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Jan 1, 1000
Achaic Period.
<a href='http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/archaic-period-overview' >Archaic Information</a
The archaic indians lived in caves, pithouses, or rock shelters. They migrated sesonally but always returned to the same spot. The archaic indians became more reliant on grouping togather. They hunted small game animals since all the large game animals became extinct.Their tecnology was pottery and small pointier spearheads. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland Period
Woodland Information
The woodland indians started to form tribes and were no longer nomadic. They made the bow and arrow. The woodlans experimented with farming beans, and squash. The woodland did show some evidence of trade, but it was not organized. The woodland made burial mounds called kolomoki and rock mounds like rock eagle, which show they had some kind of religion. -
Jan 1, 1000
Paleo Period
Paleo Information
The paleo indians were nomadic peopls who followed their food.Their technology or tools were clovis points which were used to kill their food. The paleo indians hunted large game animals like, mammoths, bison, and ground sloths. The paleo indians were also the first people to settle in Georgia. They came ovr to Georgia by crossing the bering strait land bridge. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian Period
mississippian information
The mississippian began to form cities and established a chiefdom. They had the first true civilization. They had the most advanced forms of hunting,trading and religion. They were the first indians to live off of agriculture. The mississippian came in contact with the settlers. -
Nov 1, 1540
Hernando De Soto
[De soto information](<a href='<a href='<a href='http://www.newadvent.org/' )
De Soto landed in the southwestern part of Georgia, searching for gold. Many of his soldiers killed thousands of Native Americans. Many others died from diseases spread by the explorers.De Soto did not find gold however.He settled in Georgia and fought with many other settlers and indians for land. -
Charter of 1732
Charter of 1732 information
The charter of 1732 was made so the poor could have a second chance.THe charter granted area to all land,countries, and territories. The charter was signed by King George 2. The charter didn't allow catholics, lawyers, liquor dealers , or colored people to the colony. -
Gerogia Founded
[DeSoto information' >Georgia information](<a href='<a href='<a href='http://www.newadvent.org/)
Georgia was founded to give the unemployed a second chance. James Oglethope believed people in debt deserved a second chance and he wanted to make room in the prisons for real criminals.Georgia wass named after King George the second. THe colony was founded for three reasons:charity economics and defense. -
Salzburgers arrive
Salzburgers information
The Salzburgers were German people who were expelled form Salzburg. KIng George offered them a place in Georgia and they excepted. The Salzburgers built the fort saw mill,establishedthe first Sunday school .and the first orphanage. They also established the first church,Ebenezer, which is the first and oldest church in Georgia. -
High Land Scotts arivve
Highland Scots info
The Highland Scots were settlers from Scottland who had a hard life. They were rough,large and unafraid.They settled in Georgia on January 10,1736.They created the city Darian and they were good protection for the Georgia colonyfrom the Spanish. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds info
John Reynolds was the first royal governor of Georgia.He tought the colony how to self govern themselves. He established a bicameral court system. At one of the meetings he got mad and started governing Georgia by himself. After this error Reynolds got manycomplaints and was pelaced by the King. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis info
Henry Ellis was Georgia's secondgovernor. He helped Gerogia in many ways. Ellis helped Georgia by promoted farms and larger farms which allowed slaves.Since slaves were allowed,Georgia's population went up tremendously. However since he could not take the heat he had to leave Georgia. -
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James Wright
Jmes Wright info
Jmes Wright was Georgia's last governor. He improved Ellis's policies. Wright helped with the amount of land increasing. He also accomplished Georgia's first newspaper.Wright tried to move the state capital form Savannah. He also enforced the Stamp Act, both which were major errors. -
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American Revolution
[American Revolution info](www.theamericanrevolution.org/)
The Revolution was the effect of The British taxing Americans. All the taxes made them very angry.Five acts led up to the Revolution. The acts were the French & Indian War,Proclomation of 1763,Stamp Act,Intolerable Acts, and The Decleration of Independence. All of these were the causes of the American Revolution. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney info
Austin Dabney was a man who fought in the Battle of Kettle Cr. He was the first man of mixed heritage to be injured in war. Since he fought he was given land as a reward. -
Elijah Clarke and The Battle of Kettle Creek
<a href='http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-kettle-creek' >Battle of Kettle Creek and Elijah Clarke info<a>
