UNIT 4 (CHAPTER 9-10)

Early Statehood and Native American RemovalUNIT 4 (CHAPTER 9-10)UNIT 4 (ch 9 and 10 vocabulary)CENSUSMANIFEST DESTINYCEDEYAZOO LAND FRAUDREPEALLAND SPECULATORSSYLLABARYBILINGUALFACTIONLOTTERYI. Growth and ProsperityI. Growth and ProsperityLouisiana PurchaseDoubled the size of the country.Extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky MountainsExplored by Lewis and ClarkStrengthened the ideas of MANIFEST DESTINY.

I. Growth and Prosperity

CensusTaken every 10 years to determine the number of people in the country.Showed that Georgias population quadrupled in 50 years.People began moving westward into native territory.II. Obtaining Native LandII. Obtaining Native LandCEDEMany Native Tribes traded for European goods and were in debt to the Georgians. They were pressured into signing treaties and CEDING their land.

II. Obtaining Native Land

Land LotteriesLand 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.II. Obtaining Native Land

Moving Georgias capitalAs people moved west, Georgias capital constantly moved to more centralized locations.Includes: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, MilledgevilleAtlanta becomes capital after the Civil War. II. Obtaining Native LandYazoo Land FraudRemember that Georgia owned land to the Mississippi RiverLAND 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 Alabama and Mississippi were created.The Yazoo law was REPEALED.

III. Economy of the early 1800sIII. Economy of the early 1800sDifferences between North and SouthAlthough new technologies were developed. The North used technology to become industrialized, while the South used it to become more dependent on agriculture

III. Economy of the early 1800s

Important InventionsRailroadsRailroads 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.III. Economy of the early 1800sOther important inventions and discoveriesCrawford Long of Georgia discovered the medical uses of ether.Cyrus McCormick developed the mechanical reaperEli Whitney developed the cotton gin. This was designed to stop slavery, but had the opposite effect.

IV. Conflicts with Native AmericansIV. Conflicts With Native Americans

Creek Indians (see page 155Sometimes called Muscogee IndiansWanted to fight to preserve land.Divided into two factionsRed sticks wanted to fight. Led by Alexander McGillivray.White sticks wanted peace. Led by William McIntosh.V. Conflicts with Native Americans

Creek ContinuedFought primarily against General Andrew Jackson (eventual president)Red Sticks massacred many Americans at Fort Mims.

IV. Conflicts with Native Americans

Creek ContinuedCreek 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.IV. Conflicts with Native AmericansCherokee 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.

IV. Conflicts with Native Americans

Cherokee PhoenixCherokee Newspaper.Was bilingual (written in Cherokee and English)Edited by Elias BoudinotIV. Conflicts with Native AmericansCherokee GovernmentNew Echota became the capital, which contained a library and printing press.Created a constitution with three branches of government and bicameral legislature

IV. Conflicts with Native Americans

Cherokee RemovalGold 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.