Post-Revolution Georgia and Westward Expansion

September 24, 2014

After the Revolution…• Years of __________ and _________ followed

the war in Georgia• The war proved that the state ______________

was not equipped to handle ____________• _______________ growth was __________• The war _________ the state’s _____________

– Food was _________ because many ____________ had left their farms to _________ and no food had been ____________ during that time

Government in Georgia• Georgia had adopted its first _______________

in __________ to help the colony __________ into a state– Looked very much like the _____________________

(weak ______________ government)– ______________ had very __________ power

• Georgians soon realized that they needed to ___________ their constitution to make it more like the ______________ one– Established _________ branches of government– _______________ was elected _______________

Georgia’s Capital City

• For much of the state’s early history, the ____________ had rotated between _____________ and _____________

• As the population moved further ____________, the ______________ appointed a commission to find a site for a permanent, __________________ capital

Louisville• The new capital, _____________, was located

in what is today Jefferson County– It was named after ___________ King Louis XVI for

his help in the ______________________• Louisville served as the capital for ________

years• As people moved farther and farther _________,

a new capital was needed– In 1804, a new capital, Milledgeville, was built in

Baldwin County

Education in Georgia• Very ______ people had any __________

– Some only had a few years of ____________ education

• Governor Hall recommended that land be set aside to build __________, but _________ were built

• In _________, the government set aside 20,000 acres of land for a state _____________

The University of Georgia• In _______, _________ was chartered as a

land-grant university– _____________________: a school for which the

____________________ donated the __________• It is the ___________ school of its kind in the

country• UGA opened for classes in 1801• It was an all-male, all-white school

– Women were not admitted until 1918, black students were not admitted until 1961

Religion in Georgia • After the war, many _____________ left to

return to Great Britain• However, churches continued to

__________, both in size and importance to their communities

• There were ___________ synagogues, __________________ churches, __________________ churches, and _____________ churches

The spread of Baptist and Methodist churches

• These were the two _____________ denominations in Georgia

• Ministers often ____________ long distances to conduct church services

• ____________ often attended church with their masters

• ____________ caused a ____________ in both churches– Methodists formed the Methodist Episcopal Church – Baptists formed the Southern Baptist Convention

Moving West…

• After the war, many Georgians developed a huge appetite for ___________

• There were __________ major systems for distributing land in Georgia

Headright System• Under the ____________ system, each

___________ male counted as ___________ of a family, so they had the __________ to receive up to __________ acres of land

• This was used from the time of ________________ of the colony up until the early 20th century

• However, it was largely replaced by ________________ in __________

Land Lotteries• When land owned by the ________________

government was opened to ______________, Georgia surveyed land lots of different sizes

• For a small ________, any _________ male (over 21 years old) could ________ a chance, and on the spin of a wheel, _________ land

• People with children, war veterans, and widows were given extra chances

Greed gets out of hand…

• In ________, Georgia’s western boundary extended to the _______________ River and the _______________ River

• However, both ________________ and _______________ claimed some of that same land

• The matter went to _____________ for settlement

Yazoo Land Fraud

• Before the case got to court, four _________________ went to the Georgia ____________ and __________ them to pass a bill allowing the land companies to ____________ the western lands

• When the assembly enacted the bill, the companies bought the land for about __________ an acre and ________ it to the public

Public Reaction• When many people learned about this

cheap sale, there were ____________ all over the state

• As a result of ______________, the legislators were __________ out of office

• The new legislature ______________ the law

• All records of these sales were _________ in public

State reaction…• The state offered to ___________ the money

from the land sales• Many people who had bought land, though,

didn’t ___________ their money back– They wanted to _____________ their land

• These people ______________ the state to keep their land

• The ____________________ stepped in and paid over ______________ to settle the Yazoo land claims

Aftermath of the Yazoo Land Fraud

• The state of Georgia _________ a large part of its ___________ and lot of _____________

• When Spain ________________ its claim to the area, the ______________ government ________________ Georgia’s claim to the land

• In __________, under public pressure, Georgia ________________ its claim to land _________ of the __________________ River for $1.25 million– The ______________________ was now Georgia’s new

_______________________ boundary– The federal government also promised to help clear all

Georgia lands of __________________ so white settlers could have it

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?

Questions…• 1) Why was food scarce in post-Revolution Georgia?• 2) What did Georgia model its state Constitution after?• 3) How long was Louisville the capital of Georgia?• 4) When was UGA chartered?• 5) What is a land-grant university?• 6) Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split?• 7) What were Georgia’s 2 major systems for distributing land?• 8) Describe the headright system.• 9) Describe land lotteries.• 10) How were land companies able to buy land during the Yazoo Land

Fraud?• 11) How did the state react to the Yazoo Land Fraud?• 12) After the Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia’s western border was which river?• 13) What was promised to Georgia by the federal government that

convinced the state to give up its claim to those western lands?