Elijah Clarke led the soldiers into the Battle of Kettle Creek. One of the soldiers injured a British officer and the British fell back to a creek. The rebels or whigs met them at this creek and killed the British. This battle was significant because the whigs got horses and much needed supplies. -
University of Georgia Founded
UGA info
The University of Georgia was the first state supported University. A. Baldwin was the president of the University. Athens was the county around the University. THe importance of the University is that it proovides more population and a much smarter more cultured population. -
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Capitol Moved to Lousville
Capitol movement info
Ouisvile was named after Louis 16 of Francefor helping during the revolution. Louisville was the third capitol of Gerogia. It was moved to keep up with the population movement. It was central of the westward expansion. -
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Constitutional Convention
Consttutional Convention info
The constitutional convevention was a meeting to discuss the articles of Confederation.Four men from Georgia went to the convention. The men that went were Wilian Few, William Houston,Abraham Baldwin, and William Pierce. Only jFew and Baldwin signed it. -
Gerogia Ratifies Consttution
Costituion Ratified by Georgia info
Georgia ratified the constitution on January 2, 1788. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution. Few and Baldwin signed the constitution. The Constitution was made so the Americans could be ree from the British. So the Constitution would be fair it contained a Bill of Rights that protect certain freedoms of citizens. -
Eli Whitney and the cotton Gin
cotoon gin info
Eli Whitney is the inventor who created the cotton gin.Once the cotton gin was created ,cotton production sped up . The profits ,slaves and population all increased. Cotton became Georgia,s cash crop and main crop. Since cotton was produced so much the people came up with the term "KIng Cotton". -
Yazoo Land Fraud
Yazoo land fraud info
The Yazoo land Fraud was how Georgia got its modern day borders. Land companies bribed Congress to sell them the land. The land companies bought the land cheap and sold it for very high prices. The U.S. government took theland and then Gerorgia got its border. -
Missouri Compromise
compromise of 1820 info
The Missouri Compromise was an attempt by the government to balance slave states and free states. The South and North supported it because it kept balance. All states below Missori's southern border would be slave states and all states above became free states. So when missouri became a slve state, Maine became a free state. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
gold Rush info
Gold was found on the Cherokee land, which is what caused the gold rush. Since this gold was found Gerogia passed a law taking all indian property in Georgia.The leader of the Cherokee's John Ross petitioned for help. Congress,sadly, did not help the Indians at all. -
Worchester vs. Gerogia
Worchester vs. Georgia info
Worchester vs. Georgia was the case against the state of Georgia trying to get the indians land back. John Marshall ruled in favor of the Cherokee. The prsident didn't enforce the law and instead told Marshall to enforce it himself. The were still forced to leave their land a few years after. -
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Trail of Tears
Trail of tears info
The trail of tears was the trail the Cherokees took the the west, after they were forced out of their homes. Many Indians died during this journey from disease and cold. This trail lead from Georgia to what is now Oklahoma. Oklahoma became the place where indians stayed because of the trail of tears. -
Georgia Platform
Georgia Platform info
The compromise of 1850 started the Georgia Platform. Many people in Gerogia did not like the Compromise. The Platform was supposed to convince Georgians that the Compromise was giid. The Georgia Platform was a convention. -
Compromise of 1850
1850 Compromise info
This Compromise helped keep balance to polocies. California entered to be a free state. So the compromise was to balance the polocies and representation. So the south got a law calledthe fugitive-slave law, whichstated all runaway slaves must be returned. THe South also got Utah and Mexico as slace states. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
kansasnebraska act info
The Kansas-Nebraska Avt was a law giving Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignity.Popular soverignity allowed these territories a decision on whether they would be a free state or slave state. Many proslavery and abolitionists people stormed into these territories after this to lean the vote one way. The settlers fought and the term "Bleeding Kansas" came to explain the fighting. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott info
Dred Scott was a slave. He moved to a free state with his owner and then sued because he said since he moved to a free state he should be free. The Supreme court ruled that he was still a a and that he was property whther he moved to a gree state ot not. This made it where slave owners could move wherever and still have slaves. -
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Union Blockade of Georgia
blockade info
The Union blocked the sout from importing and exporting goods. Blockade runners were able to inport and ewport goods for a while. The blockade was apert of the Anacoda Plan. The Union tried to stare to south into surrendering. -
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International Cotton Expo.
