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GA: Ga is established
British Colony and Savannah are established by James Oglethorpe. It was the last of the 13 colonies. This is important because it was the beginning of Georgia -
GA: Battle of Bloody Marsh
The spanish invaded St Simons. This ended the Spanish claims to Georgia territory. -
GA: Treaty of Augusta
The British wanted to gain control over Native Americans. The treaty was to establish boundaries between the colonists and the Native Americans. This is important because the treaty aimed to end the wars between the colonies. -
US: Boston Massacre
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US: Boston Tea Party
No taxation without representation. -
US: American Revolution
"The British are coming!!!!" -
GA: Battle of Rice Boats
British warships arrived in the Savannah river. Locals thought they were there to capture Savannah. Governor James Wright was arrested. The British seized rice boats. This marked the end of British control over Georgia. -
GA: Declaration of Independence
Georgia had two governments. Britain’s royal government, headed by Sir James Wright, and the Whigs’ or temporary government. The days of royal government, however, were numbered as anti-British sentiment built in Georgia. By signing the Declaration of Independence Georgia cut ties with Great Britain. Georgia is now an independent state. -
Ga: Siege of Savannah
Second deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War. The siege of Savannah is considered to be the start of the push by the British into the South. -
GA: Invention of the Cotton gin
Eli Whitney invened the cotton gin. The cotton gin was a faster way to process cotton. The cotton gin contributed to the path to the Civil War -
US: Industrial Revolution
Opening of a textile mill -
GA: Yazoo Land Fraud
Transferred 35 million acres to four companies for $500,000. Georgians protested the sale in petitions. Georgia was too weak after the Revolution to defend its western land. -
US: North River Steamboat
Made rivers travel faster and cheaper to transport goods. -
US: War of 1812
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Ga: Ga Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in GA. Many began to rush to the land where it was found. This land was owned by the Cherokee Nation. This is important because it led to the "Trail of Tears." -
US: Indian Removal Act
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Ga: Removal of the Cherokee
The state of Georgia made the Cherokee nation move from their homeland. Americans wanted to take over the homeland. This is the Trail of Tears. -
GA: Supreme Court established
The legislature established the Supreme Court in Georgia.With no Supreme Court there would not be a way for legal matters to be settled. -
US: Fugitive Slave Act
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. -
US: Dred Scott V. Sandford
Enslaved people were not citizens of the United States. -
US: Abraham Lincoln elected president
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GA:Secession
Georgia was out of the Union. Georgia joined the Confederate States of America. This triggered the Civil War. -
US: Beginning of the Civil War
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GA: Capture of Fort Pulaski
The Union captures the Confederate fort. This closed the port forcing the Confederate to export elsewhere. -
US: Emancipation Proclamation
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Ga: Battle of Chickamauga
Had 34,000 casualties. Several Confederate attempts to seize crossing points on Chickamauga Creek. This war was the first major battle fought in Georgia. -
Ga: March to Sea
General Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in his path. He wanted to prove that the Confederate could not offer as much protection as the Union. -
US: End of the Civil War
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US: Civil Rights Act
The first federal legislation to protect the rights of African Americans. -
US: 14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people. It also provided all citizens with "equal protection under the laws". -
US: Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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GA: Readmitted to the Union
Georgia was readmitted into the Union after agreeing that they would accept African American members in the State Legislature. This is important because the 14th amendment was ratified. -
GA: Jim Crow
Jim Crow law mandates racial segregation in public places. This leads into plessy v. ferguson. -
Ga: Atlanta Compromise Speech
Booker T. Washington wanted the whites to trust blacks and provide them with opportunities. This is important because it was the start of bringing whites and blacks together. -
US: Plessy V. Ferguson
The Supreme Court case that had originally upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race -
US: 1st successful airplane from the Wright brothers.
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Ga: Great Migration
African Americans left the South to get away from racial violence. They found higher paying jobs in the North. This helped the foundation of most African American communities in the North. -
US: United States enters World War 1
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US: 19th Amendment
Women the right to vote -
Ga: Boll weevil
The boll weevil beetle fed on cotton buds and flowers. This decreased the cotton production over the years. Farmers were unable to make profit, so they began growing other crops. -
US: Stock Market Crash
Beginning of the Great Depression -
Ga: Governor Eugene Talmadge
He promised to run the government economically. He maintained widespread support among Georgia's rural white communities. He fought against the New Deal programs. -
US: New Deal
To help the country recover from the Great Depression. Relief, recovery, and reform! -
US: World War II begins
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GA: World War II
320,000 Georgians served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. The war lifted Georgia out of the Great Depression. -
US: Brown v. Board of Education
segregated schools were unconstitutional. -
GA: Atlanta nine
After the desegregation process of public schools, nine African Americans registered for classes at the University of Georgia. This is followed by Brown v. Board of Education.