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Answer:
It was the first state-chartered university in the United States for educating not only the wealthy.
Explanation:
The University of Georgia, founded on January 27, 1785, in Athens, Georgia, was the first state-chartered university of the US. Because of this, it is often called the birthplace of the American system of public higher education. It was incorporated by Georgia General Assembly, Georgia's state legislature, which gave the University of Georgia's Academic senate (the governing body of some colleges and universities) resources needed for the establishment of a college or seminary for learning. Many considered that educated citizenry was absolutely necessary for free government and that the government must make education available to all of its citizens, the wealthy and the poor alike.