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  • Universityof Georgia founded

    Universityof Georgia founded
    It can be described as the university in Georgia. That was created by the Georgia general assembly.
  • Yazoo land fraud

    Yazoo land fraud
    A scheme where legislators sold land that didn't belong to them, and that they were bribed for it.
  • Gold Rush

    Gold Rush
    He found the first gold starting the gold rush in attracted people from every where to the gold mines.
  • Missouri compromise

    Missouri compromise
    It managed slavery in the western states and was developed by Henry clay.
  • Worcester v. Georgia

    Worcester v. Georgia
    This was the laws passed between the Cherokee tribe and Georgia.
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    Trail of Tears

    It was considered the Indian removal act of 1838. It sent Indians out west to deserted lands. The land was said to be dry and bare.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    5 bills passed during 1850 that delt with slavery and making it disappear and resolving conflict.
  • Georgia platform

    Georgia platform
    It was mainly an add on of the compromise of 1850 it added a convenction.
  • Kansas-Nebaska Act

    Kansas-Nebaska Act
    Allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide weather or not to allow slavery in the borders.
  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case
    It was a case that involved the U.S labor law and constitutional law on a national level. It caused many arguments
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    It was the election against Abraham vs John Breckinridge deciding who would win the election.
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    Union blockade of georgia

    It was a act that protected trading ports from attacks and suceured water way trading.
  • Battle of antietam

    Battle of antietam
    It was a battle fought mostly in the south and was fought for a campaign in Maryland.
  • Emancipation porclimation

    Emancipation porclimation
    It was issued by the current president as an executive proclimation to the country. It helped free many former slaves.
  • Battle of gettysburg

    Battle of gettysburg
    It was fought in the civil war and was led by Robert E. Lee. and was a very important war.
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    Andersonville Prison Camp

    It was a prison camp used in the civil war for keeping hostages and prisoners. Many prisoners were malnourished and were in tough conditions.
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    Sherman's march to the sea

    It involved Sherman marching through Georgia to the Savannah port and destroying lots of stuff. He then proceeded to the coast to destroy it.
  • Freedman's Bureau

    Freedman's Bureau
    It was referred to as the abandon lands and was basicly trying to help the freed former slaves.
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
    It took away slavery and freed former slaves in all of the country. It was said to be the fine line in abolishing slavery for blacks.
  • Ku Klux Klan Formed

    Ku Klux Klan Formed
    The Ku Klux Klan tryed to make whites reach political suprenacy in the nation. They hated blacks.
  • Henry Mcneal Turner

    Henry Mcneal Turner
    He was very influential and was a missionary to methodist churches everywhere. He spread his beliefs and thoughts every where he went.
  • Capital moved to louisville

    Capital moved to louisville
    Capital moved because some people were unhappy with it being there so it was moved to Louisville, even after some were still unhappy and wanted it moved to Atlanta.
  • Eli Whitney and the cotton gen

    Eli Whitney and the cotton gen
    Eli created the cotton gen and it revolutionized cotton production for the better
  • Battle of chickamuga

    Battle of chickamuga
    The battle scored for rebels and gave them the win in the war and helped them take down the opposing force.
  • fifteenth amendment

    fifteenth amendment
    This allowed everyone to vote no matter race or ethnicity. So now black and mixed had a say in goverment.