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Capital Moved to Louisville
The capital was first moved to Augustus. It was built on the Oconee River. -
University of Georgia Founded
University of Georgia was founded in Athens, Ga. It was the first university accepted by state government. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was popular in the south. During the time farmers were able to plant more cotton. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
Georgia legislature was bribed to sell almost all of the land for $400,000. It is one of the most significant events in post Revolutionary. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise balanced the power between slaves and free states. it admits Missouri as a slave state. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The second biggest gold rush in the U.S. It spreads to the North Georgia mountains. -
Worcester v. Georgia
The supreme court convicted Samuel Worcester for being in native land without a license. The state was unconstitutional. -
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Trail of Tears
This was Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy. About 20,000 Cherokee Indians was forced to move westward. -
Compromise of 1850
the Compromise of 1850 was a package of 5 separate bills. The slave trade in Washington D.C was amended. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform was a statement made by a Georgia Convection. It was trying to settle a national crisis. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It passed by the U.S congress. It also let the people of these countries decide for themselves. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott Case was a landmark decision by the U.S. He and some other members of his family was moved to somewhere different by his owner. -
Election of 1860
U.S.A elected Abraham Lincoln as a Republican president .He won against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The blockade was centered in Savannah. The Union mainly focused on guarding bases. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle is also known as The Battle of Sharpsburg. It was part of the Maryland campaign. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Gettysburg address ended on July 3, 1836. 51,000 soldiers died during the Gettysburg address, making it the most deaths during the war. -
Battle of Chickamauga
Sources say it was the most meaningful Union defeat. It was also caused the 2nd highest deaths in the war. -
Emancipation Proclimation
It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln.The Proclamation was to free the slaves. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
The campaign was a sequence of battles fought throughout Northwest Georgia. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia through Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
This camp is also known as camp Sumter. It is largest and most famous war camp. -
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Sherman's March to The Sea
He led 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah. He wanted to scare the civilians. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The U.S abolished slavery. -
Freedman's Bureau
It was U.S government established. It was to help free slaves. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
The group was historically conveyed through terrorism. It first started in the Southern United States. -
Henry McNeal Turner
He was a minister, politician, and 12th Bishop. He was also a pioneer in Georgia. -
Fourteenth Ademndment
It addressees citizenship rights and equal protection. -
Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizens right to vote.
