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(1832) - landmark Supreme Court case declared the Cherokee were sovereign, not subject to laws of the U.S. However, Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision and the Cherokee were later removed from GA
Worcester v. Georgia
What Native American group occupied the land associated with the Gold Rush of 1828?
The Cherokee
What was discoved in the Blue Ridge region of Georgia that caused a rush of new settlers in 1828?
Gold! first gold rush in the U.S.
Why were the Creek angry with Chief McIntosh?
He signed a treaty ceeding their land to the U.S. Government
Assimilate means to _________
to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation-- change your culture to match another's
a (1778-1825) Creek chief with a Scottish father and Creek mother
William McIntosh
This invention made it no longer necessary to build your town next to a major water way. Carried both people and goods faster!
Railroad
A negative consequence of the invention of the cotton gin.
increase in slavery and South became overly dependent on one crop (cotton)
a machine that was capable of removing the seeds from up to 50 pounds of cotton a day.
Eli Whitney's cotton gin
The dishonest selling of millions of acres of land in Georgia in the early 1800s.
Yazoo Land Fraud
(1795) - Georgia act signed by Georgia Governor George Mathews that transferred 35 million acres of land in present day Alabama to four land companies for $500,000
Yazoo Land Act
This land allocation approach that gave the average Georgian a chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar, including widows and orphans.
Land lottery
Based on this land distribution pratice, white men 21 and over could receive 200 acres of free land with an additional 50 acres for each family member or slave.
The Headright system
Give the number one reason for the movement of Georgia's capital over the years.
Following population, captial located in more populated area or more convenient area for population.
Name the 5 capitals of Georgia- in order!
Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta S.A.L.M.A
This Act made agriculture and mechanical arts classes available at the University.
The Morrill Act of 1872
What establishment is being described by this quote,"an educated populace is necessary for a free government and that the government should make education available to all, not just the wealthy."
The University of Georgia (orginally known as Franklin University


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