cotton expo info
The International Cotton Expo was held in Atlanta. It had over 6,000 exhibits. It was to show the South's growth after the Civil War. Many northerners also showcased a lot of newer industries and manufactoring factories. -
Election of 1860
Election info
Abraham Lincoln became the president after this election. Many southerners were not happy because they thought lincoln thought that slavery should stay where it already was. Georgia Decided to secede after Lincoln was elected. Alexnader stephens oppsed but later was ok with seceding from the union. -
Battle of Antietam
Antietam info
The battle of Antietam was on September 17,1862. It was the bloodiest battle of the civil war. Twenty-three thousand soldiers were killed,MIA,or wounded. It was a Union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Proclamation info
Abraham Lincoln was the president who passed this ultimatum. He wanted to end the civil war and for the south to rejoin the Union. He also wanted to end slavery./ To end slavery he told the south if they didnt surrender by Jan. 1 then slaves in rebellion against the U.S. would forever be free. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg info
gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war. It was held in Gettysburg,Pennslyvania. It was a Union victory. It assured a Northern victory for the Civil War. -
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Battle of Chickamauga
Chickamauga info
In this battle union forces tried to capture the railroads in Chattanooga. The Confederate won this battle at first. They didn't finish off the rest of the union soldiers. The Union soldiers returned with more soldiers the next day and captured Chickamauga. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Prison camp info
Andersonville was a prisoner of war camp. It was a confederate prison for Union soldiers. It had awful conditions. Over 13,000 soldiers died at this camp from disease starvation, and exposure. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
campaign info
Sherman was a Union General. They wanted to take Atlanta. Atlanta was the major manufactoring and railroad hub in Georgia. They burned atlaanta to the ground. -
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Sherman's Marc to Sea
March to sea info
sherman and his army marched from Atlanta to Savannah. They burned everything within 60 miles wide of their path. they destroyed crops, towns, and railroads. This caused $100 million in damage to Georgia. -
Ku Klux Klan formed
KKK info
The KKK was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee. It was formed by former confederate soldiers. Its purpose was to intimidate blacks so they wouldn't vote or exercise their rights. It was a very violent group. -
Freedmen's Bureau
Bureau info
The freednmen's bureau freed slaves and poor whites. It gave the food, shelter, and education. It made college's to take care of the slaves and poor whites. The director of the Bureau was Oliver Howard. -
Thirteenth Amendment
13th amendment info
The 13th amendment was ratified in 1865. It made slavery illegal. It also freed all slaves. So the south no longer could own slaves without paying them to work. -
Henry McNeal Turner
Turner info
blacks were now allowed to vote. A republicna gov. was voted in Georgia. 29 black legislators were elected into Georgia's office as well. Henry Turner was one of the legislators. All of the Legislators were kicked out of office and told they can vote but not run for office. -
Fourteenth amendment
14th amendment info
The 14th amendment was ratified in 1868. It made all born maerican people citizens. It excluded Indians. It gave citizens full benefit of all laws. -
Fifteenth Admendment
15th amendment info
The fifteenth amendment was ratified in 1870. It gave colored men the right to vote. All people were not to be decriminated against under this law. The 15th amendment made it where African Amareican had rights. -
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Tom Watson and the Populists
watson and populists info
Tom Watson was the leader of the poulist party.Populism threatened the Democratic Party's domonance. The Populists tried to get black rebublicans to vote for them. This made many Democrats mad and many elections were dramatic and bloody. -
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
plessy vs ferguson info
A man named Homer Plessy who was one-eigth black and seven-eigths white sat in the whites only section. He did not move from that section and was arrested. He then sued to test the legality of Jim Crow. The court upheld Jim Crow and said seperate but equal was legal. -
Booker T. Washington
booker info
Booker T. Washington was the president of the Tuskeegee Institute. He believed that for blacks to be equal they had to have economic independence.He believed African Americans should gain respect and demand equality.He gave a speech in Atlanta called the Atlanta Compromise and reminded the South that blacks helped them regain their wealth. -
Alonzo Herndon
herndon info
Alonzo Herndon was born into slavery. He was a barber and opened a shop in Atlanta. he then opened three more shops. In 1905 he bought an insurance company. It was the largest Afreican American owned buissness and was soon the Atlanta insurance company. -
John and Lugenia Hope
l and h info
John hope was also a civil rights activist. He became friends with Dubois and became the first black president of Atlanta Baptist college in 1906. He was the only college president who founded the NAACP. His wife Lugenia was also a cicil leader. She organized the Neighborhodd union. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
Atlanta riot info
