Tech
What cash crop is GA most known for after expanding westward? (Hint: "_____ is King")
Cotton
This policy allowed heads of households to receive free land by drawing slips from a barrel, and was the most successful method of land allotment.
Land Lottery
Georgia's first capital.
Savannah
The first state-sponsored(chartered) public University in the United States; founded in 1785.
University of Georgia
Who is the best teacher of all time!?
Ms. Cook
Ms. Marshall
Mrs. Rivera
Mr. Stanley
Mrs. David
This invention by Eli Whitney made cotton easier to clean and increased demand for slave labor.
Cotton Gin
This early policy gave 200–1,000 acres to white male heads of household automatically (especially for veterans).
Headright System
The second Georgia capital used during the American Revolution
Augusta
He wrote the charter for UGA and is considered the “Father of Public Education in Georgia.”
Abraham Baldwin
The combination of land lotteries, railroads, and cotton production helped Georgia expand in this direction
West
One of the major technological advances in the 19th century (1800's between the American Revolution and the Civil War), in which Georgia was a leader. Many of Georgia’s towns and cities were established due to it.
railroads
This law came into existence by corrupt politicians selling western land cheaply in exchange for bribes.
Yazoo Land Act
This was the fourth capital and served for 61 years prior to the Civil War.
Milledgeville
This signer of the Declaration of Independence (and former governor) encouraged the state to use land to create a public university.
What is one negative consequence of the cotton gin?
A HUGE increase in slave labor.
This city became a major railroad hub and grew rapidly during Westward Expansion.
Atlanta
The Land Lottery system primarily benefited this growing group of Georgian settlers (even though it was a game of chance).
poor white farmers / small landowners
In 1868, Georgia's state capital moved here and it has been the capital since. Previous names for this location were ( Marthasville, and Terminus)
Atlanta
What 2 groups of people were not allowed in the beginning of UGA's founding, but was later allowed due to law changes?
Women and African Americans(minorities in general)
The Capital of Georgia moved westward as the ________ moved westward
population (people)
The cotton gin caused this effect on Georgia’s population and economy.
Increased amounts of slaves (slavery) and cotton production
After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia gave up land that became these states.
Alabama and Mississippi
This was the third capital named in honor of King Louis XVI of France for his help during the Revolutionary War.
Louisville
List 2 of the 3 main points that Baldwin put in UGA's charter.
Citizens need education to keep democracy safe
Every man has a right to educated
Colleges should be paid for by the state because it breeds loyal/moral/intelligent citizens
Louisville was chosen as a Captial due the shift of population and its proximity to this physical feature.
Ogeechee River