Tag Archives: William Harris Crawford

The Yazoo Land Fraud and the Politics of Upcountry Georgia, Part 2

Posted on November 1, 2021 by georgelamplugh

[Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part post about the impact of Georgia’s notorious Yazoo Land Fraud (1795-1796) on a region of the state that was rife with land hunger. For Part 1, go here.] * * * * … Continue reading →

Posted in ""state rights", American History, George M. Troup, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Teaching, James Gunn, James Jackson, John Clark, Research, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized, William Harris Crawford, Yazoo Land Fraud | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Factions and Parties in Georgia, 1807-1845, Part 1 (In Pursuit of Dead Georgians, 34)

Posted on April 1, 2021 by georgelamplugh

[Note: Between 1807 and 1845, the political system in Georgia underwent a reluctant, clumsy, and—to outsiders—baffling evolution. Georgia politics seemed so bizarre that Baltimore editor Hezekiah Niles was wont to look down his increasingly Whiggish nose and mutter something along … Continue reading →

Posted in American "republicanism", American History, Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Removal, Creek Indians, George M. Troup, Historical Reflection, History, James Gunn, John Clark, Nullification, Research, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Uncategorized, William Harris Crawford | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An Anti-Slave Trade Movement in Middle Georgia, 1816-1826? (In Pursuit of Dead Georgians, 21 )

Posted on September 1, 2015 by georgelamplugh

[Note:  Historical research is not always cut and dried.  For example, in investigating Georgia politics after the War of 1812, I came upon a movement mounted in Middle Georgia against certain aspects of the legal domestic slave trade, targeting  traders who … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Education, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, Popular Culture, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized, WP Long Read | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments