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University of Georgia Founded
The university of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia. It was founded by Abraham Baldwin, in 1785. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which sped up the production of cotton. Using this cotton gin made it much easier to harvest cotton by separating cotton from the seed. -
Capital Moved to Louisville
Once the war ended and the British were gone, Louisville was named the new capital of Georgia. This new change did not last long though, the capital changed two more times before deciding on Atlanta. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
During this time in history, it was illegal for land companies to participate in land lotteries. land companies still participated illegally, therefore, giving this period in time the name land fraud. -
Missouri Compromise
This was a statute passed in order to maintain a balance between free and slave states. It regulated slavery in the western states and prohibited it in former Louisiana north of the parralel. -
William McIntosh
William McIntosh was a half white half Indian lower creek Indian chief. He supported the united states and trying to obtain Indian land. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The Dahlonega Gold Rush became the first major gold rush in the United States. By the 1840's the Georgia gold rush started coming to an end, since gold was becomimg more and more difficult to find. -
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Trail of Tears
The trail of tears was the forced removal of Native Americans from their land to small reservations provided by the U.S. This series of relocations was very hard on the Indians considering they had to walk thousands of miles on foot with barely any food and withstand the weather conditions. -
Worcester V. Georgia
Worcester V. Georgia was a case that the U.S. Supreme Court did not go through with. Instead, they announced the statute stating that Native Americans cannot be present on Native American lands was unconstitutional. -
John Marshall
John Marshall was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme court. He had barely any formal schooling and studied law for only a few weeks, but became iportant in the histtory of the U.S. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He served his presidency from 1829 to 1837. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was the passing of five separate bills. These bills caused a four year political confrontation between slave and free states. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia platform was a proclamation in response to the convention of 1850. This procomation was supported by unionists. -
The Kansas-Nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854. This act let the people in Kansas and Nebraska choose whether or not to allow slaery. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott case was a case involving the issue of slavery. Dred scott was a freed former slave that was devoted to ending slavery. -
Election of 1860
The presidential race between Stephen A. Douglas, John Bell, Abraham Lincoln, and John C. Breckinridge was given the name election of 1860 since it was a very important election in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln won this race becoming the nineteenth president of the United States. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
The union blockade of georgia was meant as a strategy to prevent supplies from getting into georgias main port in savannah. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document issued by Abraham Lincoln in efforts to put an end to slavery. On January 1, 1863, the proclamation went into effect and made slavery illegal in all states. -
Battle of Chickamauga
During the civil war, a battle known as the Battle of Chickamauga. This battle is the biggest ever fought in Georgia and reesulted in a victory for thw confederates. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville served as a military camp during the civil war, it housed more than 45,000 union soldiers. During the 14 months it was open around 13,000 of the prisoners died due to malnutrition, overcrowding, disease, or the elements. -
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta campaign was a battle fought in order for the union to obtain the rail and supply center there. Sherman and his men successfully won the battle and ran the confederates out of Atlanta. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's march to the sea was kind of like a "psychological warfare". Doing this march across Georgia to the Atlantic ocean was meant to show the confederates how powerful they were, without a physical war. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta campaign was a battle fought in order for the union to obtain the rail and supply center there. Sherman and his men successfully won the battle and ran the confederates out of Atlanta. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment bans slavery and any type of involuntary servitude. This document officially ended slavery and made it illegal. -
Freedman's Bureau
Freedman's Bureau was established to help poor whites and freed slaves. They gave out rations and provided any aid they could to help out with the aftermath of the civil war. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, or the KKK was America's first terrorist group. This group was based around white supremacy, they would go after anyone that wasn't their race, religion, or nationality. -
John Ross
John Ross was a half white half Indian man raised as a Cherokee Indian. As Ross grew up he was devoted to standing up to the united states taking away Indian land. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship and rights to anyone born in the U.S. This law ensures the rights of all citizens. -
15th Amendment
the 15th Amendment was written to ensure that all U.S. citizens will be able to vote and can not be denied this right. This law was made to make sure that the citizen wouldn't be denied the right to vote because of their race, color, or condition of their previous servitude.
