History Timeline

  • Spread of Baptist and Methodist

    This event was to connect people to religion. The conference reported 2,294 members this has increased population. Georgia Encyclopedia
  • Andrew Jackson

    He passed the Indian Removal Act. When he signed the Indian Removal Act the natives ad to move to Oklahoma which decreased population. Georgia Encyclopedia
  • Invention of the cotton gin

    This invention of the cotton gin helps separate e seeds from the cotton. With the fast removal of seeds,this led it's rise as GA's major cash crop to sell,gain more land,and slaves.
  • Yazoo Land Fraud

    Legislatures took bribes to sell land to companies illegally. The impact is that Georgians got mad because it would cause money decrease to pay the bills. Georgia Encyclopedia
  • Sequoyah

    She was a person that made a written language for the natives. First hand accounts of missionaries for cherokees this has increased the communication and plans. Georgia Encyclopedia
  • Alexander Mcgillivary

    Cherokee Chief who signed treaty of New York and also fought in oconee war. He worked at plantations and participated in deerskin trade to help indians,this increased money and population. Georgia Encyclopedia
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    In Dahlonega,gold was found which made people to settle there and get the gold. In the ridge there was a lot of gold increasing money,jobs,and opportunities for Georgians.
  • Railroads

    Railroads is a different part of transportation. State legislator meets in Milledgeville made a charter for a company in December of 1835,this has increased crop production and meney. Georgia Encyclopedia