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Georgia,
The latest settled State of the original thirteen.
It framed its first State constitution in 1777, its second in 1789, and a third in 1798, which was several times amended.
On June 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the national Constitution.
The settlers on the frontier suffered much from incursions of the Creek and Cherokee Indians (qq.
v.), but their friendship was secured by treaties in 1790-91.
By a treaty in 1802 the Creeks ceded to the United States a large tract, which was afterwards assigned to Georgia, now forming the southwestern counties of the State.
The same year Georgia ceded to the United States all its claims to the lands westward of the boundaries of its present limits.
Finally difficulties arose between the State and the national government respecting the Cherokees, and on their removal to the country west of the Mississippi, in 1838, Georgia came into possession of all their lands.
Immediately after the election of Mr. Lincoln in 1860, the politicians o