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Soperton...The
First Settlers Continued
After the Trustees turned
the colony over to the Crown in 1752, the philanthropic
project took a decidedly economic turn. The royal
government, protecting and developing its interests,
spent more money in Georgia than in any other American
colony. Consequently, Georgia was not initially as
eager to join the revolution as her sister colonies.
After the revolution, the U.S. government became the
major force in extending the territory occupied by
whites, mainly through treaties--as in this area,
but eventually by force. Governor George M. Troup,
who is buried in Treutlen County, was largely responsible
for effecting further removal of the Creeks to west
of the Chattahoochee River by threatening war against
the U.S. if the federal government did not follow
through on its promise to move these Indians. The
Creeks were gone from Georgia by 1827. A year later
the Cherokees would be forcibly removed from North
Georgia.
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