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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.
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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.
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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
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First Jewish person elected in the south and first U.S Jewish governor.
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Eight lotteries held to disburse land that was taken from the Creek and Cherokee nations
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Began by U.S invading Seminole land to recapture runaway black slaves.
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Forced removal of Cherokee nation. Forced to migrate to lands east of the Mississippi River.
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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
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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
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Advertised for the first time in the Atlanta Daily. Claimed to cure anything from hysteria to the common cold.
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State laws that enforced segregation, including creating white/black only bathrooms, restaurants, water fountains, pools etc.
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Hurricane strikes southern coast of Georgia, approximately 2000 dead, more than 30,000 homeless.
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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
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Ku Klux Klan revived on Thanksgiving at Stone Mountain. They received a charter from Fulton County to function as a fraternal order
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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.
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Delta Airlines created crop dusting company to find a solution the infestation of the boll weevil that decimated cotton crops.
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Margaret Mitchell released Gone with the Wind, a story based in the south during the civil war.
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Also known as Tetralogy of Fallot, blood is pushed past the lungs creating oxygen deprivation in the body; surgery performed by Alfred Blalock.
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Georgia adopted state flag to include the Confederate emblem
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segregated seating on Atlanta buses ruled unconstitutional
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Protests took place in Albany, Ga, burned churches
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Pictures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were carved into Stone Mountain
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Inducted in to the baseball hall of fame
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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
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Georgia Supreme Court outlawed electric chair deeming it an unnecessary use of physical violence and mutilation.
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