Education & Religon
What was Georgia's state capital in 1785? What is it in 2018?
Augusta in 1785 & Atlanta in 2018.
Who were the people that were granted 200 ares of land?
Does this rule still apply?
White males who were the head of their families.
No it does not. Anyone has the right to get as much land as you want as long as you can pay it.
Who is Eli Whitney?
The inventor of the cotton gin.
Who were British allies in the revolutionary war? Are they still allies today?
Native Americans. Yes they are.
Who is Sequoyah? Do people know him now in 2018?
He is the most famous member and creater the Cherokee alphabet. Yes most people study him.
Who are the people what had rights for and education? Who has rights for education in present day?
Only wealthy people. In 2018 everyone has a right.
What did the state expect people who were granted 200 acres to do?
They had to settle and make it productive.
who was the center of railroad trade?
Atlanta, GA.
What is the treaty of new York? Does it still count for today?
The creeks gave up some of their land in exchange for a promise that settlers would not move west beyond a certian point.
No it doesn't because we have states.
Who is John Ross? Does he lead the cherokee Nation still?
He led the Cherokee Nation. No because he is dead.
In 1788 the Baptists church became?
The first African american church in Savannah Georgia.
What did Georgians do to get there land in 1803?How do Georgians get there land now?
They Gambled for there land.
They buy it.
What are the General Assembly chartered rail lines in 1833?
The Georgia railroad co., The central of Georgia railroad co., the Monroe railroad co.
What is the treaty of Indian springs in 1825?
It gave up all creeks lands to the state of Georgia.
What is the gold rush?
Settlers discovered gold in Cherokee territory in north Georgia. thousand of white settlers flooded into the north Georgia to get rich. The settlers pressured the Cherokee to give up there land and passing a law saying that Cherokees don't have a right for land or gold.
What was the university of Georgia college originally called?
What is that college called now?
Franklin college.
university of Georgia
What is the Yazoo act of 1795?
You can purchase 35 and 50 million ares for roughly one cent per acre.
What are Georgians cash crops then (in the past) and now (present day)?
Then was Wine, Rice, Indigo, silk, Tobacco and cotton. Now is Other crops produced in Georgia include apples, berries, cabbage, corn, cotton and cottonseed, cucumbers, grapes, hay, oats, onions, peaches, rye, sorghum grain, soybeans, tobacco, tomatoes, vegetables, watermelons, and wheat,
Who is McIntosh? How did he die?
He is the signer of the treaty of indian springs. He was also stabbed to death.
What is the trail of tears?
in 1835 the us government forced the Cherokee to sign a treaty giving up all there land. More than 4,000 men women and children died from disease, starvation and exposure to the cold weather.