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1790 - John Ross
Protected natives from being removed from their homes, and wrote a constitution so natives could be away from the U.S, this increased more native land. ( new ga encyc. ) -
1793 - cotton gin
The cotton gin was a thing to help slaves pick cotton faster and better; this expanded Georgia's land and slave population,and it increased Georgia's wealth. ( new ga encyclopedia ) -
1795 - Yazoo land act
The Yazoo land act was when the general assembly was bribed to sell off land, this fraud helped lead to the " Trail of Tears ", and also expand land for Georgia. ( new ga encyc. ) -
1805 - Land Lotteries
The land lotteries were a sale of GA land you may have gotten good land or maybe bad land, but this increased land holdings and their ability to hold slaves. ( new GA encyclopedia ) -
1832 - Andrew Jackson
The man who ignored the worcester vs. GA, and passed the indian removal act. His efforts weakened seminole offenses by dividing their numbers between GA, and flordia. ( new ga encyc. ) -
1838 - Trail of tears
The trail of tears was when the colonial gov. pushed out the cherokees from their native land, this helped start the indian removal act. ( new ga encyc. ) -
1845 - Railroads
Railroads were great transportation and great ways to trade, this raised Georgia's economy and linked many towns, created new rail centers. ( new ga encyclopedia ) -
1850 - Alexander McGillivray
Cheif of Cherokees that sighed the Treaty of NY, and fought to keep them safe, his alliance with spain helped convince GA and U.S to respect natives. ( new ga encyc. )