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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1830
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| January 4, 1830 |
With a force of some 30 Cherokee and the permission of federal government, Major Ridge evicts whites who have illegally settled Cherokee land along the Georgia-Alabama border about 30 miles southwest of present-day Rome, Georgia. The act infuriates Georgia politicians
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Rome, Georgia |
| March 18, 1830 |
Robert Toombs admitted to the bar in Elbert County.
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Elbert County, Georgia |
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Robert Toombs |
| April 6, 1830 |
James Augustine Healy, who will become the first African-American Roman Catholic Bishop, is born near Grey, Georgia (Jones County). He is the property of Michael Morris Healy, who was also his father.
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James Augustine Healy |
| May 26, 1830 |
Indian Removal Act passed by Congress
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Indian Removal Act |
| June 1, 1830 |
Hall, Habersham, Carroll, Dekalb and Gwinnett Counties are now responsible for enforcing civil law in the Cherokee Nation, at least as far as the state of Georgia is concerned
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Original Cherokee County |
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Hall County, Georgia |
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Habersham County, Georgia |
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| June 1, 1830 |
Georgia annexes the entire Cherokee Nation
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| June 30, 1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed by Andrew Jackson
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Indian Removal Act |
| December 21, 1830 |
The Sixth Georgia Land Lottery, sometimes called the Cherokee Georgia lottery, is authorized by the General Assembly. The major difference between this lottery and the preceding five lotteries is that Georgia did not have a claim to the land it was giving away: The Cherokee had never ceded it.
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
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Dawson County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
| December 21, 1830 |
Cherokee Nation formally claimed by the state of Georgia
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Original Cherokee County |
| December 22, 1830 |
Heard County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Heard County, Georgia |
| December 23, 1830 |
Stewart County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Stewart County, Georgia |
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