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Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Whitney built the first cotton gin.His father was an inventor so he grew up making things. -
University of Georgia founded
Georgia was the first state to charter a university.In 1784 the general assembly set aside 40,000 acers of land for this school. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Georgia legislature was bribed to sell land which is now Mississippi.It was a scheme to get them to sell the land. -
Capital moved to Louisville
It was Georgia's third capital. -
Missouri Compromise
Congress passed the law that said Missouri was a state.It was also dispute between free and slave states. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The gold rush started in Lumpkin county.It began in 1829.No one is certain who made the first discovery of the gold.The Milledgville newspaper made the first notice of the gold. -
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Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians had to move to Oklahoma.The Cherokees called this journey the Trail of Tears.Andrew Jackson made them move. -
Worcester v. Georgia
It was a trial the supreme court held in Georgia.It went from late 20's to early 30's. -
Compromise of 1850
A bill passed by congress.It was for free and slave states. -
Georgia Platform
A statement executed by Georgia.It was done in Millidgeville.It was a compromise. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
it aloud people in those territories to decide if they wanted slavery.The act repealed the Missouri Compromise. -
Dred Scott Case
Scott went to court to try and when the rights of being a free man. -
Election of 1860
This is the year Abraham Lincoln.He tried ending slavery. -
Battle of Antietam
It was also called the battle of Sharpsburg. The confederate army advanced into Maryland. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Was a proclamation the president gave. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the greatest battle of the civil war.The north won this battle.It is also known as the turning point of the war. -
Battle of Chickamauga
This battle was fought in northwest Georgia.the South won this battle. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
It is also known as camp Sumter.There were 45,000 prisoners.It had 13,000 casualties.It is found in Andersonville. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
A series of battles fought in the western theaters of Atlanta.It happened the summer of 1864. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Union troops moved south west from Atlanta to Savannah.During this march Sherman and his troops burned everything in there path.The only city he did not burn on this march was Savannah. -
Freedom's Bureau
It was a bureau for refuges.It was established in 1865.It was started to aid freed slaves.It was when in the south was in reconstruction. -
Thirteenth Amendment
It was the 13 amendment.It banned slavery. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The union blocked and stopped all the ships from coming into the ports in Georgia.
