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Jan 1, 1000
Paleo Period
Paleo Information
The Paleo period developed from asian migration. They were nomadic, hunters, gateherers and were constantly moving following the food source. They used spear heads as weapons called clovis points. They hunted and ate mammoth, bison,ground sloth and larger game animals. They had no organized trade or religion. -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic Period
Archaic Information
They migrated by seasons and came back to the same spots. They lived in caves, pithouses, and underground shelter. They became more reliant on groups. They made simple pottery and used smaller thinner spearheads for smaller game animals, like derr, turkey, fish and they gathered nuts and berries. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland Period
Woodland Information
During this time period, they started to form tribes, and are no longer nomadic, living in more perminent areas. They are living in round houses thatstill resemble huts. They use pottery and have designed a simple form of a bow and arrow. This group also expirimented with farming. Sunflowers, squash, beans, maize and also hunted small game animals. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississipian Period
Mississippian Information
This group began to form cities, had social ranking,and also established governments called cheifdoms.They were the first true civilization and had european contact. They had the most advanced bow and arrow and pottery, also advanced stone tools. They were the first to live off of farming and hunting smaller game animals. Had advanced religion and trade. -
Nov 1, 1450
Hernando Deb Soto
Hernando DeSoto Information
He was a spanish explorer. He came to Georgia in search of gold, but didn't find any. In the process he killed thousands of natives during the battle and also brought disease which killed thousands more. -
Charter of 1732
Charter of 1732 Information
The Charter of 1732 was a document that laid out the rules and laws of the new colony. It set up Georgia as a Trustee colony which meant it was governed by a group of Trustees. -
Georgia Founded
The man who founded Georgia was from England. His name was James Edward Ogelthorpe and he named Georgia in honor of King George the second. They came into contact with the Yamacraw Indians. These Indians gave them permission to build Georgia. The Yamacraw Indians weere friendly to the Ensglishmen. -
Salzburgers Arrive
Salzburgers information
The Salzburgers were exiled from their home beacause they were protestents . They arrived in Georgia on March 12, 1734. King George invited them to Georgia to escape the Catholic church. The Salzburgers formed the city of New Ebenezer and were successful in building Georgia's first and oldest church. -
Highland Scots Arrive
Highland Scots Information
The Highland Scots were conditioned to a hard life in the highlands of Scottland. On January 10, 1736 they arrived in Georgia to be protectio for the colony against the Spanish. They settled on the Altamaha river creating the city of Darien. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds Information
Reynolds was Georgia's first governor. His major accomplishment was self government in Georgia. Reynolds served in the royal navy before becoming governor. There was a disagreement between Reynolds and the legislative, he sent the legislative people home.Reynolds was replaced. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis information
Ellis was Georgia's second govrnor. He was the best governor out of all three. He maintained a good relationship with the Creek indians. During his time as governor population grew to 10,000, with 3,600 slaves. During the French - Indian war Ellis kept peace with the Creeks. Ellis had many major accomplishments. -
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James Wright
James Wright Information
Wright was Georgia's 3rd and final governor. wright's term lasted the longest between the 3. Wright expanded farms, trade, and he alos fortified Savannah's defense. The amount of land increased from 1 million to 7 million. He also created Georgia's first newspaper. His two major errors were when he tried to move the capital away from Savannah and enforcing the Stamp Act. -
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American Revolution
American Revolution Information
There were 5 major events that lead up to the American Revolution. The French and Indian war, Proclimaton of 1736, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, and the Decleration of Independence. These all angered the colonists with taxes, the harbor being closed, and also not being able to move west. -
Battle of Kettle Creek/Elijah Clarke
Kettle Creek Information
Elijah Clarke was the leader of the patriots in the Battle of Kettle Creek. The Battle of Kettle creek was a major victory for Georgia because they got all the supplies they needed. -
University of Georgia Founded
University of Georgia Founded Info
The University of Georgia was founded January 27, 1785. It was the first state supported University in the United States. It was also a land grant university, which means the state provides the land for free. The first president of UGA was Abraham Baldwin. -
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Capitol moved to Louisville
Capitol moved to Louisville info
Louisville was named in honor of King Louis of France for helping during the American Revolution. The capitol was moved to Louisville because it was central to westward expansion and also legislators wanted to move to keep up with population movement. -
