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Jan 1, 1000
Archaic Period
Archaic Information the archaic indians live in "dwellings" such as caves, pithouses, and underground shelters. These indians are becoming more reliant on groups. They migrate to the same spots they have been before each season. They use simple pottery and smaller mor pointed spearheads to hunt. Large animals no longer exist, so they rely on small game animals such as turkey, deer, and fish. -
Jan 1, 1000
Paleo Period
Paleo Information The Paleo Indians developed from Asian migration across the Bering Strait Bridge. The are nomatic hunter and gatherers that large animals like the mammoth, sabor tooth tiger, bison, and the ground sloth. The Indians hunted with large spear heads called the "clovis point". They have no organized religion or trade. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland Period
Woodland Information The woodland indians are starting to form tribes and are no longer nomatic. They live in round houses and stuill make pottery. The bow and arrow is used to hunt instead of a spear and they hunt small game animals. The indians are starting to expiriment with farming like squash, sunflowers, gourds, beans and other things. They have burial mounds and rock mounds. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Missisippian Period
These missisippian indians are establishing goverments and are forming cities, and are also coming in contact with europeans. They have advanced pottery, jewelry, statues, and stone tools.The most advenced bow and arrow is used to hunt smaller game animals and they are the first to live off agriculture like corn, squash, and beans. The indians have the most advanced system of trade and religion. They build temple mounds and worship their answers. -
Nov 1, 1540
Hernando De Soto
Hernando de Soto InformationHernando De SotoHernando De Soto came to Georgia to search for gold. During his search for gold he got into battles with the natives. He ended up killing a thousands of native americans. Thousands of natives also died from diseases that the explorers brought with them. De Soto found no gold or treasure and then soon died somewhere along the missisippi river. -
Georgia Founded
Georgia Founded InformationJames Oglethorpe got a charter to create a new colony. They named the new colony Georgia, and were going to take the poor and jobless to go there to start a new life. They found the colony and they came to a tribe of Yamacraw Indians. They met the cheif, Tomochichi and he desides to let them have the land. -
Charter of 1732
Charter of 1732 InformationKing George the II gave James oglethorpe a charter to create a new colony. Oglethorpe thought that the best way for the jobless and poor to start a new life was to start a new colony. That colony was going to be in Gerogia. -
Salzburgers Arrive
Salzburgers InformationThe Salzburgers arrived in Georgia in 1734. Oglethorpe greeted tham in savannah. They were the one of the first jew so arrive in georgia. They built the first water driven grist mill. They also made the firts orphanage, and sunday school. -
Highland Scots Arrive
Highland scotts InformationThe highland scotts were settelers from scottland. They were conditioned to a hard life in the highlands of scottland. They were rough, hardened, militaristic, large, strong, and not afraid. these people were recruted to be a protection for the colony against the spanish. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds InformationJohn Reynolds was Georgia first royal governor. He made a major accomplishment and that was self government. Reynolds also had a major error and that was running the colony alone. Soon the King replaces Reynolds with a new royal governor. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis InformationHenry Ellis replaced John Reynolds as Georgis's secound royal governor.He made a major economic growth and a major growth of population. The population grew to 10,000 with 3,600 slaves. Henry Ellis had to leave Georgia because of heat related illnesses that he had. -
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James Wright
James Wright InformationJames Wright replaced Henry Ellis as Georgia's third royal Governor. He had very many accomplishments. For example, some were expanding farms, expanding trade, and there are many more. Two major errors were trying to move the capitol away from savannah. another error was enforcing the stamp act in Georgia. -
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American Revolution
American Revolution InformationThere were a lot of thing that happened that led up to the American Revolution. some of the thigs that happened were the french and Indian war which was also called the seven years war. There was the proclamation of 1763 and the Intolerable acts. There was the stamp act. There was also the Declaration of Independance which happened on July 4th 1776 as we know the Fouth of July. -
Elijah Clarke/Kettle Creek
Elijah Clarke and Kettle Creek InformationLeiutenate Colonel Elijah Clarke helped defeat a large group of loyalists at Kettle Creek Georgia. His parteners were Colonel Anrew Pickens and Colonel John Dooley. They killed or captured 140 loyalists. Colonel was murdered by a loyalist in 1780. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney InformationAustin Dabney was once a slave and became a private in the Georgia militia. Dabney was given land by Georgia for his bravery during revolution. He was also one of the only African Americans to be granted this. He became great friends with a family named the Harris'. Dabney died in 1830. -
University of Georgia
University of Georgia InformationGeorgia was the first state that supported the universityin the U.S. The university was incorperated January 27, 178. A man named Abraham Baldwin was the firts presidentof the university. Thewas a land grant university. It was formed in Athens, Georgia. -
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Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention InformationLeaders got together to talk about problems in the goverment under the Articles of Confederation. The leaders of the constitutional convention depended on checks and balancesand divided the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. George Washinngton was the head of the constitutional convention. The things that they came up with during the convention became the base for the U.S. Constitution. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
