-
University of Georgia
Oldest and largest and most comprehensive Educational Institution is University Of Georgia. It was first charted in 1785 by the state government which happens to be the first in america. this made Georgia invent and learn things from each other they didn't know how to do or make which made them smart in business and other stuff-- New Georgia Studies Textbook -
Period: to
1789-1840 Timeline
-
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented in June 20,1793 to help make more cotton and more money.When the Cotton Gin was invented it was the leading export of the U.S and that's were the U.S got most of its money, But they needed more slaves and more land to produce that much cotton which impacted the natives by getting kicked out of there homes.-New Georgia Studies Textbook -
Georgia ceded all it wast territories
The U.S government payed Georgia $2 million for all its west territories which made Georgia produce less and less cotton which made less money for them but later they started doing more things but the U.S government agreed to accept all responsibility for Georgia kicking out the natives and killing them which made people like the Georgia government a little more-New Georgia Studies Texbook -
Sequoya
Sequoya created a language for the natives to speak to the whites and negotiate deals with the whites but it also helped the natives because now they could defend them selves from the whites and in court or anything like if the whites told them a new treaty they could read it and decide-New Georgia Studies Textbook -
William McIntosh
William was a chief for the creek who signed a treaty to the whites which gave them land and giving McIntosh $200000 for the remaining land of the creek,BUT the other creek natives later found out and went to his house and burned it then shot him hen scalped him because he didn't follow there rule ' don't sign a treaty with the whites without everyone agreeing'' but the creek's later were vulnerable without a leader-New Georgia Studies Textbook -
Dahlonega Gold rush
The gold was found in Dahlonega in 1829 by the whites while they were scouting for suspicious activity but when the whites came they kicked out the natives but they agreed on a treaty but they were less of them now so they left to to there Northern Territory in the north which was later token by the whites.-New Georgia Studies Textbook -
Rail Roads Introduce to Georgia
Rail Road were first introduced to Georgia in 1833 by Business man, This made Georgia very rich because of all the cotton everyone else wanted so they made lots of cotton but this made them take more land from the natives and import more slaves to do the dirty work, But with the rail roads farmers earned more money and it made it transport -
Cherokee removal and trail of tears
The whites/settlers tried to civilize the natives but obviously the natives didn't want to so they left to the north of Georgia were they still controlled which later gets taken over by the whites after the natives removal act which led to a sad part of history were the trail of tears started because the natives were slowly dieing of 100 by 100- New Georgia Studies Textboo
