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US: The Molassess Act was Passed
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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. If this state was not named Georgia, what could it have been? -
GA: Battle of Bloody Marsh
The spanish invaded St Simons. This is important because it ended the Spanish claims to Georgia territory. If the invasion would not have taken over Georgia could have become a Spanish colony. -
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. This settled conflicts and disputes between the Native Americans and the Europeans. -
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. If the British remained in control there may never have been a United States of America. -
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. This established the rights of life and liberty. -
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. This is important because it left Georgia under significant strain. -
GA: Treaty of Paris
The treaty established the 31st latitude north as the southern boundary of the United States, which also became Georgia's southern boundary.This is important because it ended the American Revolutionary War and the United States is an independent nation. -
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. While this did increase the need more slave labor it did not require as much harsh work with dealing with the cotton. -
US: Industrial Revolution
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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. This is important because it stresses that federal laws are supreme over state laws. This is the importance of property rights. -
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. This highlighted the broader issue of American expansionism. -
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. This is still important for today. -
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. If there was no Civil War because Georgia did not want to apply certain laws about slavery, who knows how long slavery would have lasted in Georgia. -
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. This capture led to President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. -
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. If this did not happen then the Union could have made it into Georgia and captured Chattanooga. -
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. If SHerman did not march the war may not have been cripples and the Civil War may not have ended when it did. -
US: End of the Civil War
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GA: Freedmen's Bureau estalished
This provided assistance to many formerly enslaved people. It helped them establish schools, purchase land and locate family members. The bureau helped aid societies in Georgia meet the demand for education for African Americans. This was a good start for African Americans. -
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: 15th Amendment ratified
This gave all male citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color. This is important because it gave the African American men the right to vote. -
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. This is important because it was a tough time for African Americans. It was just another blockage they had against them. -
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. This is a new fresh beginning. -
US: United States enters World War 1
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US: 19th Amendment
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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. While the beetle did damage to the cotton it expanded the peanut cropping. -
US: Stock Market Crash
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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. Some of the New Deal programs are still active today like Social Security. -
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. If Georgia would have not been out of the Great Deppression then there would have been continued hardship and an economic decline. -
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. This is important because the nine helped achieve equal education for all students in Atlanta.