The Atlant riot was a race riot. The riot started when newspapers kept reperting black men assaulting white people. Mnay newpapers were provoking the white men and making them angry with blacks. September 22 white men came in the dozens and killed black men. -
W>E>B> DuBois
DuBois info
W.E.B. DuBois was an early civil rights activist. He believed that in order for blacks to be accepted truth and knowledgeis what they needed. He wanted higher education for 10 percent of all blacks. He did not agree with Booker T. Washington. -
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Leo Frank Case
leo frank info
Leo Frank was a Jewish man. He worked for a pencil company. He was put on trial for murdering a 13 yr. old girl named Mary Phagan. Leo Frank was found guilty and sentenced to the death penalty but after much reading he it was decided that he would be sentenced to life in prison. A mob thought he should be dead and killed Leo Frank. -
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Carl Vinson
vinson info
Carl Vinson served in the U.S. House of Representatives.He was as "THe Father of the Two ocean navy". He also was in the Naval affairs committee. ven after WWII he still helped. -
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World War I
ww1 info
The u.S. was neutral state at first in ww1. When German submarines sank the Lusitania,which had 128 AMericans, the president entered the U.S. into the war. Georgians made textile mills and victory gardens in order to help with the war. On November 11, 1918 both sides signed an armastice ending the war. -
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County Unit System
county unit system info
The democratic party was the only political party. the county unit system gave equal power to rural areas so both partys would be active. It helped the rural areas with less populated people to have an equal opportunity. In 1962 the county unit system was declared unconstitutional. -
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Great Depression
depression info
Many things led to the Great Depression. Overproduction, unpaid loans and enacted tariffs all were causes of the Great Depression. When the stock market crashed the banks lost money. The Great Depression hurt everyone. Many people couldn't afford anything and there wasn't much of anything. -
Richard Russell
richard russell info
Richard Russell became Georgia's governor in 1931. He was the youngest governor. He combined 102 state offices into agencies. He also combined colleges and university boards and the trustee board. In 1932 he became part of the U.S. Senate. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
ccc info
The CCC provided jobs for single younger men. The men had to build forest trails and roads. The CCC also made it where you had to plant trees to control flooding. In Georgia the CCC was popular. They worked at the Camp Brumby.The CCC also provided jobs for making facilities at the Roosevelt State Park. -
Agriculture Adjustment Act
aaa info
The aa was New Deal plan that paid formers to not plant crops. It provided price supports to farmers who limited prodiction.The money that was given to the farmers were not given to the tenant farmers. So the tenant farmers had no money. Since the AAA put many tenant formers out of buissness it was voted unconstitutional. -
Eugene Talmadge
e. talmadge info
Eugene Talmadge became governor of Georgia in 1933. He was known for "stumping the state." He was a white supremist and he did not like federal involvement. In 1934 he was elected again as the governor. He would not pass the New Deal programs.The federal government then took over the programs. In 1940 he was elected as governor again. -
Social Security
social security info
Social security provided protection against the unemployed. It paid those unable to work and the elderly money from taxes. It did not however bover farmers or the farm workers. It provided retirement and help for those who couldn't work. -
Rural Electrification
rural elec. info
Rural electrification was a New Deal program. It provided electricity to rural areas.it was one of the most inportant New Deal plans. It helped all rural areas to have electricity. -
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William B. Hartsfield
hartsfield info
Hartsfield was the mayor of Atlanta for six terms. He had the people build and airport that was international. The airport was then the only international airport in the southeast part of the U.S. The airport was named after him. It made Atlanta a transportation hub. -
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Holocaust
Holocaust info
The Holocaust was a time where many Jews were killed. Hitler was the dictator of Germany who believed that all people should have blond hair and blue eyes.He was anti-sematic. The Nazis and hitler ruled Germany. THey killed over 6 million Jews. -
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World War II
ww2 info
World War two was a gruesome time in the world. The Allied powers were the USSR, Britian,France,China,U.S, and many more. The Axis powers were Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Ramania,and Bulgaria.World War two killed many people. Many people bought war bonds and saved their extra goods just to help with the war. -
Benjamin Mays
mays info
Benjamin Mays became the president of Morehouse College in 1940.One of his students was MLK Jr.He became good friends till MLk died. Mays helped enhance the education. In 1964 he retired. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor info
On December7,1941 Japanese planes fired at Pearl Harbor. Many of the U.S. Navy was stanioned there. The bombs killed over two thousand people. It left much damage to Pearl Harbor. -
1946 Governor's Race
governor race info
