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Creek Indians Signed Treaty of Savannah
This treaty was an Article of Friendship between the Creeks and James Oglethorpe. The treaty allowed colonist to settle land that was in Creek territory but not being used by the Creeks. -
French and Indian War
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Georgia's Adopted State Constitution
Georgia's 1st attempt at a constitutional government. Provided the framework for Georgia's transition from colony to state. Allowed the government to act in a legislative body, gave freedom of religion, freedom of press and trial by jury. -
Declaration of Independence
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Siege of Savannah
Second deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War. Americans and French worked together to retake Savannah from British control. British were victorious and maintained control of Savannah -
Shay's Rebellion
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Governor David Emanuel Elected
First Jewish person elected in the south and first U.S Jewish governor. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected 3rd President of U.S.A
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Louisiana Purchase
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Georgia Land Lottery
Eight lotteries held to disburse land that was taken from the Creek and Cherokee nations -
War of 1812
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First Seminole War
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Indian Removal Act
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Trail of Tears
Forced removal of Cherokee nation. Forced to migrate to lands east of the Mississippi River. -
Confederates Surrender Ft. Pulaski
In a effort to shutdown blockade running traffic on coastal Georgia and South Carolina, Union forces launched expedition to occupy land surrounding Savannah, including Ft. Pulaski which considered an impenetrable fort. Union forces were successful and took control of Ft. Pulaski -
Battle of Gettysburg
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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The Atlanta Campaign
Series of battles fought through out Georgia during the Civil War. Major battles included: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Resaca and Battle of Jonesborough -
Statue of Liberty if Dedicated
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Coco-Cola
Advertised for the first time in the Atlanta Daily. Claimed to cure anything from hysteria to the common cold. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association is founded
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Jim Crow Laws
State laws that enforced segregation, including creating white/black only bathrooms, restaurants, water fountains, pools etc. -
Hurricane Southern Coast of Georgia
Hurricane strikes southern coast of Georgia, approximately 2000 dead, more than 30,000 homeless. -
Galveston Hurricane
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Atlanta Race Riot
White mobs responsible for killing dozens of blacks, wounding many more and causing property damage. Riot was reported because black males had assaulted white females, but there is not a lot of evidence to substantiate that claim -
San Francisco Earthquake
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Panama Canal Opens to Traffic
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Ku Klux Klan Received Charter
Ku Klux Klan revived on Thanksgiving at Stone Mountain. They received a charter from Fulton County to function as a fraternal order -
First Round Trip Airmail Service
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Eugene Bullard was Borne
Became the first African-American combat aviator. He flew reconnaissance missions over Metz, France and was credited with on "kill" before he was shot down himself. -
Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines created crop dusting company to find a solution the infestation of the boll weevil that decimated cotton crops. -
Charles Lindbergh makes first solo non-stop transatlantic flight
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell released Gone with the Wind, a story based in the south during the civil war. -
World War II Begins
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First Blue Baby Operation
Also known as Tetralogy of Fallot, blood is pushed past the lungs creating oxygen deprivation in the body; surgery performed by Alfred Blalock. -
United Nations Established
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Georgia State Flag
Georgia adopted state flag to include the Confederate emblem -
Explorer I launched
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Segregated Seating on Atlanta Buses
segregated seating on Atlanta buses ruled unconstitutional -
Civil Rights Protests
Protests took place in Albany, Ga, burned churches -
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers famous speech
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Twenty-Sixth Amendment Ratified
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Stone Mountain Carving
Pictures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were carved into Stone Mountain -
Sandra Day O'conner elected to U.S supreme court
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Hank Aaron
Inducted in to the baseball hall of fame -
Oklahoma Bomb by far-right killed more than 160 people
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Olympic Summer Games
Held in Georgia. A bomb was set off in Centennial Olympic Park, one person killed over 100 more injured. This was the first time Olympic game tickets were sold over the internet -
Electric Chair Outlawed
Georgia Supreme Court outlawed electric chair deeming it an unnecessary use of physical violence and mutilation. -
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