Georgia Ratifies Constitution InformationFour men got to go to the constitutional convention in Philadelphia. Two of htose men were Abraham Baldwin and William Few. They got to sign the final document of the U.S. constitution. There was a 100% agreement from the delegates to ratify the constitution. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney & the Cotton Gin InformationA man named Eli Whitney created the cotton gin. Whitney's invention made a big impact on Georgia. Georgia's cheif crop was tobacco until it became cotton. Georgia's slavery increased, its cotton productions increased, and it increased cotton. -
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Yazoo Land Fraud
Yazoo Land Fraud InformationThe Yazoo land Fraud was when large land companies wanted land from Georgia. The companies bribed paid legislatiors to change the law. The companies purchased large tracts of cheap lands, and raised the price to sell. The people got mad, and curruption voted out crooked legislatiors. -
Capitol moved to Louisville
Capital moved to Louisville InformationLouisville was named in honor King Louis 16th of France. It was name dthe new capitol. They moved to louisville to reamain central to the westward expantion. Also, they wanted to move because the population was moving west. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Dahlonega Gold Rush InformationThe Dahlonega Gold Rush was when gold was found on Cherokee Indian land. Georgia then passed a law taking cherokee land. John Ross wanted to help. He petitions congress for help and he got none. -
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Great Depression
The great deppression hit georgia harder than some other riegions of the country. Many things caused and happened during the great depression. Some of the causes were the Boll Weevil, Drought, and the Stock Market Crash. Some of the Remidies for the Great Depression were the New Deal, Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustmant Act, Rural Electrification, and Social Security. -
Worchester vs. Georgia
Worchester vs. Georgia InformationThe supreme court case was challenging the Georgia law. A cheif Justice named John Marshall ruled in favor of the Cherokee. Andrew jackson was president at this time and he refused to enforce the decision. He signs the indian removal act and all the natives had to be relocated west of the missisippi river. -
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Trail of Tears
Trail of tears InformationThe trail of tears was a journey of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. The Cherokee Indians were doing this because they were forced off of their land. The land went to the government. Many people died of sickness and having no food on this journey. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise InformationMissouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state that attempted to keep balance between free and slave state. The Missouri compromise was to keep a balence between slave and free states. the north was a free state and supported it because it kept a balance. The sourth was also a slave state and also supported it because of the same reason. -
Henry McNeal Turner
In 1867 blacks get to vote for the first time. For the first time in Georgia a republican governor is elected. 29 Black legislatures are elected. All of the 29 were expelled form the General Assembly. They have the right to vote but not to hold office. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act InformationThsi act was a law mandating "popular soverignty" in Kansas and Nebraska. Popular soverignty means voting on slavery. Proslavery settlers are from Missouri and the Anti-Slavery settlers are from Iowa. The South suported the KNA and the North opposed the KNA. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was born a slave on a Virginia Farm. He founded the Tuskegee Institute, a Black School to train teachers. Washington also helped form the National Negro Buisness League. He searved as an adviser to President Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Case InformationDred Scott was a slave, whose owner moved to a free state. Scott sues for his freedom saying that he should be free. THe court rules him not free because if he was once property it wouldnt matter where he would go he would still stay property. The south supports the courts annswer but the north opposes it. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo Herndon was a african american entrepenuer and barber. He was also the president and founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. That buisness was the most sucessful black owned insurance company in the nation. Herndon was one of the weathiest black man in atlanta and he was a very well respected man. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860 InformationDuring this time Abraham Lincolin wins the presidency. They wanted to keep slavery when it allready existed. The south was very unhappy when the contemplates were leaving the Union. Georgia debated and ultamatly decited to leave and a man named Alexander Stephens opposed. -
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Union Blockade
Union Blockade InformationIn the beginning of the civil war the Union was going to blaackade the confederate ports. This would prevent the from importing goods for the war and from selling cotton. The origional name for this plan was the "Anaconda Plan". -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg InformationThe Battle of Gettysburg was in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. It was a turning point in the civil war. The battle happened July 1-3, 1863. It assured a northern victory. -
Battle Of Antietam
Battle of Antietam InformationThere was a stream called Antietam Creek. That creek is where the northern and southern armies collided on September 17th, 1863. This was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War. 23,000 people were missing, wounded, or killed. -
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Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga InformationUnion forces moved against the major confederate railroad center. This happened in Chattanooga, Tennesee across the Gerogia line. The confederates initially won. The union returned to capture chickamauga. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville Prison InformationGeneral Grant stopped excanging prisoner swith the south. This kept the confederacy from getting back men needed for the army. The prisoners of war had to stay at a prison camp or jail. 13,000 men were missing or died of diseases, starvation, and exposure. -