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Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention Information
Abraham Baldwin and William Few represented Georgia at the constitutional convention of 1787. The Georgia constitution was based off the revised version of the U.S. constitution. The Constitutional Convention lasted about 4 months and the Constitution was then sent to ratified by the states. -
Georgia Ratifies the Constitution
Georgia ratifies the constitution information
Georgia was one of the first states to ratify the new U.S. constitution. Georgia did this and agreed with the U.S. Constitution because it provided them protection from the indians and they could expand their land. They also signed it because it was a short message and it was straight to the point. -
Eli Whitney and the cotton gin
Eli Whitney & the cotton gin info
Eli Whitney invinted the cotton, which made it easier to get the seeds out of cotton. When this invention was used by farmers the slave population increased and cotton became Georgia's major or main crop. Georgia only planted cotton the next few years and imported the goods the needed like food. -
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Yazoo Land Fraud
Yazoo land fraud info
The state of Georgia was involved in the Yazoo Land Fraud. The Yazoo Land Fraud was when these private land companies bribed Georgia legislators to sell them their land in westeren Georgia cheap, so they could sell it to the citizens for a higher price. Georgia was to give up modern day Mississippi and Alabama as punishment for selling the land illeaglly. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromis Info
Missouri Compromis was an attempt at keeping slave states and free states balanced. For Missouri to become a slave state, Maine would have to become a free state. a line was drawn down Missouri's southern border and no slaves were allowed above that line, even if it was a slave state. Both the North and South supported this compromise, but it didn't last for long. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Dahlonega Gold Rush Info
The Dahlonega Gold Rush is what caused Egrogia to push the rest of the cherokee indians outs of Georgia, so they could mine the gold for profits. the indians also had to leave because Georgia officials didnt want them to secretly be mining the gold and keeping it themselves. -
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Trail of tears
Trail of Tears Info
The Trail of tears was the journey the indians took by foot, from Georgia to Oklahoma. Many of the young children and older people died along the way. These indians had to make this harsh trip because they were to be moved out of Georgia because of gold mining. The soldiers also treated the indians very harshly, they couldn't stop to bury loved ones or rest until they were done walking for the day -
Worcester Vs. Georgia
Worcester Vs Georgia Info
Worccestor was a white man who protested against the courts for the indians to keep their land. The supremem court judge John Marshall ruled in the indians favor, but president andrew Jackson didn't listen and signed the indian removal act which made the indians move or leave Georgia. This lead to the Trail of Tears. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 Info
The Compromise of 1850 was made to keep balance of the policies. North Carolina enters as a free state and the south gets the fugative slave law, which states that all runaway slaves are hunted down and returned to their owners. this Compromise also allows Utah and New Mexico to vote on becoming free or slave states. -
Georgia Platform
The Georgia Platform was created to avert a national crisis. Slavery was at the core of tension between the North and the South. Through this act Georgia was ready to respond to events. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Kansas - Nebraska Act Info
The Kansas - Nebraska act was a law mandating popular sovergenty in Kansas and Nebraska. Proslavery settlers from Missouri and anti-slavery settlers from Iowa began to fight. Which gave Kansas the nickname " Bleeding Kansas ". The south supported the KNA because it opened up territory for slavery, and the north opposed it for that reason. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Case Info
Scott's owner moved to a free state, so Scott sues for freedom stating that he should be free because he is not in a slave state anymore. The court rules that Scott is property and will remain a slave whereever his owner goes. The north dissagreed with this ruling and thought it was wrong. The south thought this ruling was great because this opend up slavery to ever state. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo was an African American entreprenewer, he was the founder and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance company, and he was a barber. The insurance company was the most successful black owned insurance business in the nation. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860 Info
Abraham Lincoln wins the election of 1860 and becomes the president. He will try to keep slavery where it already is. This angers the south because there will be more free states than slave states. Georgia decides to leave the Union but Alexander Stephens opposed. -
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Union Blockade
Union Blockade Info
The confederate ships were stopped and they could no longer import or export the things they needed to the south. The south surrendered later in 1863, but the south had to import everything after that because the few manufacturing facilities were not functional. -
