Early Georgia
Who is credited for discovering Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What new technology allowed the plantation owners to transport cotton upstate more efficiently?
Railroad
what invention consequently caused an increase in slavery?
cotton gin
What was the 3rd capital of GA?
Louisville
What caused the natives to leave their land?
Trail of tears
Who were the group of Natives that gave permission to Oglethorpe to settle on Savanna?
Yamacraw Indians
The Savanna
What invention powered the railroad and steamboat?
steam engine
What states are bordering GA?
TN, NC, SC, FL, AL
"The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands." What is this term?
Indian Removal Act
Who were the first group of natives in Georgia?
Paleo
What means of transportation was useful to the savanna?
this was a travel way for the steam engine trains
What was the cherokee capital
New Echota
What was the Dahlonega Gold Rush?
Major gold rush that pushed natives from their land
(t, f) The Creek and Cherokee were the two larges groups of natives in Georgia?
What town continued to thrive as a transportation hub after there were several rail road ports were established there?
Atlanta
What was the Cherokee newspaper?
Cherokee Pheonix
where did the natives get pushed too?
Oklahoma but some escaped to Cherokee, NC
What was Worcester vs. Georgia about?
You couldn't go on native land if you weren't a native american. It was unconstitutional.
Who was the chef of the Yamacraw Indians?
Tomochichi
What invention was vital to both steam boats and trains?
What was the wattle and daub?
Building method to make housing
What were the 2 other names of Atlanta?
Terminus and Marthasville
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
When people sold land that wasn't theirs to the government which caused a big scheme.