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spread of Religon
Baptists and Methodist churches are established and spreaded around the "Belt of the South"
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The Growth and Change of Georgia
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The University of Georgia
On January 27, 1785 the university of Georgia was created. The founder of this popular university is Abrham Baldwin. This university was the first public university and the first school open to lower class students in the United States. -
Augusta
Augusta is declared the state capital of Georgia. After decideding if the state government shuld reside in Savannah and Augusta. -
African American Religion
African Ameicans establish their first church on 1778 in Savnnah.
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Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin. This machine helped seperate fiber from the cotton seed. It all started when Whitney's friend who owned a cotton mill would always have her machine jammed. This benefitted because before the gin only 5-7 pounds of cotton was separted, after 30-50 pounds were separted. This increased productivity and trade. -
Louisville
Louisville is now the new capital of Georgia. This city was named after King Louis the sixteenth. -
Milledgeville
Milledgeville becomes the 3rd capital of Georgia.
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The End of Louisville
Louisville really ended being capital in 1806, but lawmakers had passed an act about changing the capital to Midgeville. This happened due to the spread of malaria, and the decrease of trade. -
New Transportation
Railroads were starting to be constructed .
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City Name Change
The city of Terminus is now named Marthasville.
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Railroads
More than 1200 miles of railroads were in Georgia.
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Milledgeville
Milledgeville isn't the captial of Georgia anymore, it is now Atlanta. -
Atlanta
On Apri 20, 1868 Atlanta became Georgia's last state capital after Midgeville.