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1793- Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the Cotton Gin to remove the seeds and fibers from the cotton faster. While many crops from revolutionary times were still important, because of the Cotton Gin, cotton was becoming the king of all crops. (New Georgia Studies textbook) -
1795- Yazoo Land Fraud
Legislators took bribes to illegally sell land to four companies. This did a lot to shape Georgia's politics and to mess up relations with the federal government for a generation. -
1805- Land Lottery
This event gave men, women, and orphans, a chance to win land, but you couldn't choose what kind of land you won. A new system started, the land taken away from Creek and Cherokee natives soon were lotteried of to become farms for Georgia settlers. (New Georgia Studies textbook) -
1820- Sequoyah
Sequoyah created a written language for the Cherokee natives. He invented a system with 84-86 characters that were represented as syllables in spoken Cherokee language. -
1827- John Ross
John Ross wrote a constitution that would create laws for the natives and make them separate from the US and protecting them from removal. He became the president chief of the Cherokee nation, followed by the establishment of a government resembling the US. (New Georgia encyclopedia) -
1829- Gold Rush
Gold was found in Dahlonega and people rushed to settle there and mine for gold to become rich. Word got around and men from just about every state on foot, horse back, and wagon in search of gold. (New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
1830- Indian Removal Act
This act was passed by President Andrew Jackson to get all of the natives out of Georgia for the land. Andrew Jackson forced Creek natives to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson causing the Creek people to give up large amounts of land in South Georgia. (New Georgia Studies textbook) -
1832- Railroads
Railroads were chartered in 1832 to transport cotton from farmers to businesses quicker. By 1845, the rail line reached Marthasville, now called Atlanta which increased exports and imports. (New Georgia Studies textbook) -
1832- Worchester v. Georgia
This was a court case determining that the natives were their own nation and didn't have to follow the laws of the US. This law did NOT protect the natives from being removed from their homelands in Southeast Georgia. (New Georgia encyclopedia) -
1890- Tent Revival
People were trying to increase the interest in religion by meeting in huge tents. In Georgia and other colonies Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterians took the revival message to heart. These events increased the population and religion. (New Georgia encyclopedia)