The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . s hung athalf-mast. Appropriate resolutions werepassed by Congress and the legislaturesof the several States. While the Unionwas in grief for this illustrious nationalhero, Georgia sustained a loss by the deathof General Elijah Clarke, December 15,1799, o^^ d^y ^fter the death of Washing-ton. General Clarke was brave and patri-otic. His military services during the Revolution were val-uable to the country, and deserved the demonstration o
The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . s hung athalf-mast. Appropriate resolutions werepassed by Congress and the legislaturesof the several States. While the Unionwas in grief for this illustrious nationalhero, Georgia sustained a loss by the deathof General Elijah Clarke, December 15,1799, o^^ d^y ^fter the death of Washing-ton. General Clarke was brave and patri-otic. His military services during the Revolution were val-uable to the country, and deserved the demonstration ofgrief at his loss made by his own peoi:)le. 8. After the shock of the Revolution had passed away,and under the administration of Washington, the progressof the colony was rapid. Washington was President eightyears and was succeeded by John Adams. At this time thepeople of the United States divided into two great politicalparties: one, called the Federalists, was led by John Adams,the President: the other party, called the Republicans, wasled by Thomas Jefferson, the Vice-President. These twoparties differed upon the construction to be placed upon the. Washington Monu-ment. [8oo.] ADMINISTRATION OF JACKSON. 121 Constitution of the United States. The Federalists favored astrong national government, even if the power of the Stateswas weakened, while the Republicans upheld the sover-eignty of the States, and favored the policy of carefully>jTiaintaining the rights which the States had reserved on/entering the Union. In 1800, the election for President washeld, when John Adams was defeated and Thomas Jeffersonelected. Aaron Burr was elected Vice-President. Georgiavoted for Jefferson and Burr. 9. The population of Georgia had increased to about onehundred and sixty-three thousand whites and blacks, havinggained over eighty thousand in ten years. The populationof Savannah, the chief town, was then five thousand onehundred and forty-seven. The exports, which were prin-cipally rice,
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