36A
36a - analyze the establishment and growth of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches
University of Georgia
In 1785, the University of Georgia was chartered as a land grant university, meaning the land for the college was donated by the federal government. It was the 1st chartered institution in the United States. The University of Georgia was created by Abraham Baldwin. He believed government had a duty to educate everyone. The University of Georgia was the first school open to lower income students and the 1st public university in the whole nation. It was built on 40,000 acres of land. The land was donated by Governor John Milledge. Milledgeville is named after him. The first college in the University of Georgia was Franklin College. |
Louisville
Louisville was the 3rd capital of Georgia. It remained the capital from 1796 to 1806. It was named after the king of France, Louis XVI. The remnants of the Yazoo Land Fraud papers and certificates were also burned here. The arrival of the railroad forced the state to move the capital to Milledgeville. |
Baptist Churches
The greatest growth happened among the Baptist and Methodist. The first African-American church in U.S. history was the First Colored Baptist Church. The Baptist community is also one of the largest Christian denominations in Georgia. |
Methodist Churches
The Methodist was one of the 2 largest Christian denominations in Georgia. They were also responsible for the circuit riders, who were ministers that rode from district to district. Prior to the revolution against England, most Georgians had been part of the Anglican Church of England. During and after the war, Anglican priests identified the Tories and left due to the Whigs. When they arrived in Georgia, they joined the Methodist Church. The Methodist Church was led by John Wesley and George Whitefield at the time. After the war, many churches were destroyed, but Lyman Hall encouraged the rebuilding of the churches. |