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headright system
The headright system was that the head of a family got land based on family count.Many plantation owners benefited by counting slaves as headright, which gave the family powerful. -
University of Georgia
The university of Georgiawas the first public university. Many people moved to Georgia for a cheaper education. -
Louisville
Lousisville was the capital of Georgia.It became the capital because it was an easy site for the growing state of Georgia. -
Cotton gin
The cotton gin was a machine that seperated the cotton fiber from the seeds.This machine increased the need for slaves in georgia. -
Yazoo land fraud
The yazoo land fraud is when four land companies bribed the Genral Assmebly, so they could buy land for a low price.Citizens becae angry and fourced the General Assmebly out.All records of the documents were burned.Georgia lost land west of the chattahoochee river -
Land lottery
You would enter in a lottery to try and get land. Not all the land was good and you might not get any land. The way the land was gotten was from fourcing the Native Americans out. -
Railroads
The Georgia railroad was chartered. The railroads in Georgia's capital Terminus was the first land city that was growing. -
Baptist/Methodist
The baptis convention was to bring all typs of baptist together as one group, the baptist convention. This brought many people to Georgia
