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University Of Georgia
The University of Georgia was the first public university in the United States. It was open to all white males. It helped Georgia by educating people and bringing money to the state. -
Louisville
Third captial of Georgia through 1786-1806 it was a capital for a short time because it was on a swamp, and it was bad for georgia because they wasted money building it.
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Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It helped separated seeds from the Cotton quickly. Made Cotton production increase and also the population of slaves. -
Land lottery
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Yazoo Land Fraud
Georgia agreed to sell land to land companys $500,000 for 35 million acres (about 1 cent per acre).The U.S. goverment asked land companies to sell land back but they already sold it to people. The land owners sued and the case went to the U.S. supreme court. The federal goverment owned territory and made the states of Alabama and Mississippi -
Baptist And Methodist
There are two largre deminations in Georgia, It spred throughout Georgia in the late 1700's People were experiencing "awakening" and these churches spred throughout Georgia. -
Raillroads
Railroads first constructed in Georgia in the 1833. Many railroad lines intersected in terminus, soon to be named atlanta.The railroad brought businesses, people and goods in and out the state. -
Headright system
The headright system was when the head of the family had a right to own 200 acres of land, plus 50 more for each family member, and it led to the yazoo land fraud.
