georgia’s capital cities augusta georgia moved its capital from savannah to augusta in 1785 to be...
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Georgia moved its Georgia moved its capital from capital from Savannah to Augusta Savannah to Augusta in 1785 in 1785 to be more to be more accessible to people accessible to people moving west.moving west.
They moved it again They moved it again in in 17961796 to a new town to a new town called Louisville called Louisville (named for King Louis (named for King Louis of France).of France).
Serve as a Serve as a trading trading center center Located on the Located on the
Ogeechee RiverOgeechee River
Louisville’s time as Capital will end in 1807 due to… Malaria Outbreaks Difficulty of Ogeechee river as trade route People were moving to Northwest parts of
Georgia
October 1807 -15 wagons carrying the public records of the state left Louisville for Milledgeville
For sixty years Milledgeville served as Georgia's capital city
As Georgia expanded west, the capital will move to stay center of the state
June 1868- an order was given to move Georgia’s capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta
July 4 1868- the first meeting of the legislature in Atlanta took place in the Atlanta City Hall and Fulton County Courthouse
Abraham BaldwinAbraham Baldwin believed it was a believed it was a government’s duty government’s duty to to help educate everyonehelp educate everyone. .
First Charter for a public First Charter for a public University in the Country.University in the Country.
Charter for Charter for UGAUGA was was established in 1785established in 1785..
Athens, GeorgiaAthens, Georgia First held classes in 1801.First held classes in 1801. Originally called Originally called Franklin Franklin
CollegeCollege - later became - later became the University of Georgia.the University of Georgia.
Georgia’s capital has moved several times in history.. Savannah 1776-1785 Augusta Louisville Milledgeville Atlanta
Find these places on the map, place them on your map on LH 72 along with the years that the city served as our state’s capital
Land Lottery Yazoo Land Fraud Headright System Cotton Gin Impact of Cotton Gin Railroad Impact of Railroad UGA Savannah Augusta Louisville Milledgeville Atlanta
Tell dates of each capital and why it moved from that city