UGA and Georgia Capitals

​Time Jump
Post American Revolution

​SS8H4 Explain significant factors that affected westward expansion in Georgia between 1789 and 1840.

Open Ended

What is the purpose of capitals of states & Countries? Where should

the state capital be located?

Capitals of Georgia

SALMA

Explain reasons for the establishment of the University of Georgia, and for the westward movement of Georgia’s capitals.

Open Ended

What is the purpose of a college education?

Who should be allowed to get a college education?

What is the purpose of a college education? Who should be allowed to get a college education?

Charter

• written permission by a country’s

government, by which a body
such as a company, college, or
city is founded

• rights and privileges defined.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a charter?

• To establish public colleges and universities

• To establish private colleges

• To establish religiously affiliated colleges

• To establish organizations

Public University vs Private University

• Funding

•Public schools are funded mainly by state governments

•private colleges are supported primarily by students’ tuition
fees.

• Cost

• Public universities are heavily subsidized by state governments,

which enables them to charge lower tuition rates to students.

• Private colleges are more expensive because they rely more

heavily on students’ tuition payments to cover their operating
expenses.

• Religion

• Public colleges and universities are secular, by law, meaning that

they have no formal affiliation with any religion.

•Private colleges are not bound by the legal principle of
separation between church and state, and therefore may be
religiously affiliated

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between public and private universities?

• Public universities are funded by state governments and offer lower tuition rates, while private colleges rely on tuition fees and are more expensive.

• Public universities are more expensive than private colleges because they rely on tuition fees.

• Private colleges are funded by state governments and offer lower tuition rates, while public universities rely on tuition fees and are more expensive.

• Private colleges are more expensive than public universities because they rely on tuition fees.

Before the American Revolution ALL colleges were Public.
Only the rich went to Universities.

University of Georgia

• Lyman Hall (Dec of Ind) appointed

Abraham Baldwin (Constitution) to
write the charter in 1785

• Abraham Baldwin believed a Public

University should be established
because

• Educated Populace necessary

for government to function

• Government should make

education available for all (not
just wealthy)

• Baldwin Served as UGA president

from 1785-1801

More info

• It was just an idea for 16 years—Didn’t actually open until 1801
• 1801 students allowed
• 1806 first building (Franklin College) had classes
• Closed 2 years during Civil War
• Only Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at first (School of law in

1859)

• Almost went bankrupt but declared “land grant institution” in 1872

• Agricultural and Mechanical arts classes added under grant
• Eventually pharmacy, education, business, journalism, grad school and others

added to broaden opportunities

Equal Opportunity
at UGA?

• UGA only admitted white

men until 1918!

• 1918 white women

allowed

• 1961 integrated when it

admitted Hamilton Holmes
and Charlayne Hunter as
the first black students

• First public university to be

chartered but UNC held
classes first

Explain reasons for the establishment of the University of Georgia, and for the westward movement of Georgia’s capitals.

Circle dates

Highlight or underline the REASONS that UGA was established.

Highlight or underline the REASONS that UGA was establisghed

Highlight/Underline Reasons

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