| February 18, 1794 |
The U. S. Supreme Court rules against the state of Georgia in Chisholm v. Georgia |
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Chisholm v. Georgia |
| March 4, 1794 |
Congress proposes the 11th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution |
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Chisholm v. Georgia |
| March 14, 1794 |
Eli Whitney granted a patent on the cotton gin
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| March 21, 1794 |
Augusta educator Emily Tubman (nee Thomas) born in Ashland, Virginia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Emily Tubman |
| May 14, 1794 |
Secretary of War Knox writes Gov. Mathews asking him to take measures to prevent Elijah Clarke's Transoconee Expedition.
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| June 26, 1794 |
Peace Treaty with the Cherokee signed at Tellico Blockhouse, Cherokee Nation (now Tennessee)
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1794 Treaty with Cherokee |
| July 14, 1794 |
Col. Gaither tells Gov. Mathews that Elijah Clarke has crossed the Oconee and is camped near Fort Fidius
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| July 28, 1794 |
Governor Mathews issues a proclamation indicating that Elijah Clarke had crossed the Oconee River into Indian Terrotory to create the Trans-Oconee Republic
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| August 20, 1794 |
Battle of Fallen Timbers. U. S. troops under General Anthony Wayne defeat the Miami Confederacy |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
| September 28, 1794 |
General Elijah Clarke burns both Fort Advance and Fort Defiance, and surrenders the troops at all three sites under his command, ending the Trans Oconee Republic
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| October 23, 1794 |
Richard Banks born, Elbert County, Georgia
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Banks County, Georgia |
| November 29, 1794 |
Georgia ratifies the 11th Amendment to the Constitution
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| November 29, 1794 |
Georgia is the 11th state to ratify the 11th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution |
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Chisholm v. Georgia |
| December 3, 1794 |
"..it would be right and proper to sell a part of the western territory of this State during the present session." With these words began the Yazoo Land Fraud
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| December 25, 1794 |
Several men threaten the governor of Georgia to make it unpleasant for him if he does not sign the Yazoo Act. Governor Mathews does not listen
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| December 29, 1794 |
Gov. George Mathews returns the Yazoo Act to the state legislature questioning the amount of money the state is to recieve and encouraging more participation of Georgia citizens
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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