Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that by the late 1700s, Georgia's "upcountry" settlers began to outnumber those in the older coastal counties?

ADuring this era, the state opened an asylum in Milledgeville to provide care for the mentally ill.

BIn 1793, Eli Whitney patented the "cotton gin," which revolutionized agriculture all across the south.

CIn the early 1800s a Protestant religious movement called the "Great Revival" swept through the south.

DIn 1796, the state capital was moved from Augusta on Georgia's eastern border to Louisville in central Georgia.

Verified Answer :

D because in 1796, the state capital was moved from Augusta on Georgia's eastern border to Louisville in central Georgia.

The fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that by the late 1700s, Georgia's "upcountry" settlers began to outnumber those in theolder coastal counties is in 1796, the state capital was moved from Augusta on Georgia's eastern border to Louisville in central Georgia.  The answer is D.