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Georgia moved its
capital from Savannah
to Augusta in 1785 to be
more accessible to
people moving west.
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They moved it again in
1796 to a new town called
Louisville (named for
King Louis of France).
Serve as a trading center
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Located on the Ogeechee
River
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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
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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
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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
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Abraham Baldwin believed
it was a government’s duty
to help educate everyone.
First Charter for a public
University in the Country.
Charter for UGA was
established in 1785.
Athens, Georgia
First held classes in 1801.
Originally called Franklin
College - later became the
University of Georgia.
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Georgia’s capital has moved several times in
history..
Savannah 1776-1785
 Augusta
 Louisville
 Milledgeville
 Atlanta
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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
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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