Growth and establishment of UGA: University of Georgia became the first state chartered institution in the untied states in 1785. this college was land-granted, which meant the land was donated by the federal government. Abraham Baldwin created this college because he believed the government had the 'duty' to educate everyone. An interesting fact about this school is that it was the first school open to lower students as well as the first public university in he whole nation.
Louisville: Louisville was the capital of Georgia from 1796 to 1807, and was the states third capital after Savannah and Augusta. Louisville was picked to be Georgia's capital mainly because the location of Georgia's population, driven by the Westward Expansion. The legislators of Georgia hoped that the town would also serve as a trading center because of its location. in 1807, Louisville could no longer be the capital anymore because of Northwestern movement of all of Georgia's population.
Baptist and Methodist Churches Many Georgians had been members of the church of England before the Revolution. Anglicanism made everyone think that the King of England was the head of the church, and made all the members be loyal to king during the revolution. Many Anglicans who did not support the king left the Church of England and joined the Methodist Church, which was held by John Wesley and George Whitefield. The Revolution DESTROYED religion in Georgia, as many of the churches were damaged. The largest growth occurred between the Baptists and Methodists. The two largest Christian denominations in Georgia today are Baptist and Methodist.