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Head right
The Headright System was a system that gave 200 acres of land to the head of the family and fifty to each family member and slaves (up to ten slaves) and maximum of 1000 acres -
University of Georgia
The first public university in the United States. People moved to Georgia for a cheaper education -
louisville
People grew tobacco and cotton in Louisville. It was georgias third capital city until it moved because Georgias people moved west. -
cotton gin
The cotton gin was a machine invented to make it easier to eliminate the seeds from the cotton. it also increased the amount of slaves -
yazoo land fraud
Four companies bribed the members of the General Assembly to sell the people ne million acers of land for 500 thousand dollars. -
land lottery
Method used to distibute land. White men got to buy tickets for the lottery. sometimes it could be unfair -
railroads
A new, faster way of transportation in Greorgia. Made it eaisier to transport items and people. -
methodists and baptists
A church group that gathered in Georgia. It brought people together through the use of people's need and religous importance