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headright system
the first day that oglethorpe came to georgia. when ogelthorpe came to georgia he meet some people and kept looking for a joruney but soon he had supplies and he gave it to the colony. -
The university of Georgia
georgia became the first state to charter a state-supported university. The general assembly had set aside 40,000 acres of land to endow a collage or seminary of learning. -
Louisville
Louisville was laid out as a prosective state capital since savannah was considered too far from the center of the growing state. The development of the city began later, and its state buildings were completed. -
cotton gin
the first modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney. It made it easy to take ou the seeds from the cotton -
Yazoo Land fraud
The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the post-Revolutionary War. the Yazoo sale of 1795 did much to shape Georgia politics and to strain relations with the federal government for a generation. -
Land lottery
the state of Georgia conducted eight land lotteries .After the Revolution, Georgia claimed territory as far west as the Mississippi River. -
Railroads
Georgia's first railroad tracks were laid in the mid-1830s on routes leading from Athens, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah.Today, the state's rail system is a strong, 5,000-mile network anchored by two major lines, Norfolk Southern and CSX, and a couple of dozen shortlines. -
Baptist/Methodist
Nevertheless, diversity has also marked Baptist denominational life in Georgia. one or two Baptists arrived in Savannah with James Oglethorpe, and others soon followed. Tiny Baptist centers were formed in the Savannah and Augusta areas.
