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University of Georgia founded
The University of Georgia,was the first state-supported university. The state provided land, for free education. Abraham Baldwin was the first president of UGA. -
Capital moved to Louisville
Louisville was the capital from 1796- 1807. The legislature moved the capital to remain central to west ward expansion.They wanted to keep up with the population. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin helped Georgia a lot. It increased profits and production. The cotton gin was used by many and they need slaves to pick all the cotton. -
Yazzo Land Fraud
The Yazzo Land Fraud was when land companies bribed legislators to sell land in west Georgia suffered for this act. The government took modern day Alabama and Mississippi away from them. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri came to the U.S. as a slave state, but Manie was a free state. The U.S. attempted to keep a balance between free and slave states. -
William McIntosh
William McIntosh was a controversial chief lower creeks in early - nineteenth- century Georgia. His general support of the United States and its effort to obtain cessions of creek territory. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The U.S. wanted Cherokee land. The Bahlonega Gold Rush was why. The U.S. the gold to themselves and made the Cherokee leave. -
Worcester v. Georgia
This was about how the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. The Cherokee were not protected from being removed. Georgia relentless campaign to remove them. The Cherokee were trying to keep their land. -
John Marshall
He was an american politician . John Marshall had no formal schooling, and was in law school for only six weeks. he remains the only judge in American history of a statesman to come entirely from his judicial career. -
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Trail of Tears
One of the saddest periods of Georgia history was the Trail of Tears. the government forced the Cherokee Indians to move west. the Cherokee had to walk through extremely cold weather and rough grounds. many of them died of old age and diseases. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born in poverty, but overcame that and became the most wealthy lawyer in Tennessee. He became Americas seventh president in 1829. Jackson ended up up becoming the new democratic leader. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was an attempt to keep a balance between places, California came into the U.S. as a free state. The free state would have an advantage over laws. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform had significance throughout the south. It was on effective antidate to secession. It was executed by a Georgia Constitution in response to the compromise of 1880. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
This act made a law mandating popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska. Popular sovereignty means voting on slaves. Pro slavery settlers in Missouri and anti slavery settlers in Iowa fought for the land. -
Dred Scott Case
Scott was a slave who's owner moved to a free state. Scott sued for freedom stating that he should be free. The court ruled him not free because he is not a citizen but property. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 elected Abraham Lincoln as president. the south was unhappy about him winning election. He was against slavery. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The Union Blockade was a union strategy to block all Confederate ports. This would prevent the south from selling cotton. It would also stop the south from getting other goods they needed. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Five days after the battle of Antietam Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation Proclamation. The document ultimately affected 4 million slaves in the U.S. Lincoln wanted the confederate to end the war. -
Battle of Chickamauga
In this battle union forces moved against major confederate railroad center in Chattanooga. The confederate army undefeated the union forces and forced the union back into Tennessee. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville was a prisoner of a prison camp. This was a dirty prison. The only shelter was whatever the prisoners made. There was not enough food. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
General U.S. Grant left 112,000 men in Chattanooga. Sherman those men and began a campaign toward Atlanta. Atlanta was important because of industries. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
When Sherman left Atlanta his army quickly moved to Savannah. On his way he destroyed them and everything in a path 60 miles wide. They destroyed all the military targets and civilian economic system. -
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment freed all slaves in the U.S. Congress had power to enforce this article. Slaves were still not considered citizens but free. They were not believed to be citizens in this period. -
Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was to help both farmer slaves and poor whites. After awhile the bureaus focus changed to many helping farmer slaves. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
The ku klux klan was a group of former confederate solders who were mad about slaves being free. they went around at night and violently bribed the blocks. -
Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment declared all slaves citizens. They now counted as part of the population. The south now had a higher population than the north. -
Fifteenth Amendment
This amendment gave black men the right to vote. Women were still not allowed to vote at this time. Although black males had the right to vote they still had many restrictions. -
John Ross
John Ross was the chief of American Cherokee Indians. He was the leader of the saddest moment in history. He was born near Lookout Mountain Tennessee.
