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EQ:What significant factors affected the development of Georgia?

EQ:What significant factors affected the development of Georgia?. PT: Why did the capital of Georgia move from Savannah to Augusta? What was ceded Indian territory used for?. Railroads Come to Georgia. More efficient way to travel.

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EQ:What significant factors affected the development of Georgia?

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  1. EQ:What significant factors affected the development of Georgia? PT: Why did the capital of Georgia move from Savannah to Augusta? What was ceded Indian territory used for?

  2. Railroads Come to Georgia • More efficient way to travel. • 1833, Georgia Railroad Company builds railroad westward from Augusta to Madison, Eatonton and Athens. • Central railroad extended from Savannah to Macon. • Towns grow around railways.

  3. Government and Town Planning • After GA became a state, towns sprang up at crossroads, ferry landings, railroad stops, or other places people gathered to trade. • Ceded Indian territory was reserved for towns with laid out streets, lots for pubic buildings and town lots sold to settlers. • From 1803-1828, Creeks give up land and government plans three cities for development.

  4. Milledgeville served as state capital, Macon and Columbus formed along the Fall Line. • All became major centers for trade. • State government planning contributed to Georgia’s economic prosperity in the early 1800’s.

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