JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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avoid continued pirate raids on the east coast
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meet federal government requirements
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follow the growing population
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open eastern lands to the American Indians
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Detailed explanation-1: -Better rail accessibility and a growing population were touted as reasons for moving the state capital to Atlanta. The move was ratified in 1868 and Atlanta became the final state capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reportedly, the desire to move the capital also arose out of a concern about malaria in the Louisville area. In 1802 Creek lands west of Louisville were ceded to Georgia. No sooner had this territory been divided into counties than a drive to move the seat of government was again initiated.
Detailed explanation-3: -Atlanta was already recognized as a major transportation center and a center of commerce for the Southeast, and had been suggested (and rejected) before the war as a potential new capital. The City of Atlanta encouraged the relocation with a standing offer of land and money for a capitol building.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, the threat of malaria affected Georgia’s settlement patterns. In 1806 the state capital had to be moved from Louisville to Milledgeville in part because of so many malarial outbreaks.