People
Who is US President who supported the forced removal of the Native Americans from Georgia?
Andrew Jackson
What is the current Capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
35 Million acres sold and sell of land was nullified
Yazoo Act
This increased the need for slaves
cotton gin
Creek leader who signed the Treaty of Indian Springs giving away all Creek lands in Georgia; Murdered and scalped by other Creeks
William McIntosh
This person invented the Cotton gin.
Eli Whitney
Which capital served as the 1st seat of government during Georgia's colonial period?
Savannah
True of false; The Yazoo Act was a legal document?
False
Before railroads how did Georgians get around?
carriage/horses
Dahlonega gold rush
Created a charter for the University of Georgia.
Abraham Baldwin.
What was the second Capital of Georgia?
Augusta
Thousands of acres were given away to soldiers who had fought in the Revolutionary War. Also white men over the age of 21 had the right to land if they were the head of the household.
Headright system
What crop did Georgia have an economic dependency on during the 1800s?
Cotton
What state did the Native Americans arrive in during the Trail of Tears.
Oklahoma
The Cherokee Chief who served as head of Cherokee Nation; Established a written constitution.
John Ross
What city became the capital of Georgia after a malaria?
Milledgeville
A land policy that gave average Georgians the chance to own land:
Land Lottery
Which mode of transportation was developing in Georgia just before the Civil War and was very important to Georgia's war effort and post-war economic development?
Railroad
Famous court case that rule in favor of the Cherokee Indians
Worcester v. Georgia
Chief Justice of the US Supreme court; Ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the Cherokee territory was not subject to state law.
John Marshall
Louisville is name after what King?
King Louis from France
These two states were once part of Georgia, but sold in the Yazoo Act.
Mississippi and Alabama
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A missionary living on Cherokee lands who befriended the Cherokee providing them with political and legal advice.
Samuel Worcester