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Freedmens Bureau
Freedmens bureau info
The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to help newly freed slaves & also poor whites. Their purpose was to provide them with food, shelter, and education. 3 university's or colleges were formed for slaves to get an education; Atlanta university, more-house college, and Clark university. -
Battle of Antietam
battle of antietam info
The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. 23,000 soldiers were killed wounded or reported missing after 12 hours of battle. After the battle, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, which was issues by Abraham Lincoln. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation Info
5 days after the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. If the south did not surrender slavery would end. The south soon surrendered and slavery continued. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg Info
the battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war. The battle was fought July 1-3, 1863. This was the bloodiest battle with 51,000 injuries or deaths. The Union or the north won the battle of Gettysburg. -
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Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga Info
William Rosecrans led his troops against the confederate general Braxton Bragg at Chickamauga creek. Bragg's army defeated the union but did not follow up and eventually were forced to retreat south to dalton. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
[Andersonville info](itaryhistory.about.com/od/civilwar/p/andersonville.htmmil)
The Andersonviklle prison had horrible conditions. It was dirty. Also, the only shelter was what the prisoners could put together. Todasy 15,700 Union dead are burried there. There was not enough food or medical supplies, and much of the water was contaminated. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign Info
Sherman took 112,00 soldiers left in Chatanooga and began a campaign towards Atlanta. Johnston had 60,000 troops to hold back Sherman's army. The 2 armys fought again and again and eventually The Union army won and left Atlanta in flames. -
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Sherman's March To The Sea
Shermann's ,arch to the sea info
On his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Sherman destroyed all military targets. He burned everything in a path 60 miles wide. The damages he caused were as high as 100 million dollars. Savannah eventually surrendered to Sherman. -
KKK Formed
KKK was formed in 1865, in Polaski, Tennessee. It was formed by former confederate soldiers. Their purpose was to intimidate blacks through violence & keep them from exercising their rights. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The 13th amendment was made to free slaves. Once the 13th amendment was passed all slaves were set free. -
WEB DuBouis
DuBouis was an African American activist, editor, and scholar. DuBouis fought against discrimination and racism. He made huge contributions to debates about race, politics, and history through his writing. -
Henry McNeal Turner
Henry McNeal Turner was a black legislator. This was the first time in Georgia history a republican governor was elected. All 29 black legislators were expelled and the reasoning was they had the right to vote but not hold office. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was made to make all freed slaves citizens. So once this was passed all freed slaves became U.S. Citizens. -
John & Lugina Hope
John Hope was an educator and college president. In 1906 he became the first black president of more house university. His wife was known as the most effective social reformer in the south. She brought change to the south and all over. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment was made to give slaves the right to vote & also stated that they cannot be discriminated because of their color. -
Carl Vinson
Vinson is recognized as "the father of the 2 ocean navy". He also served for 25 consecutive terms in the US House of Representatives. He retired in January 1965. He served in the US congress longer than anyone in history. -
Eugene Tamaldge
Eugene played a leading role in the states politics from 1926 to 1946. He was the state commissioner of Agriculture and served 3 terms as governor. He was elected a 4th term as the states cheif executive in 1964, but died before taking office. -
William B Hartsfield
Hartsfield was or becsme one of the greates mayors of Atlanta. He served 6 terms, longer than any other person in Atlanta's history. He is given credit for developing Atlanta into the aviation powerhouse. Hartsfield died on Febuary 22, 1971. -
Tom Watson & the Populists
tom watson info
Tom Watson was elected to congress. He only served 2 years, and he had a 3rd party system. He and the populists supported small farmers. He also turned against the African Americans. Tom's biggest accomplishment was when he made mail be delivered to rural areas. -
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Benjamin Mays
He was born in south Carolina to parents who were former slaves. He did undergraduate work at Bates college where he recieved his doctoral and masters degrees. Dr. Mays was a lifelong educator. He was Atlanta's school board first african american president. A high school in south west and a street were named after him. He died in 1984 at age 86. -
Booker T Washington
