H4 & H5a Statehood and Westward Expansion

GA Constitution of 1777 Was set up based on separation of powers and the rights of citizens Constitutional convention in Savannah Eight counties were formed, local governments were also set-up Guaranteed freedom of religion, press, and trial by jury Unicameral, or one house legislature Legislature had very broad powers, including the ability to make appointments for the judicial branch and the executive branch Wanted to limit the influence and power of the governor One-year terms, selected by the legislature rather than the people Power was in the hands of the 12 lawmakers from the legislature who served as an executive council; they could accept or reject any proposals initiated by the governor John Treutlen was the first governor

Articles of Confederation Congress could not pay soldiers during the Revolutionary War or after the war States rejected or ignored requests for help from the federal government Congress could not regulate trade between states or the Us and a foreign countries Each state had it’s own money Foreign countries had little respect for the US Meeting was set to changes the Articles

Constitutional Convention Larger states wanted representation based on population; the smaller states wanted equal representation Abraham Baldwin’s vote for small state position forced the Great Compromise Great Compromise: Each state gets two senators, The House of Representatives is based on population 3/5 compromise: Three out of every five slaves were taxed and counted towards a states population

Establishment of the University of Georgia Governor Lyman Hall recommended that the state set aside land for schools 1784, 20,000 acres of land was set aside for a state college 1785, The University of Georgia was charted as a land grant university(Federal government donated the land). Oldest of it’s kind in the country All-white, all-male student body

Louisville Third capital of Georgia Named after the King of France for his help with the war All the records of the Yazoo Land sales were collected and burnt here Moved to be more centrally located to the westward moving population in GA

Spread of Baptist and Methodist churches Methodist circuit riders formed ministries in the frontier region Serve could sometimes take place once a month Revivals and camp meetings increase church membership in the “Bible Belt” 1787, Free blacks started the Springfield Baptist church in Augusta Great revival movement, 2 nd Great Awakening Slavery caused a big division Southern Baptists left the American Baptist Union when its foreign mission would not accept slave owners as missionaries