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Headright system
Georgia gave money to settlers through the Headright system, which is where heads of households were given 1000 acres of land (or less). This was taking away the Native Americans land. -
Unversity of Georgia
It was the first public university of its kind. (First established for males only) . It made going to school easier and it didnt cost that much because it was a public school. -
Louisville
Louisville was very unsuccessful. The land around it was swampy and full of mosquitoes, so the capital did not funtion well. The people got sick and had to move to another location. -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It separated cootton from its seeds much faster than could be done by hand. Since the cotton gin was successful, they wanted to bring more slaves to pick more cotton. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
Georgia, along with South Carolina and spain claim land near the Mississippi River. The goverment told the land lottery salers to sale lamd they weren't supposed to sale to the white males. -
Land Lottery
People purchased tickets in hopes of winning land. The land was the Native Americans land. In order to win land, you have to be white and male. -
Railroads
Georgia began shipped cotton out through the railroads, and the city Terminus (later Atlanta) was developed through the railroads use. This gave people jobs and other ways to get to places faster. -
Baptist/Methodist
Both of these branches used different methods to spread their faith. The converted people to their religon.