Washington was a black educator and spokesman. He have a speech known as the Atlanta Compromise at the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. Washington spoke about segregation of the races that provided equal opportunities. -
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International Cotton Expo
The international cotton expo had 800,000 visitors. It was made to showcase the economic recovery of the south. It also lasted for 3 months. It gained money & exposure for Atlanta. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson was the court case that decided separate but equal was okay. The vote that determined this answer was a 7 to 1 majority, but 1 person didn't participate in the vote. -
Richard Russell
Russell served in a public office for 50 years, as a state legislator, governor, and a US senator. Russell was best known for his efforts to strengthen the national defense an to oppose civil rights legislation. Russell also worked to bring economic opportunities to Georgia. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
1906 Atlanta Riot info
It all started because the newspaper came out with flase stories. This caused blacks & whites to gather & fight. 3 whites & 18 blacks were killed. Military forces had to come in to keep order. -
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962- 1970. He is given credit for leading the city through physical and economic growth and with staying calm through the civil rights movements. Allen was borin in Atlanta on MArch 15, 1911. He died on July 2, 2003. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank Case Info
Leo was charged with the murder of mary phagan. The public was outraged when he was sentenced to life in prison instead of the death sentence. Many people think Frank was charged because he was a jew. A group of white men broke into the prison, beat and hung Frank. -
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Herman Tamladge
Tamladge was re-elected governor in 1950. He was a strict segrigationist and opposed all attempts to integrate Georgia Public Schools. He was trying to bring back white primary. He created Georgia forestry commission. He provided leadership for a new state constitution that expanded schools to include grades 1-12. -
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Lester Maddox
Maddox was the Georgia governor at one time. He was born in Atlanta to a workinh class family. By 1933 he had dropped put of high school and began to work at Atlanta steel. In 1947 he opened his most enduring and sucessful interprise, the pickrick cafeteria. he challenged William B Hartsfield in the Atlanta Mayoral Race. He lost. -
County Unit Sysytem
County Unit System Info
The county unit system was set up to level politics. People now voted in units. The most populated counties got 6 votes, the medium sized counties got 8 votes, and the small counties got 12 votes. This means the small counties now decided who won the elections. -
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World War 1
Georgia played a huge role in America's participation in WW1. We hosted more training camps than any other state and by the time the war was over we had contributed over 100,000 men and women to the war. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King attended many colleges and universities. Dr. King recieved national attention for his role in the boycott. especially when Alabama's segrigation laws were ruled unconstitutional. Dr. King earned numerous awards and recognitions for his civil rights work. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 becoming only the second black to do so. -
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Great Deppression
The Great Deppression was the longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the western world. It began soon after the stock market crashed, which sent Wall Street into a panic. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young Info
Andrew Young was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, into a middle class family. His mom was a teacher and his dad was a dentists. He was born during the great depresson and Jim Crow segrigation. He graduated from Howard University in D.C. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the state sponsored percicution and murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi. The German also targeted other groups because of their racial inferiority, the disabled and some of the slaves during this time period. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Their program was brought about by the new deal programs. The CCC is remembered as one of the most popular and effective programs. The corps objective was to recruit young unemployed men for forestry,erosion control, flood prevention and parks department -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
In Europe, WW2 severely disrupted agriculture. This caused an advantage to US farmers, production increased and US farmers were able to export food to the European countries. European agriculture had recovered by 1920 and farmers found it hard to export goods. Prices began to drop. The AAA was created to restore the purchasing power of American Farmers. -
Rural Electrification
The new deal programs brought advances in rural electrification. Rural Electrification Act was the act that was passed so people in more rural areas could have access to electricity. -
Social Security
Social Security was made to provide a general welfare by making a system of federal old age benifits. This enabled several states to make more adequate provision for aged people, blind people, dependent children and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws to establish a social security board. -
