Facts 1
first state created school of higher education in the United States
What is the University of Georgia
transformed the production of cotton into an economic boom for Georgia; increased the demand for slavery
What is the cotton gin?
Crops (such as cotton) which are grown to be sold.
What are cash crops?
Andrew Jackson let the troops that ended the Creek War in 1814 in Alabama
What is the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
King George II created a charter allowing 21 Trustees, including Oglethorpe, to create a Georgia colony and oversee it for 21 years.
What was the Charter of 1732?
act in which Georgia legislators accepted bribes from land companies to sell much of Georgia’s land that eventually became Alabama and Mississippi; eventually nullified by the Georgia General Assembly
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud?
important technological development that had a major impact on Georgia; led to the creation of many of Georgia’s cities and towns –including Atlanta; used as a better way to transport cotton
What are railroads?
First Constitution of the United States of America
What was the Articles of Confederation?
The Creeks were forced to give up nearly all their land to
Who is the US government?
he is known as the father of Georgia
Who is James Oglethorpe?
system in which Georgia gave 1000's of acres of land to soldiers in the Revolutionary war, heads of household (white men over the age of 21) could also receive up to 200 acres of land
What was the Headright System?
led to the removal of the Cherokee from North Georgia
What was the Dahlonega Gold Rush?
signed the treaty giving up all land east of the Oconee River, but could keep land on the west side; this angered Georgia settlers, who felt betrayed by their government
Who was Andrew McGillivray?
with this treaty the Creeks gave up the last of their lands in Georgia to the U.S
What is the Treaty of Indian Springs?
served as the interpreter between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi.
Who is Mary Musgrove?
system that gave the average Georgian the opportunity to gain a large amount of land for pennies on the dollar; Georgians 1) paid to have their name placed on a ticket 2) ticket placed in a drum 3) names pulled from one drum and land lot numbers pulled from a second drum 4) lots matched with a person
What was the land lottery system?
the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma territory; under-supplied Cherokee lost over 4000 people to disease and exposure
What is the Trail of Tears?
Series of clashes between Creek and settlers who pushed into their land
What was the Oconee War?
Signed by President Andrew Jackson; made the practice of forcibly removing Native Americans legal.
What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830
the weapons invented by the Paleo Indians used to throw darts
What is the atlatl?
the order of the westward movement of Georgia’s capitals; Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta
What is S.A.L.M.A.
Cherokee alphabet created by Sequoyah
What is syllabary
in 1793, he invented a machine for separating cotton seeds from its fiber
Who is Eli Whitney?
decided that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation and should be allowed to rule themselves
Who is The Supreme Court of the United States (Worcester v. Georgia)
Region with the largest population (contains metro Atlanta)
What is the Piedmont Region