passed as a slave state. -
William Mclntosh
William was assassinated in Carroll county Georgia. He had been married 3 times with three different people. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
This started in present day Lumpkin county. Many Georgia miners moved west when gold was found. -
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Trial of Tears
The result of this was it forced the Five Civilized Tribes to relocate to Indian Territory. This was under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia is a case in court which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester. The President during this time was Andrew Jackson. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. congress. This allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves to allow slavery or not. -
John Marshall
John was born September 24, 1755. Marshall was the fourth longest serving United States supreme Court Justice . -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. He was born March 15, 1767 -
Compromise of 1850
In this Compromise the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished. California entered the union as a free state. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform was a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in Milledgeville, Georgia. The Georgia Platform is a set of resolutions accepting the Compromise of 1850. -
Dred Scott Case
This case is where they ruled that a slave Dred Scott who lived in a tree state was not entitled to has freedom. Another name for it is the Dred Scott v. Sandford. -
Election of 1860
The winner of that election was Abraham Lincoln. The election was on a Tuesday in November. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The Georgia Union was centered on Savannah. Abraham Lincoln was the president at this time. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Another name for the Emancipation Proclamation is Proclamation 95. The Emancipation Proclamation was made because of the Civil War. -
Battle of Chickamauga
This battle was between the U.S and the Confederate forces.The Confederate won the Battle of Chickamauga -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
This prison area is 514 acres. It is now a National Site. -
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Shermans Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles. The first few months were fierce battles. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March a military campaign. This March was led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. -
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. It was one of the three reconstucted amendment -
Freedman's Bureau
The founder of the Freedmans Bureau is Abe Lincoln. The Freedmans Bureau is for Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
The Ku Klux Klan was formed in Tennessee. It was formed by a former Confederate soldiers. -
John Ross
John died in Washington D.C. John had 7 children 5 sons and 2 daughters. -
fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is also one of the three reconstructed amendments. This amendments is too address citizenship rights and equal protection of the law. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth amendment was to grant African American men the right to vote. The amendment was the third and last reconstructed amendments.
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