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University of Georgia founded
The University of Georgia was the first university established by a state government. Its the largest, oldest, and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Yazoo Land Fraud was a scheme in which Georgia legislators were bribed to sell most of the land now making up most of Mississippi. By 1840 the government had taken possession of the territory. -
Capital moved to Louisville
After the British left, the capital was moved to Louisville. It was called Louisville in honor of Louis XVI of France, in appreciation for French assistance during the revolutionary war. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by congress to defuse the rivalries made by the request of Missouri late in 1819. At the time the United States had 22 states, evenly divided between slave and free. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin sped up the process of taking the seeds out of cotton. Even though the cotton gin was a great success the cotton gin was a great success Whitney made little money from it due to patent- infringement issues. -
William McIntosh
McIntosh was a controversial chief of the lower Creeks in early- nineteenth- century Georgia. He supported General Andrew Jackson in the Creek war. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Benjamin Parks was walking through the woods one day and he kicked a "rock" and it turned out to be gold. The government established a branch mint at Dahlonega in 1835. -
Worcester v. Georgia
This was a case where the supreme court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester. The Georgia criminal statue prohibited non-native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state. -
John Marshall
Marshall was the chief justice of the U.S. supreme court. He was the chief of justice for 34 years. -
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Trail of Tears
Winfield Scott and his troops forced the Cherokee into stockades at Bayonet point while people looted their homes and belongings. Historians estimate that more than 5,000 Cherokee Indians died as a result of the trail of tears. -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the nations first frontier president. When he first ran for president he didn't win but 4 years later he tried again and won. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was package of 5 separate bills. The bills defused a four year conflict between slave and free states. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform consisted of a set of resolutions accepting the compromise of 1850. This proclamation was supported by unionists. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for them selves whether or not to allow slavery in their borders. The Kansas Nebraska act was the creations of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. -
Dred Scott Case
Dread Scott was a slave in the United States. He unsuccessfully sued to get freedom for himself, his wife, and two daughters. -
Election of 1860
In the presidential election of 1860 Abraham Lincon defeated John C. Breckinridge. Lincon was a republican and Breckinridge was a democrat. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The Union Blockade of Georgia revolved around preventing supplies from being delivered to parts of Savannah. It was a strategy by the U.S. to prevent the confederacy from trading. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order by Abraham Lincon freeing all slaves in all portions of the United States. Freedom would only come to the slaves if the Union won the war. -
Battle of Chickamauga
In the Battle of Chickamauga an army of Tennessee defeated a Union Force. The battle lasted for two days. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville Prison Camp was an infamous prison camp in the civil war. Andersonville Prison Camp was one of the largest confederate military prisons during the civil war. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign was a series of battle fought in the west around the area of Atlanta. Atlanta was burned in 1864, during the civil war, by Union General,William Sherman's troops. -
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Shermans March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea is the name usually given to the Savannah Campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to frighten Georgians civilian population into abandoning the confederate cause. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. It was passed by the senate on April 8, 1864 and by the house on January 31, 1865. -
Freedmans Bureau
Congress established the Bureau of refugees, Freedman, and abandoned lands, which was commonly known as freedmans Bureau. It was only supposed to be in service for one year but congress extended it. -
John Ross
Ross was also known as the Cherokee Moses. Ross fought against the removal of Cherokee Indians from north Georgia. -
Klu Kluz Clan Formed
The Klu Klux Klan was formed in Tennessee by a group mainly of former confederate soldiers. Their original intention was to oppose interference by the federal government. It was also formed to scare former slaves into keeping their former places. -
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment limits the action of state and local officials. It also addresses what is called the due process. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The fifteenth amendment granted African American man the right to vote. It stated that you cant be denied the right to vote no matter race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
