Westward Expansion

All people have a right to an education

it was America's first public university

After the Revolutionary War

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Changes in transportation

The changing population moving west.

Changing agricultural practices

The changing geographic center of the state

to distribute land to white settlers

The land is divided into uneven shapes

settlers selected the land they wanted

encouraged

Legislators kept most of the land for themselves

Law makers made deals to benefit themselves instead of the people

Legislators would not deal with land speculators

Lawmakers made deals to benefit the U.S. government

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Railroads brought in cotton from competing markets, hurting Georgia’s growth.

Railroads were not built in the South, causing other areas to grow, but not Georgia

Railroads provided transportation to Northern cities, causing Georgia’s growth to slow.

Railroads helped move Georgia cotton to seaports and markets in Europe and the North, helping Georgia grow.

He signed the treaty of Indian Springs, giving up remaining Creek land in Georgia

He fought to help the Creeks keep their land, but was killed by the U.S. government. 

He signed a treaty to unite the Creeks with the Cherokee nation to help save their land

He signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing the Creeks to move west on the Trail of Tears.

American Revolution

Dahlonega Gold Rush

Yazoo Land Fraud

Trail of Tears

land given out by first come, first served

African Americans not eligible

gave people equal chances for land

head of household could receive 200-1000 acres(based on family size)

implemented to avoid land fraud

system to distribute land in Georgia