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University of Georgia founded
The University of Georgia was the first land grant university in the country. The University of Georgia was the original example for publicly supported universities across the country. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented a wire toothed cylinder that spun around while pulling the seeds out of cotton at a much faster rate than it being done manually. The invention was needed because spinning of cotton had become mechanized in England causing greater demand for cotton. -
Yazoo land fraud
Georgia legislators were bribed to sell land that is currently Mississippi. The citizens of Georgia found out and elected new legislators but by this time the land had been sold several times and was not able to be recovered. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was created to make a balance of power in Congress by adding Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It was later repealed and determined to be unconstitutional. -
William Mcintosh
William McIntosh (Tustunnuggee Hutkee) was a Creek Indian chief who sided with the United States on obtaining Creek land. He was controversial among the Creek people because of his alliance with the white man, and was later executed by the Upper Creek division of the Creek people. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Gold was found in Dahlonega and eventually produced $6 million dollars in coins. The gold rush brought many gold miners into the area which eventually caused the Cherokee Indians to be removed from the land. A branch mint was set up by the United States government here during the mining. -
John Marshall
John Marshall was a politician who became the 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was important because he helped strengthen the Judicial branch of the government. -
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Trail of Tears
This was in response to the Indian Removal Act which forced many Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River. The name comes from the fact that many Native Americans died from starvation, disease and exposure during their trek west. -
Andrew Jackson
He was a military hero during the war with Britain who eventually became the 7th President of the United States. He was an early leader of the Democratic Party and had a part in relocating the Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi. -
Capital moved to Louisville
After the British left the capital was moved to Augusta after that it was moved to Louisville.Then they build the city close to the Oconee river. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a package of 5 bills proposed to Congress. One bill addressed California being added as a free state. Another bill addressed the New Mexico and Utah territories and them either being slave or free based on sovereign population. One bill adjusted the border between Texas and the New Mexico territory. Another bill made Washington DC a free territory. And the final bill made fugitive slave laws tougher. -
Georgia Platform
The state of Georgia agreed to the Compromise of 1850 if the Northern states would stop taking away the rights of Southern states. -
Kansas/ Nebraska Act
The act allowed for the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether the state would be a free or slave state. -
Dred Scott case
This was a Supreme Court case ruling that Dred Scott was not entitled to freedom because he lived in a free territory with his master at one time. The case also found the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional along with stating that slaves were not citizens of the United States. -
Election of 1860
President Abraham Lincoln won over candidates John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas. The election of Abraham Lincoln helped push the country into the Civil War. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
President Abraham Lincoln ordered the coast of the South to be completely blocked off by Union forces during the Civil War. After two years of fighting, Union soldiers were able to take the city of Savannah. Later Fort McAllister was overtaken by Union forces which enabled the Union Navy to successfully take over the southern coast causing Confederate soldiers to withdraw into South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln addressed the people after the Union victory at Antietam stating that slaves “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” It did not actually free any slaves, but was a major turning point in the Civil War. -
Battle of Chickamauga
This battle was the largest Confederate victory and the second bloodiest battle fought in the Civil War. The swampy terrain was helpful in the Confederate soldiers' defeat of the Union soldiers in that battle. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville was a place that held prisoners of the Confederate military. Over the 14 months it existed as a Confederate prison. There were 45,000 Union prisoners brought there. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman conducted a series of battles around the Western Theatre and Atlanta. Sherman wanted to take over Atlanta, cut off supply lines and beat the Tennessee army. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
The March to the Sea was a military campaign that Sherman led from Atlanta to Savannah. The purpose was to frighten the citizens and cause them to abandon the Confederacy. -
Freedman's Bureau
This was a division of the United States War department to help slaves find jobs, land and fair treatment. -
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment ended slavery.This was the constitution of America 1789. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
This was a group that joined together after the ending of slavery to intimidate white and black Republican leaders. Its primary goal was to re-establish white supremacy across the south. -
John Ross
He was a leader of the Cherokee people during the time when the white man was trying to take over the Cherokee's land. He became the Chief of the Cherokee Nation during the time of the Indian Removal Act. After trying to stop this act, Ross had to lead his people from Georgia to the Oklahoma Territory in what became known as the Trail of Tears. -
Capital moved to Louisville
Louisville was Georgia's third capital. The capital moved from Savannah to a more western area of the state. There were more people living in the "upcountry" area of the state v.s. the coastal area where the previous capital was located at Savannah and Augusta. -
Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment addresses citizen's rights and equal protection of the laws. -
Fifteenth Amendment
This amendment could not deny anyone the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
