Compléter GA Land and Economic GrowthVersion en ligne Fill in the blank par Aaron Stinson 1 Tears cotton Atlanta Ross government legal McIntosh slavery shipping railroad Yazoo fraud gave language gin Cherokee cotton Dahlonega The land occurred when land companies bribed Georgia legislators to sell them Georgia's western land at low prices . The Yazoo Act was repealed in 1796 . Eli Whitney's invention of the . in 1793 ( patented in 1794 ) resulted in the rise of as Georgia's primary cash crop and an increase in to tend the increased acres of cotton . . Georgia's industry flourished during this time period . Georgia began cotton out through the railroads , and the city Terminus ( later ) was developed through the railroad use . William was the leader of the Creek Nation . He was involved in the two treaties of Indian Springs by which the Creek up all their land in Georgia . McIntosh paid for his participation with his life . The had adopted many of the ideas and customs of whites , including developing a written and a representative . Gold was discovered near in 1829 , and gold - seekers poured onto Cherokee land looking for their fortune Although John and the Cherokee tried to resist removal through means , they were gathered up in the summer of 1838 and forced to move to Indian Territory . Their journey was called the Trail of because so many died along the way .