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Antebellum Georgia

Antebellum Georgia. Education & Religion. Education in Antebellum GA. In the minds of Antebellum Georgians, education was best left to individuals rather than the government to teach. Three major factors kept basic public education a low priority for Antebellum Georgians.

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Antebellum Georgia

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  1. Antebellum Georgia Education & Religion

  2. Education in Antebellum GA • In the minds of Antebellum Georgians, education was best left to individuals rather than the government to teach. • Three major factors kept basic public education a low priority for Antebellum Georgians. • The need for children to work in fields • The wide distribution of population • Poor conditions of roads

  3. Colleges & Universities Despite low availability of public education, higher education became a priority. • In 1785, the General Assembly had charted the University of GA – the nation’s first state chartered university. • The Medical College of GA was established in 1828 in Augusta. • One of the first women’s colleges in the country was the Georgia Female College, later called Wesleyan Female College.

  4. The Great Revival • The “Great Revival” affected Georgians & church membership • Through camp meetings and revivals, thousands of Georgians were converted. Church membership increased. • New Baptist and Methodist churches were established • Black Churches established: The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) & African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion)

  5. Baptists and Methodists in the South split from the Baptists and the Methodists in the North over the issues of Slavery. • By the 1830’s Slavery was being defended by Southern preachers. Slavery divides New Churches

  6. Famous Georgian – Crawford W. Long Crawford W. Long discovered that using Ether using ether allowed people to endure pain without realizing it. Ether numbs the senses and memory. Doctors could perform longer, more complicated operations knowing patients would not wake suddenly.

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