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UGA FOUNDING
UGA was the first american made government school. founded in 1785 by Abraham Baldwin. 35,197 students enrolled in the fall of 2014. -
cotton gin
The cotton gen was made to help farmers clean, and produce more cotton. Made by Eli Whitney in 1793 greatly increased slave population to pick the cotton. -
Yazoo land fraud
The yazoo land fraud happened in 1795 where Ga sold 25 million acres to three companies. which made the governor sign the Yazoo Act, which transferred 35 million acres to four companies for $500,000. -
Land Lottery
Between 1805 and 1833 there were a total of eight land lottery's in Ga. GA sold 3/4 of its land to about 100,000 families -
Louisville
the GA state capital changed a total of five times. in the middle was Louisville at the third capital.served as Ga's third capital from 1796 until 1807. By the mid-1780s the new upcountry settlers outnumbered those in the older coastal counties. -
railroads in ga
Railroads started to be laid in GA in 1835. Where railroads were used to transport cotton to harbors. It wasn't until 1851, the state owed Western and Atlantic railroad built a hub from Atlanta to Chattanooga. which made Atlanta into the major city it is today. -
Indian removal act
the discovery of gold near Dahlonega sparked a want for new land.So Andrew Jackson sighted the Indian removal act the Ga started giving the land to people in meany different ways in the years to come. -
Gold Rush
gold was mainly found in the norther county's. it