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Philanthropic Military Economic Three reasons for the establishment of Georgia Restrictions on land ownership Prohibition of hard liquor Prohibition of slavery Strict rules established my the Trustees for the colony James Oglethorpe defacto leader and one of the Trustees of the first settlers in Georgia. helped establish Savannah, Augusta, and Fort Frederica James Wright longest serving, most influential governor of the Royal Colony. Expanded and opened Georgia's frontier to farmers by obtaining peaceful land cessions from the Native Americans Tomochichi Allowed Oglethorpe to settle on Yamacraw Bluff; advised Oglethorpe on Indian affairs, chief of the Yamacraw The Rules and Regulations first governing document of independent Georgia put into place by Provincial Congress (Whigs) John Treutlen first governor of GA Yazoo Land Fraud in 1795, Georgia legislators sold over 40 acres of land to 4 land companies for 1.5 cents per acre; they were voted out of office and deal nullified by James Jackson Fletcher v. Peck (1810) Supreme Court rule stating the state couldn't nullify the Yazoo Land deal George Walton Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence Savannah - Augusta - Louisville - Milledgeville - Atlanta Capitals of Georgia Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court decision that ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokees controlled land Trail of Tears the trek of Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee, to Indian Territory Charles Jenkins author of the Georgia Platform- a proclamation that endorsed the Compromise of 1850; appointed justice as the Supreme Court of GA; governor of GA during reconstruction; he refused to allow state funds to be used for a racially integrated state constitutional convention Joseph E. Brown governor of Ga in 1857 and 1859; he campaigned as a champion of non-slaveholding upcountry masses but also had ties to fireeaters; he worked to strengthen state defenses for the war Alexander Stephens Vice President of the Confederacy (1861-65), elected to US Senate and served as governor of GA from '82-'83 Thomas R. R. Cobb Athens lawyer instrumental in drafting the Confederate constitution Manpower (12,000 men), Money, Supplies (ammunition and clothing) What did Georgia contribute to the war? William Sherman Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, completely burned down Atanta 1871 When did reconstruction of Georgia end/state redeemed? The Black Code laws that restricted African Americans' rights and opportunities in order to keep them in a condition as close to slaves, blacks weren't allowed to vote, serve on juries, or testify against whites Tunis Campbell minister and political leader that organized an African American militia for protection 1868 When did Atlanta become the permanent capital of GA? Robert Toombs A senator and extremist from Georgia who said that the South would never let the federal government be controlled by the Republican party and threatened secession, led effort to call new constitutional convention in 1877 Henry Grady Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, presented "New South" program as the panacea for the region's problem-plagued eceonomy, tried to alleviate postwar poverty and restore South's lost national economic position cotton textile mill symbol of the New South Jim Crow Law's complex system that developed to insure white supremacy by white southerners after Reconstruction until 1965 which included mandating racial segregation in public facilities Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court ruling that "separate but equal" facilities for different races are not unconstitutional. This ruling opened the door to 75 years of state-sanctioned segregation in the south. Disenfranchisement southern states sought ways to prevent African Americans from voting by instituting poll taxes, literacy tests, early registration requirements, and all white primary. Also, in 1908, required voters to be able to read and interpret any part of the Constitution Lynching used to keep African Americans in their "proper place," Georgia led nation between 1899 and 1918 Booker T. Washington former slave and founder of Tuskeegee Institute, advocated idea of black self-help, best path of advancement for African-Americans was economic prosperity on their own to gain respect of whites, known as "Atlanta Compromise" WEB Duboise First African American to graduate from Harvard; helped establish the N.A.A.C.P.; believed the African American should work toward social and political opportunities as well as self sufficiency Georgia First state to enact prohibition in 1907 Rebecca Latimer Felton First female US senator, served one day Juliette Gordon Low Savannah native who founded the Girl Scouts William Simmons former preacher who founded the second KKK at Stone Mountain, GA Leo Frank Case Trial where a Northern Jewish pencil factory manager was accused of murdering 13 year old Mary Phagan; found guilty of the crime and sentenced to death, his sentence was later reduced to life due to additional evidence. However, a group of men calling themselves "the Knights of Mary Phagan" took him out of his prison cell and lynched him in Marietta. Great Migration movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920 Richard Russell first governor (1931-33) to deal with the depression, reorganized the government and mde it more efficent, then was elected as a US Senator Eugene Talmadge very conservative that disagreed with FDR's New Deal program, supported the common man except for textile workers Also, tried to fire UGA and Georgia Teachers College because of false intergration claims, as a result both lost accreditation