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Baptist and Methodist Church expansion
During this time baptist and methodist churches used tent revivals to draw people to God, and it involved singing, preaching, clapping, music, and spirit. The tent revivals led to an increase of christians in the state of Georgia and a definite increase of african- american christians. -
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Yazoo land Fraud
Four companies bribed members of the Ga legislative to pass a bill selling them 35 to 50 million acres. Governor George Mathews signed the yazoo land act, and as Georgia gained land they lost money. -
Creek Removal
Alexander McGillivray signed a treaty which was the treaty of New York and it protected them from removal and gave Georgians the land between the Ogeechee and Oconee Rivers. While most creek left others stayed behind to accept the new way of life, so this led to a decrease of creek population in Georgia. -
UGA establishment
In the year 1804 UGA had it's first graduating class. Throughout the years UGA kept expanding it's different colleges and it eventually led to an increase of graduates at UGA and more students attending college (www.uga.org -
Cotton Production in 1811
In 1794 two million pounds of cotton were produced. By 1811 cotton production increased 60% because of Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin, and for Georgia this increased it's economy. (The Expansion of American Slavery sheet) -
War of 1812
British forces still remained on America soil long after the Revolutionary War ended, so a vote was held to fight against Britain because they blocked trade routes to France. This led to an increase of Native and British alliances, but while Britain was distracted by America, France launched a damaging attack. -
RailRoads
In 1832 a charter was established to where railroads would be built throughout Georgia. This lead to an increase of products being shipped in and out of town and eventually made Georgia one of the top ten railroad track millage. -
Cherokee Removal
Because Andrew Jackson supported Indian removal, and he ignored the John Marshall/Worcester v. GA case, it led to the trail of tears. This involved John Ross, Sequoyah, Major Ridge, and Andrew Jackson, and it led to a decrease of Cherokee population in Dahlonega.