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Yazoo Land Fraud
united states had a policy that had treaties with indians before they could move into land but settles crossed the boundaries into land that belonged to natives. 4 companies bribed Georgia legislatures to pass a bill selling them 35 million acres of land they paid the state pennies per acres . (Mystatehistory.com) -
land lotteries
Governor John Milledge thought land lotteries was the best way to give land. People who were lucky to get the land they wanted paid 4 cents per acre. (Mystatehistory.com) -
Alexander McGillvary
McGillvary signed the Treaty of New York, that gave people land they wanted between Oconee and Ogeechee rivers. Indians gave land and whites filled the land up and wanted more which lead to another treaty to get more land. -
cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin to remove seeds from cotton faster. His invention put the lower half of south on the road to becoming the land of cotton and endured the survival of plantation system and slavery. (Mystatehistory.com) -
Headright system
The Headright system is a major way to give land to citizens. A new lottery began and the lands given up by the creek and cherokee became farms for settlers. Flowering economic and growing population was built on the sacrifice of land by native americans and sacrifice of freedom by enslaved African American. (Mystatehistory.com) -
William Mclntosh
Chief who signed the treaty of indian springs. He led lower Creeks against the Red Sticks who were upper Creeks opposed to white expansion into creek territory (New Georgia Encyclopedia). -
John Ross
John Ross wrote a constitution that would create a law for the Natives and make them a separate nation from the u.s protecting them from removal. He presided over the nation during the Trial of Tears and the rebuilding of the nation in indian territory. (New Georgia encyclopedia) -
railroads
Businessmen invented railroads to transport cotton better and faster. The railroads began to expand and so did Atlanta. (New Georgia Encyclopedia)