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World War 2
In Georgia, southern states were critical to the war efforts. 320,000 people from Georgia served in the US armed forces during WW2, others started to work at factories to help with the war efforts. World War 2 lifted Georgia out of the Great Depression. -
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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Holmes and Hunter were the first African American students to go to UGA. They had to be escorted by state patrol officers. The governor at this time also repealed the other segrigation laws. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed and many men and women in the service lost their lives or were injured. The Japanese hoped this bombing would prevent the US from increasing their influence in the pacific. -
1946 Governors Race
The 1946 governoras race began with the death of Eugene Talmadge. The plan was for the Georgia legislator to elect a governor in January 1947. The general assembly elected Talmadge's son as governor, the newly elected LT. governor Melvin claimed the office as governor and outgoing governor Ellis Arnall refused to leave office. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Linda Brown, a 7 year old black student tried to enroll in an all-white school. She was denied entry and Brown's father sued the board of education. The court ruled seperate but equal schools were uncinstitutional, which lead to ratial integration of schools. -
1956 State Flag
The Georgia State flag was changed to incorperate the st. Andrews cross a confederate battle emblem. The flag caused division between the state. Many modern leaders were offended by the flag. It was damaging Georgia's tourist industry. The new flag was introduced shortly after the 2001 legislative session. -
Sibley Commission
In 1960 governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. was forced with the decision of closing public schools or desegrigating them. The committee reguarded deserigation and reported back to the federal government. -
Student Non Violence Cooridinating Committee
This committee was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. In southern college towns black students refused to leave resturaunts in which they were denied servicebased on their race. This was a form of the non violent protests and this brought SNCC to national attention. -
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The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement began in the fall of 1961 and ended in the summer of 1962. Its goal was desegrigation. Hundreds of black protesters were arrested in 1 week. King left Albany because he had failed with the movement. -
March on Washington
More than 250,000protesters decended upon the nations capitol for freedom and jobs. It was the largest demonstration for human rights in the United States. The event began with a rally at the Washington monument. The rally ended with a meeting between the march leaders and president Kennedy. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, etc.It also required equal acess to public schools, and employment of jobs. It also enforced the right to vote. This act did not end discriminatuion, but it opened up new doors. -
Atlanta Braves
After 7 years in Booston, the Braves moved to Atlanta to begin the 1966 major league baseball season. The move of the braves made them the first major league team to call the south their home. On April 12, 1966 they played in their first major league game, with a crowd of more than 50,000. -
Atlanta Falcons
In 1965 the Falcons became the first proffessional team in Atlanta.The Falcons have become a mainstay in Atlanta's sports culture. The Falcons are a part of the National Football Conference. Other attempts to bring in proffessional teams had failed, until Rankin Smith was awarded 8.5 million for the franchise. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks began in 1946. In 1968 a Georgia real estate developer and former Georgia governor Carl Sanders moved the Hawks to Atlanta. The Team shared Alexander Memorial Hall with the Georgia Tech basketball team. Richie Gverin was named head coach in 1967. In 1969-70 the Hawks won the western division. -
Maydard Jackson Elected Mayor
He was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973. He was the first african american mayor in Georgia. He served 8 years as mayor. Then returned for a third in 1990. In his first 2 terms the portion of city businesses going to minority firms rose dramatically. Jackson remained a high influential force in city politics. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
jimmy carter info
Jimmy Carter was the only Georgian elected president and he only served 1 term. He also served on the senate for georgia. At one point Carter was also the governor of Georgia. When he was defeated in the 1980 election, he formed the Carter Center. -
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1996 Olympic Games
1996 Olympic Games Info
Atlanta hosted the summer olympic games, the evemnt was the largest in the city's history. The goal of Atlanta hosting the olympics was to promote Atlanta's image as an international city. preperations for the olympics took more than 6 years and costed 5.14 billion dollars. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney Info
Austin Dabney was known for his bravery in the Battle of Kettle Creek. He was from mixed heritage. He was also wounded in battle and was given land from the Harris family.
