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Nullification
The north is shutting down all trade with west and putting high tariffs on foreign goods. South declared the tariffs null and void and threatened to leave union. (Mystatehistory.com) -
Compromise of 1850
The state decided to support the GA platform as long as north agrees to the slave act. The proclamation accepted the compromise as long as the north agreed with the slave act and would no longer attempt to ban expansion of slavery. (Georgiaencyclopedia.org) -
Andersonville
A confederate prison was made for confederates to hold union soldiers. The prison is known as Andersonville prison and up to nearly 13,000 union men died there. (georgiaencyclopedia.org) -
Sherman's march to sea
Sherman's march or also known as the Savannah Campaign was conducted by William Tecumseh Sherman. He was part of the union army and was part of the civil war. (New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
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Henry McNeal Turner
Henry McNeal Turner was elected state legislature in 1868 but denied by white majority. He served at the 1867 constitutional convention. (Mystatehistory.com) -
Sharecropping
Sharecropping was invented for poor whites and blacks who needed money. The landowner provided the poors a place to live, mules, tools, seed, and fertilizer. In return the poors had to pay for there stay. (Mystatehistory.com)