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The spread of Baptist and Methodist
With interest, people would come excited for something new and fun. As a result of interest new churches were continuing to be founded.(new Ga studies textbook) -
Establishment of UGA
Plans for UGA moved forward to its opening in 1801. The opening lead to other schools being opened.(New Georgia Studies Textbook) -
Yazoo land fraud
The leaders of Georgia bribed natives to give away their homes and leave their origin in order to sell it. The yazoo land fraud was a major scandal where most of native's land was given to white farmers for dirt cheap.(new Georgia studies textbook) -
The cotton gin
The cotton gin removed seeds from the cotton fibers where before people had to do it by hand. The cotton gin also resulted in a major increase in slavery, and transformed agriculture in the deep south.(new georgia encyclopedia) -
Headright system
Based on who you were and how much family you had determined the amount of land you received. The headright system was the ultimate plan on how to distribute land to everyone.(New Georgia Studies Textbook) -
Land Lotteries
The land lotteries gave women and orphans a chance to win land. Georgia sold three quarters of the state to about 10,000 people and families.(New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Gold was found in Dahlonega which is where natives lived, people started to settle on land and forced the natives out. The gold was known to only be in North and South Carolina, but they found it extended to Georgia.(New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
Sequoyah
Sequoya created a written language for natives, this allowed them to plan and organize themselves to fight removal. Sequoyah travelled to teach and encourage this new written language. (New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
William McIntosh
William was a Creek Indian chief who signed the treaty of Indian Springs, which gave away his people's land in exchange for personal wealth, this lead to his execution. The government now owned the land and could force the natives off in order that white settlers could gain that land for themselves. (New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
Railroads
The railroads were created by a couple of businessmen in Athens, they needed a better way to transfer cotton. The railroad caused cities to grow due to them being built around the railroads, Georgia had the most rail miles than anywhere. (New Georgia Encyclopedia)