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Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney to allow cotton seeds to be removed from the cotton fibers faster than by hand.The south became the plantation system and slavery became their economy grew.(online textbook) -
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Yazoo Land Fraud
The government itself got involved into illegal land dealings.James Jackson left his seat in the U.S senate to come back to Georgia to to fight the Yazoo land fraud.(online textbook) -
UGA
Abraham Baldwin opened UGA in 1801,becoming the first state to have a state university.This gave citizens the info to improve quality of life in G.A and discover new knowledge and information.(new georgia encyclopedia) -
Tent revivals
Tent revivals were made to rejoin people with the lord and reunited family and friends.Georgia became popular and the population increased cause people settled down for the preachings.(new georgia encyclopedia) -
land lotteries
After the Yazoo land fraud there was alot of free land,so they did lotteries of who would get some of it.Population increased because everyone wanted more land. -
Dahlohega Gold rush
Many people tried to rush on the land so they could settle on it and get the gold that was there.People moved to the land and towns began to grow and money came easily as people paid to buy expensive mining equipment.(textbook) -
Indian Romoval Act
supported by president Andrew Jackson, land was set aside west of Mississippi to give the Indians.Government wanted to get land east of Mississippi,but the Indians already owned it.(textbook) -
Railroads
Railroads were created by business men in Athens to transport goods.Georgia quickly expanded operations into Alabama and Tennessee while also developing and connecting cities.(georgia encyclopedia)