Invention that made travel faster and helped get cotton from Georgia to manufacturing.
What are Railroads?
It was discovered that this land policy was actually a fraud, where legislatures were bribed to pass the law.
What is the Yazoo Land Fraud?
"I am the person who wrote the charter to establish the University of Georgia."
Who is Abraham Baldwin?
This city served as the seat of government during Georgia colonial period.
What is Savannah?
This university was the first state-funded university in America.
What is the University of Georgia?
Invention that increased the demand for slaves in Georgia
What is the Cotton Gin?
This is the estimated number of Indians, including many other tribes all over the United States, who were forced from their homelands.
What is 70,000?
This form of land distribution allowed all Georgians to have a chance to own land, not just the wealthy
What is a Land Lottery?
A land policy/act that sold 35 million acres of land to land companies for $500,000.
What is the Yazoo Land Act?
What was Georgia's primary cash crop in the 1800s?
Cotton
This is one main reason why the state capital was moved to Atlanta.
What is because it was a transportation hub with railroads?
My case was brought before the Supreme Court, which allowed me to live with the Cherokee on their land.
Who is Samuel Worcester
This is our state's current capital.
What is Atlanta?
This land distribution program had a negative impact on the Creek and Cherokee by removing them from their land
What is The Land Lottery?
This was a machine that more efficiently separated the seeds from the usable material of the cotton plant.
What is the cotton gin?
List Georgia's capitals in order:
Savannah Augusta Louisville Milledgeville Atlanta