UGA
Which school is the first state-chartered institution of the United States?
University of Georgia
Who viewed the Creek Indians as a barrier?
The European Settlers
They tried to assimilate into the European culture.
Which land policy gave land to veterans and the heads of households?
Headright System
Define SALMA.
Savannah
Augusta
Louisville
Milledgeville
Atlanta
University of Georgia was originally named what?
Franklin College
Why did the European Settlers view the Creek Indians as a barrier?
They wanted to build large farming plantations. or They needed more space for cotton farming.
Gold was found in the Cherokee lands.
This land policy involved a drum in which participants' names would be pulled.
Land Lottery
Why did the capital move from Augusta to Louisville?
Residents said that Augusta was too far east and they wanted to be more central.
What year did UGA welcome students?
1801
Who is William McIntosh?
- Allegedly bribed into signing away all Creek land
- Was executed
Who is John Ross?
- Chief of the Cherokee
- Appealed the US Supreme Court, won his case
Explain why the Yazoo Act turned into the Yazoo Land Fraud.
Legislators were bribed.
Railroads.
Why does UGA refer to itself as "the birthplace of the American system of public higher education"?
It was the first institution to be funded and overseen by a state government.
Who led the troops against the Creeks and acquired 22m acres of land?
General Andrew Jackson
Explain Worcester v. Georgia.
The Cherokee is a sovereign nation, which should be allowed to rule itself.
Name the three land policies.
Headright System
Land Lottery
Yazoo Act (Yazoo Land Fraud)
Who invented the cotton gin and why was it created?
Eli Whitney.
To help produce more cotton.
Who wrote the charter for UGA?
Abraham Baldwin
Explain Compact of 1802.
Ended American Indians ownership of lands in Georgia.
IRA --> gave the president the authority to force Indians off their land.
TOT --> The president and settlers ignored the court's ruling and sent the military to force the people off their land.
A thousand-mile journey from GA to OK.
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Explain this picture.
increase in cotton after the invention of the cotton gin.