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Abraham Baldwin moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political
offices, and was very instrumental in obtaining the
charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in
1787, and was one of the two Georgians to sign the
final document
William Few fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in
the state legislative sessions, and took part in the
1777 constitutional convention; in 1780 he was
elected to the Continental Congress
George Mathews veteran of the Continental army during the
Revolutionary War (1775-83); after moving to
Georgia he quickly rose to service as a state
legislator, governor, and member of the U.S.
Congress
George Troup served in both the Georgia and U.S. House of
Representatives; twice elected to the U.S. Senate;
also served as governor of Georgia
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Josiah Meigs an American academic, journalist and government
official; president of UGA from 1801 - 1810
Eli Whitney American inventor best known for inventing the
cotton gin (one of the key inventions of the
Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of
the Antebellum South)
John Milledge held positions as governor, congressman for four
terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and
president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate; principal
figure in the organization of the University of
Georgia (on the committee that decided the
location of the institution, and he later purchased
and donated the land on which the university and
the town of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U.S.
Senate - where he rose to the position of President
pro tempore; also served as minister to France and
Secretary of War under President James Madison,
then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
John Forsyth attorney general of Georgia; served in the United
States House of Representatives and Senate on
two separate occasions; governor of Georgia;
minister to Spain; U.S. Secretary of State under
Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
George Gilmer fought in the War of 1812 and concurrent Indian
campaigns; served in the Georgia and U.S. House
of Representatives; governor of Georgia during the
Cherokee Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
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Wilson Lumpkin served in both the Georgia and U.S. House of
Representatives, as governor of Georgia, and as a
U.S. Senator; acted as U.S. Commissioner to the
Cherokee Indians, and member of the commission
to finalize Georgia/Florida boundary; one of the
founders of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
Howell Cobb served as congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House
of Representatives, governor of Georgia, and
secretary of the treasury; following Georgia's
secession from the Union in 1861, he served as
president of the Provisional Confederate Congress
(1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate
army
Herschel Johnson twice served as a judge in Georgia; served one
term each as a U.S. Senator and as governor of
Georgia; unsuccessful candidate for Vice President
in 1860; served as a Georgia Senator in the
Confederate Congress
Alexander Stephens play a pivotal role in many of the political crises of
his time, including the Civil War; while personally
opposed to slavery (calling it "that abominable
human tragedy"), he was also an ardent supporter
of states' rights -- which led him to defend slavery
when other politicians attacked the institution
Robert Toombs one of the most ardent secessionists in the U.S.
Senate, helped to lead Georgia out of the Union
on the eve of the Civil War
Joseph Brown Civil War governor of Georgia; one of the most
successful politicians in the state's history
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John Ross principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1827;
presided over the nation during the apex of its
development in the Southeast, the tragic Trail of
Tears, and the subsequent rebuilding of the nation
in Indian Territory
Major and John Ridge led the Cherokee "Treaty Party," which signed a
removal agreement at New Echota in 1835; all four
leaders were marked for execution by members of
the John Ross party in 1839
Sequoyah creator of the Cherokee syllabary
Elias Boudinot formally educated Cherokee who became the
editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native
American newspaper in the United States
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet published Georgia's first important literary work,
Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the
First Half Century of the Republic
Crawford W. Long first to perform surgeries using sulfuric ether
anesthesia
Braxton Bragg career United States Army officer, and then a
general in the Confederate States Army—a
principal commander in the Western Theater of the
American Civil War and later the military adviser to
the Confederate President Jefferson Davis
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Terms in this set (228)
Abraham Baldwin moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political
offices, and was very instrumental in obtaining the
charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in
1787, and was one of the two Georgians to sign the
final document
William Few fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in
the state legislative sessions, and took part in the
1777 constitutional convention; in 1780 he was
elected to the Continental Congress
George Mathews veteran of the Continental army during the
Revolutionary War (1775-83); after moving to
Georgia he quickly rose to service as a state
legislator, governor, and member of the U.S.
Congress
George Troup served in both the Georgia and U.S. House of
Representatives; twice elected to the U.S. Senate;
also served as governor of Georgia
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Josiah Meigs an American academic, journalist and government
official; president of UGA from 1801 - 1810
Eli Whitney American inventor best known for inventing the
cotton gin (one of the key inventions of the
Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of
the Antebellum South)
John Milledge held positions as governor, congressman for four
terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and
president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate; principal
figure in the organization of the University of
Georgia (on the committee that decided the
location of the institution, and he later purchased
and donated the land on which the university and
the town of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U.S.
Senate - where he rose to the position of President
pro tempore; also served as minister to France and
Secretary of War under President James Madison,
then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
John Forsyth attorney general of Georgia; served in the United
States House of Representatives and Senate on
two separate occasions; governor of Georgia;
minister to Spain; U.S. Secretary of State under
Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
George Gilmer fought in the War of 1812 and concurrent Indian
campaigns; served in the Georgia and U.S. House
of Representatives; governor of Georgia during the
Cherokee Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
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Wilson Lumpkin served in both the Georgia and U.S. House of
Representatives, as governor of Georgia, and as a
U.S. Senator; acted as U.S. Commissioner to the
Cherokee Indians, and member of the commission
to finalize Georgia/Florida boundary; one of the
founders of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
Howell Cobb served as congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House
of Representatives, governor of Georgia, and
secretary of the treasury; following Georgia's
secession from the Union in 1861, he served as
president of the Provisional Confederate Congress
(1861-62) and a major general of the Confederate
army
Herschel Johnson twice served as a judge in Georgia; served one
term each as a U.S. Senator and as governor of
Georgia; unsuccessful candidate for Vice President
in 1860; served as a Georgia Senator in the
Confederate Congress
Alexander Stephens play a pivotal role in many of the political crises of
his time, including the Civil War; while personally
opposed to slavery (calling it "that abominable
human tragedy"), he was also an ardent supporter
of states' rights -- which led him to defend slavery
when other politicians attacked the institution
Robert Toombs one of the most ardent secessionists in the U.S.
Senate, helped to lead Georgia out of the Union
on the eve of the Civil War
Joseph Brown Civil War governor of Georgia; one of the most
successful politicians in the state's history
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John Ross principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1827;
presided over the nation during the apex of its
development in the Southeast, the tragic Trail of
Tears, and the subsequent rebuilding of the nation
in Indian Territory
Major and John Ridge led the Cherokee "Treaty Party," which signed a
removal agreement at New Echota in 1835; all four
leaders were marked for execution by members of
the John Ross party in 1839
Sequoyah creator of the Cherokee syllabary
Elias Boudinot formally educated Cherokee who became the
editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native
American newspaper in the United States
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet published Georgia's first important literary work,
Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the
First Half Century of the Republic
Crawford W. Long first to perform surgeries using sulfuric ether
anesthesia
Braxton Bragg career United States Army officer, and then a
general in the Confederate States Army—a
principal commander in the Western Theater of the
American Civil War and later the military adviser to
the Confederate President Jefferson Davis
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