Western Expansion

It was too far east, and to have a more central location

Lost it in the Siege of Savannah to the British.

Lost it in the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the British.

It was the largest city

It had an advantageous location on a river with access to the ocean

It was far from British forces

It was the center of trade

French and Indian War

Milledgeville had more money

Malaria outbreaks

Savannah

Augusta

Milledgeville

Louisville

Due to the Civil War

Central Location

Proximity to the Mississippi River

Access to the Atlantic Ocean

To allocate land to average citizens through a lottery

To sell large portions of land to four land companies

To prevent land speculation in Georgia

To expand Georgia's territory to the Atlantic Ocean

He supported the Yazoo Act

He resigned from the U.S. Senate and returned to Georgia

He purchased land from the four companies

He moved to Alabama

Yazoo Land Fraud

Yazoo land fraud

Land Lottery

Headright system

Indian removal Act

James Oglethorpe

Tomachichi

Mary Musgrove

William McIntosh

Milledgeville

Savannah

Augusta

Dahlonega

President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

Trail of Cries

Trail of Tears

Trail of Sorrow

Trail of Jackson

Indian Removal Act

Battle of New Orleans

Worcester v. Georgia

Trail of Tears

Indian Removal Act

Battle of New Orleans

Worcester v. Georgia

Trail of Tears