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| Techniques used to give out land to citizens of Georgia |
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| Head-right System and Land Lottery |
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| The Yazoo Land Fraud and its effect on Georgia citizens |
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| a scandal in Georgia where members of the General Assembly where caught taking bribes to sell public lands at a very reduced price. Result: Governor and General Assembly members are fired/ Georgia looses millions of acres to the federal government |
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| Georgia's new Western boundary |
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| Georgia gave land West of Chattahoochee river for $1.25 million |
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| Original name for Atlanta |
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| Gains from the Louisiana Purchase |
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| Doubles the size of the U.S and more natural resources |
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| President Thomas Jefferson and Louisiana Purchase |
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| Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase |
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| Sacagawea (Lewis & Clark) |
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| Native American Guide on Corps of Discovery/Translator |
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| Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney |
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| Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which made separating cotton fibers and seeds a lot faster and easier. |
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| Mechanical Reaper and Cyrus McCormick |
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| Cyrus McCormick made the mechanical reaper to make cutting grain 6 times faster and easier. |
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| What type of transportation made Atlanta so important? |
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| name of turnpike from Athens, Ga to Tennessee |
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| Georgia's 1st Land Grant University |
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| Georgia's 1st female college |
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| Wesleyan College for women |
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| 3 reasons why the war of 1812 began |
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| War hawks wanted the U.S to have Canada, Great Britain blocked U.S trade with France, Great Britain was impressing U.S sailors |
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| declared war with Great Britain |
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| name of the treaty that ended the way of 1812 |
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| Chief James Vann (Cherokee) |
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| rich man with brick mansion that was the "Showcase of the Cherokee Nation" and believed that Christianity would bring good change for Cherokees |
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| Cherokee Newspaper & it's editor |
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| The Cherokee Phoenix by Elias Boudinot |
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| Name of GA city of 1st Gold Rush |
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| 1830 Indian Removal Act: What was it, which president signed it |
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| makes legal to remove Indians from land to west and Andrew Jackson signed it |
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| Trail of Tears & Winfield Scott |
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| all native Americans had to move west and Scott had to march them to Oklahoma |
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| Chief William McIntosh (Creek) |
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| creek leader who got executed for signing a treaty giving away all the creek land in GA (Treaty of Indian Springs) |
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| Treaty of New York (Creek) |
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| Chief McGillivary gives up creek land East of Oceenee river |
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| Treaty of Indian Springs (Creek) |
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| Chief William McIntosh signs treaty to give up all creek land in GA |
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| Treaty of New Echota (Cherokee) |
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| Cherokee leaders sign treaty to give up all Cherokee land |
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| 1st doctor to use Ether to put patients to sleep before surgery |
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