University of Georgia

the first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.

Native American tribe that lived in southern Georgia; was removed from the state through treaties in the 1820’s.

land allocation approach that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier.

land allocations approach that gave the average Georgian the chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar. Citizens could register to “win” land previously held by the Creek and Cherokee.

an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar.

. A machine that separates small particles, such as seeds, from cotton fibers. Its invention in the 1790s made cotton easier to process and cheaper to produce. The invention led to the increase of slavery due to the profitability of cotton.

one of the major technological advances in the 19th century. A means of transporting people and goods that made interstate commerce easier and more profitable beginning in the mid- to late 1800s. It led to the establishment of many of GA towns and cities

Creek chief who illegally signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs; was murdered by his tribesmen for this action.

Native American tribe that lived in northwestern Georgia; forcefully removed from the state in the early 1830’s.

Site of America’s first gold rush in 1828; discovery of gold in the area was a factor in the Cherokee removal.

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee in the Worcester V. Georgia case.

Principal Chief of the Cherokee who tried to use legal means to fight against removal.

final removal of the Cherokee from Georgia in 1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.

Landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States. President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision, and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia.

an acronym for the capitals of Georgia; Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta.

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Term	Definition
University of Georgia	the first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.
Creek Indians	Native American tribe that lived in southern Georgia; was removed from the state through treaties in the 1820’s.
Headright system	land allocation approach that provided the head of a family up to 200 acres of free land in the Georgia frontier.
Land lottery	land allocations approach that gave the average Georgian the chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar. Citizens could register to “win” land previously held by the Creek and Cherokee.
Yazoo Land Fraud	an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar.
Cotton Gin	. A machine that separates small particles, such as seeds, from cotton fibers. Its invention in the 1790s made cotton easier to process and cheaper to produce. The invention led to the increase of slavery due to the profitability of cotton.
Railroad	one of the major technological advances in the 19th century. A means of transporting people and goods that made interstate commerce easier and more profitable beginning in the mid- to late 1800s. It led to the establishment of many of GA towns and cities
William McIntosh	Creek chief who illegally signed the Second Treaty of Indian Springs; was murdered by his tribesmen for this action.
Cherokee Indians	Native American tribe that lived in northwestern Georgia; forcefully removed from the state in the early 1830’s.
Dahlonega Gold rush	Site of America’s first gold rush in 1828; discovery of gold in the area was a factor in the Cherokee removal.
John Marshall	Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee in the Worcester V. Georgia case.
John Ross	Principal Chief of the Cherokee who tried to use legal means to fight against removal.
Trail of tears	final removal of the Cherokee from Georgia in 1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.
Worcester V. Georgia	Landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States. President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision, and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia.
S.A.L.M.A	an acronym for the capitals of Georgia; Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta.

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