Eugene Talmadge won in the democratic party and since there wer no Republicans, he was assured to win. Talmadge was in bad health and died in December.The council had chosen Herman Talmadge to take over if Eugene died. The General Assembly voted Herman Talmadge to be governor. -
Atlanta Hawks
hawks info
The Atlanta Hawks were established in 1946.The also moved from state to state like the Braves.They are a basketball team. They are Atlanta's proffesional basketball team. -
Herman Talmadge
herman t info
Herman Talmadge became the governor in 1947 when his dad died. He was the governor again from 1948-1954. After he was governor he served in the U.S. Senate. In 1980 he was defeated from his position in Senate. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
mlk info
MLK Jr. was a civil rights leader born in Atlanta. He was a peaceful person who believed in non-violence.He organized the March on Washington, which is where he gave his famous speech.He was assasinated in 1968 by James Earl Ray. -
Brown vs Board of Education
brown vs. edu nfo
A man named Oliver Brown filed a case against the Board of edu. His child was denied access to a public school. The case established that seperate but equal was unconstitutional. It desegregated public schools. -
1956 State Flag
state flag info
Thge 1956 state flag added the confederate emblen to it. It protested the Brown vs. Board decision. There were protests in the 1990's to take the confederate emblem off. In 2001 the emblem state flag changed. -
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Commitee
sncc info
The SNCC was an orginization run by college students. The students believed in nonviolent protests. THey protested against segregation. They organized sit ins, marches, and rallies in order to protest against segregation. -
Sibley Commision
[commision info](www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/sibley-commission)
The Sibley Commision was a study by John Sibley. THe governor wanted to know if Georgians would rather close its schools rather than integrate. The study showed that the citizens would rather close down the schools, It recommended that citizens supported desegregation. -
Atlanta Braves
braves info
The Atlanta Braves are a proffesional baseball team.They started out in Boston and soon wound up in Atlanta.THey play in the Atlanta Stadium. They are ATlanta's only proffesional baseball team. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
desegregation info
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first African Americans to go to Uga. The University was ordered by Judge /bootle to let them come to the school. They were the first to desegregate the University of Georgia. They stayed there until a mob gathered around Charlayne's dorm.Then the state repealed laws allowing schools to integrate. -
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Albany Movement
movement info
It was the first mass movement in the civil rights era. Its goal was to desegregate Albany. Over 1000 African Americans wer put in jail over this movement. MLK Jr. was there and admitted falure then went to Burmhingham. -
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Ivan Allen Jr.
ivan jr info
Ivan Allen Jr. was mayor of Atlanta. He was respansible for the Atlanta Falcons,Braves, and Hawks. He increased population by establishing these three sports teams. He built the teams for economis reasons and money for the state. -
March on Washington
Wahington info
200,000 Americans gathered at Washington to rally for jobs and freedom. It was organized by many civil right activists. It was t show people the challenges of African Americans. Martin Luther gave his famous "I have a Dream speech" at this rally. -
Civil Rights Act
civil act info
The civil rights act was an act made to outlaw segregation. It banned discrimination and segregation in public place. It was brought to Congress by J.F.K and was passed on July 2,1964. It was made as an effect of the civil rights movement. -
ATlanta Falcons
falcons info
The Atlanta Falcons joined proffesional football in 1965. Ivan Allen Jr. founded the falcons.The falcons are proffesional.THere owner is Author Blank. -
Lester Maddox
Maddox info
Lester Maddox became the states governor in 1966. He strongly supported segregation. He opened a restraunt named Pickrick which was segregated. When he was told to integrate it he closed it down. Since his run as governor was not as successful he ran as lit. gov. but failed. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young info
Andrew Young was one of the first balck people to be voted in congress by Georgia. He helped to develop Atlanta. He was a human rights activist, politician, and buisiness man. He became Atlanta's mayor in 1981 -
Maynard Jackson elected mayor
jackson info
Maynard Jackson was elected as mayor in 1973. He served eight years as Atlanta's mayor and came back in 19990 to serve again.He was the first afericna american to be mayor in a major city.Since he was not elected a third time, but was but he was a securities lawyer. he worked with Andrew Young on the Olympics. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Jimmy Carter info
Jimmy Carter was the only Georgian president. He worked in the Navy, Georgia General Assembly, and as Governor of Georgia. He had a lot of liberal social values and fascal conservatism. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts. -
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1996 Olympic Games
1996 Olympics info
The 1996 Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia. It was held in Atlanta to promote its image as ready to help in global commerce. atlanta had to compete with five other cities in order to hold the Olympics there. The olympics improved Atlanta and made a legacy for its image.
