1. Early Statehood and Native American Removal UNIT 4 (CHAPTER 9-10)

2. UNIT 4 (ch 9 and 10 vocabulary) CENSUS MANIFEST DESTINY CEDE YAZOO LAND FRAUD REPEAL LAND SPECULATORS SYLLABARY BILINGUAL FACTION LOTTERY

3. I. Growth and Prosperity

4. Louisiana Purchase Doubled the size of the country. Extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains Explored by Lewis and Clark Strengthened the ideas of MANIFEST DESTINY.

5. I. Growth and Prosperity Census Taken every 10 years to determine the number of people in the country. Showed that Georgia’s population quadrupled in 50 years. People began moving westward into native territory.

6. II. Obtaining Native Land

7. CEDE Many Native Tribes traded for European goods and were in debt to the Georgians. They were pressured into signing treaties and CEDING their land.

8. II. Obtaining Native Land Land Lotteries Land divided into square lots. People could enter drawings to win land in the west. “unfortunate” people had more chances to win. Encouraged people to move to Georgia and expand westward.

9. II. Obtaining Native Land Moving Georgia’s capital As people moved west, Georgia’s capital constantly moved to more centralized locations. Includes: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville Atlanta becomes capital after the Civil War.

10. II. Obtaining Native Land Yazoo Land Fraud Remember that Georgia owned land to the Mississippi River LAND SPECULATORS bribed members of the General Assembly to purchase Native land illegally. They were caught. Georgia gave up land west of the Chattahoochee River in exchange for Native removal. Alabama and Mississippi were created. The Yazoo law was REPEALED.

11. III. Economy of the early 1800s

12. Differences between North and South Although new technologies were developed. The North used technology to become industrialized, while the South used it to become more dependent on agriculture

13. III. Economy of the early 1800s Important Inventions Railroads Railroads helped transport goods quickly. People moved farther west and could farm more land without worrying about getting crops to market. Terminus becomes a major railroad hub for the entire Southeast.

14. III. Economy of the early 1800s Other important inventions and discoveries Crawford Long of Georgia discovered the medical uses of ether. Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaper Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin. This was designed to stop slavery, but had the opposite effect.

15. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans

16. IV. Conflicts With Native Americans Creek Indians (see page 155 Sometimes called Muscogee Indians Wanted to fight to preserve land. Divided into two factions Red sticks – wanted to fight. Led by Alexander McGillivray. White sticks – wanted peace. Led by William McIntosh.

17. V. Conflicts with Native Americans Creek Continued… Fought primarily against General Andrew Jackson (eventual president) Red Sticks massacred many Americans at Fort Mims.

18. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans Creek Continued… Creek Indians finally signed away the last of their land in the Treaty of Indian Springs. Treaty was signed by Chief William McIntosh, who was later executed by red sticks.

19. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans Cherokee Indians(see page 159) Wished to show that they were “civilized” like whites. Sequoyah – developed the Cherokee SYLLABARY. First native written language. Used it to create a library.

20. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans Cherokee Phoenix Cherokee Newspaper. Was bilingual (written in Cherokee and English) Edited by Elias Boudinot

21. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans Cherokee Government New Echota became the capital, which contained a library and printing press. Created a constitution with three branches of government and bicameral legislature

22. IV. Conflicts with Native Americans Cherokee Removal Gold discovered in Dahlonega. Laws passed to keep Cherokee from obtaining gold. Worchester vs. Georgia – supreme court ruled that Cherokee could keep their land but it was ignored. Treaty of New Echota – gave up the last of the Cherokee Land, resulting in the Trail of Tears. Signers were also executed. Cherokee moved to Oklahoma. Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and his son were executed. Some are still in North Carolina.