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The general assembly was tricked into selling land to companies
The Yazoo Land Act helped lead to the Trail Of Tears which gave more land.( New Georgia Text Book) -
The University of Georgia was chartered by the General Assembly in 1785, and was the first university made by a government. Education increased and jobs in Georgia.(New Georgia Textbook)
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Baptist and Methodist are the largest religions.
People went during hard times to pray.
The religions spread through Georgia and it all started in the south. (New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
John Ross wrote a Constitution that helped the natives stay and to be protected from being removed. White Georgians increased their groups to remove the Cherokee from the Southeast.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which allowed the cotton seeds to be taken out of the cotton fibers. This made cotton huge and slavery increased because of this. (New georgia studies textbook)
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The land lottery was to help men, women, and children to win land.More farmers increased in demand for land.
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Andrew Jackson allowed the INdian Removal Act. This made the natives move from Georgia to Oklahoma. When the natives left there was more land for farming so it increased in farming.(New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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Alexander McGillivray who helped his people from being removed from their homes and also signed The Treaty of New York.Hawkin's goal was to make he natives farmers and encouraged them to grow corn, wheat, raise cattle, and to spin thread. This made Georgia and the natives to increase. (New Georgia Textbook)