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University of Georgia Founded
The University of Georgia was founded on January 27, 1785 in Athens, Georgia. Abraham Baldwin was the founder of this particular university. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was a Massachusetts citizen that invented the Cotton Gin in the year 1793 in Georgia. The Cotton Gin's job is to set apart cotton fibers and cotton seeds. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Yazoo Land Fraud was an event that resulted in land being given to several companies. The governor of Georgia George Mathews signed the Land document on January 7 in the year 1795. -
Capital moved to Louisville
Louisville became Georgia's third capital in the year 1796. The capital was named Louisville to pay homage to the French King Louis XVI for his nation's role in the Revolutionary War. -
Missouri Compromise
Signed by president James Monroe, the Missouri Compromise let the number of free and slave states to be the same. Missouri became a slave state, and Maine became a non-slave state. Also, some of the land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase was not allowed to have slaves. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
The Dahlonega Gold Rush was one of Georgia's most famous events. Gold had been discovered in Dahlonega, Georgia on August 1 in the year 1829. Miners arrived in Dahlonega to strip the land of it's most valuable product: Gold. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Samuel Worcester was a white missionary that stayed in the Cherokee Nation. It was against the law for white people to stay in the Cherokee Nation, so the officials arrested Worcester. Later, he and Cherokee lawyers came to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although Worcester won the case, the state disregarded the court's decision, and would not set Worcester and the other missionaries free. -
Trail of Tears
Even though the chief justice John Marshall ruled that the Cherokees could stay on their land, the other court members disagreed. In 1838, president Martin Van Buren sent soldiers to the Cherokee Nation, and the Cherokees were forced to walk many miles to their new land. This long march became known as The Trail of Tears. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 included five bills, which were passed in September of the year 1850. It stopped the growing conflict between the slave states and the free states over the new land acquired after the Mexican-American War. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform was a document that was meant to avoid the constant arguing about slavery. The Georgia Platform was written by Charles Jones Jenkins, and it let both Democrats and Whigs join together to keep the Union safe. Although the Georgia Platform was excepted, it still could not stop the problems to come. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act formed the states of Kansas and Nebraska. White settlers that arrived in these states would be able to decide if the states would be slave states or non-slave states. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott, who was a slave brought the case to the United States Supreme Court that he was a free man, because of the fact that he lived in a non-slave state. The court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney thought that it was illegal for African-Americans to be citizens, and to come to the court for freedom, so they ended the Dred Scott Case. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was the election between the Democratic nominees Stephen Douglas and John C. Breckinridge. The republican nominee was Abraham Lincoln. The Constutional Union nominee was John Bell. In the end, John C. Breckinridge won the state of Georgia. Although Breckinridge won Georgia, Lincoln won the presidency. -
Union Blockade of Georgia
In the year 1862, the Union's navy had a blockade of ships off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Jefferson Davis then ordered Robert E. Lee to protect the coast from the Union. -
Battle of Antietam
This particular battle of the Civil War was between the Union forces led by Major General George McClellan and the Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee. This battle occurred in Sharpsburg, Maryland, and it was won by the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared that all of the southern slave states are now free states. This document created by Lincoln, was called the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle of the Civil War was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from July 1, 1863 to July 3, 1863. The Confederates led by General Robert E. Lee engaged the Union troops led by General George Meade. The battle was won by the North(Union). -
Battle of Chickamauga
The battle of Chickamauga was the largest Civil War battle that occurred in the state of Georgia. The battle was located in Catoosa county and Walker county, Georgia. It was won by the Confederacy(South). -
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Civil War General William T. Sherman wanted the Union to take over Atlanta, Georgia, which was a very important city in the South. Sherman's enemy was General John B. Hood, who led the Confederate defense around Atlanta. On August 31, Hood left Atlanta, and Sherman won the key Southern city. -
Andersonville Prison Camp
In the county of Macon, Georgia, the prisoner of war camp known as Andersonville was founded in February of the year 1864. It was the largest populated prison camp during the Civil War. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
After taking over Atlanta, General Sherman began a Union march that started in Atlanta, and ended in Savannah. After taking over Savannah, Sherman gave the city to President Lincoln as a present for Christmas. -
Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was created by the U.S. Congress. It's purpose was to aide free slaves and poor white people. -
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on December 6, 1865. It's main purpose was to fully erase the concept of slavery in the United States of America. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
The Ku Klux Klan was formed on December 24, 1865 in Pulaska, Tennessee by Confederate veterans from the American Civil War. The group's targets were mainly African-Americans, but they also attacked other groups like Jews, immigrants, and Catholics. -
Henry McNeal Turner
Henry McNeal Turner was an African-American missionary and politician. In 1867, Turner helped create what we know today as Georgia's Republican Party. He also played a part in Georgia's constitutional convention, and became a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Turner represented Macon, Georgia while in the House. -
Fourteenth Amendment
Several years after the ratification of the Thirteenth amendment, the Fourteenth amendment was created. It's ratification took place on July 28, 1868, and officially proclaimed that African-Americans were now citizens of the United States. The Thirteenth amendment also gave African-Americans civil and legal rights. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth amendment was added to the Constitution on March 30, 1870. It's purpose was to let male African-Americans be able to vote.
