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Headright system
"Head" of the family had a "right" to own 200 acres of land, plus 50 more for each family member. At this time James Oglethorpe came to Georgia. -
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia was the first public University in the United States established in 1785. It was designed to improve education for Georgians. Open only for white men. Land grant university created by state government. -
Louiseville
Louiseville was the third capital of Georgia form 1796 to 1806. Georgia moved capital west as people moved west. Louiseville was named after King Louis XVI (16). It was an outbreak of Maiaria so capital moved to Milledgeville. -
cotton gin
A cotton was a machine that seperarted seeds from cotton quickly. It was created by Eli Whitney. It increased cotton production and slavary in Georgia. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
Alabama and Mississppi were once Georgia's territory.Land companies wanted to buy Georgia's western lands and bribed Georgia's Governor and General Assembly to sell the land. Georgia agreed and the land companies paid $500,000 for 35 million acres (about 1 cent per acre). U.S. government asked land companies to sell land back but they already sold it to people. The land owners sued and the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court ruled that the Yazoo sell was a legal contract. -
Land Lottery
Land Lottery acted signed. White men, 21 and older could pay to spin a wheel for a chance to win land. -
Railroads
Railroads were first constructed in Georgia in 1830s. Railroads brought businesses, people, and goods into and out of the state. Many railroad lines intersected in Terminus, soon to be named Atlanta. -
Baptist and Methodist
Baptist and Methodist were the two largest denominations in Georgia. It spread throughout Georgia in the late 1700s. People were experiening a religous "awakening" and these churches spread throughout Georgia. Georgia Baptist Convention was form.