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Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign InformationGeneral U.S. Grant took 112,000 men under command of General William T. Sherman. They went east to attacck General Robert E. Lee and his army. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the sea InformationAfter leaving Atlanta, Sherman's Army headed for the state Savannah. As they went, they burned everything in their path. They destroyed farms, homes, crops, towns, and railroads. They destroyed 100,000 million dollars worth of things. -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
The KKK formed in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee. It was formed by former confederate solders. This was to intimidate Blacks through violence. They did this because they wanted to keep blacks from voting and exercising their rights. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment InformationThe thirteenth Amendment freed all slaves and made slavery illegal. -
Freedman's Bureau
Feedman's Bureau InformationThe Freedman's Bureau was to provide, food, shelter and education to freed slaves and poor whites. The people that needed this were homeless, unenployed, uneducated, and searching for food and shelter. Some of the people went to Atlanta University, Clark University, and Morehouse College. -
WEB Du Bois
WEB Du Bois stands for William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. He was an African American and he was a educator, historian, socialogist, and social activist. He addressed ratial discrimination, black social problems, and world peace. He did some of his work in Atlanta. -
Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment InformationThe Fourteenth Amendment made everyone freed citizens of the U.S. -
Fithteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment InformationThis provided freed slaves the right to vote and people cannot discriminate based on color or race. -
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International Cotton Exposition
International Cotton Expo InformationThe International Cotton Expo was where they showed the new agricurtural things like cotton, new tractor and things like that. -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson served 25 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Represenatives. He is known or reconized as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". Vinson chaired the House of Naval affairs Commitee for 16 years. He died in June 1, 1981. -
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge was a very political person. He ran for three terms as state commissioner of agriculture. He aslo ran three terms as governor. He was elected as the state cheif executive for his fouth term but died before getting to take office. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
Tom watson was elected to the Georgia General Assembly, The House of Rep., and the U.S. senate. He was nominated to the Populist Party as the Vice Presidential Canidate in 1896. Watson is remembered for being a voice for the populists. Watson died in 1922. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was a African american minister. He was also an edjucator, sociologest, and social activist. Mays was one of the best well known president for the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He was also a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case happened to an afican American named Holmer Plessy. He refused to sit in a Jim Crow train car and tried to sit in a white train car. That was breaking the Lousianna Law. It led up to the Brown v. Board of Education. -
John and Lugenia Hope
Lugenia Burns married John Hope. They moved to Atlanta and he became the first black president of Morehouse College. Hope became close friends with W.E.B Du Bois. Hope did lots of work with the YMCA. -
Richard Russell
Russell served in the public office for 50 years. He served as Governor of Georgia, state legislator, and U.S. Senator. He worked to bring economic opportunities in Georgia. He died in January 21, 1971. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The 1906 Atlanta riot was a riot against race. There were white mobs that were killing black people. They wounded and inflicted considerable property damage. Also black males would go and hurt white females. It lasted for three days. -
Ivan Allen Jr.
Ivan Allen has served as the mayor of Atlanta. He served for two terms as mayor. He is also a buisness man. He died July 2, 2003 in Atlanta. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was a Jewish man that was a owner of a pencil factory. He was put on a trial for murduring a thirteen year old girl, Mary Phagan, who worked at the pencil factory. A man named Jim Conley was also accused of this. The case became known to everyone throughout the nation. He was in jail and some citizens came and kidnapped him and they hanged him. -
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World War 1
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Outtoman Empire were the "Central Powers". Great Britian, France, Italy, and Japan were the "Allied Powers" who were against the "Central Powers". This was when they were introduced to modern wepons like machine guns, tanks, and chemical wepons. By the time the war ended 9 million soilders were killed and 21 million more were wounded. The allied powers ended up winning WWI. -
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County Unit System
This was a voting system used by the U.S. It was used by the state of georgia. This was to determine who won in the statewide elections. It lasted from 1917 through 1962. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a American Baptist Minister. He was also a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He gave a speech in Washington D.C. for the March on washington and it was called the "I Have A Dream" speech. He was assasinated and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his U.S. Federal Holiday. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
This was a program where men gained government jobs. They could create, maintain, and/or conserving national parks and state parks. This was only for unenployed, unmarried men. This was part of the New Deal. -
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Holocaust
Adolf Hitler, a German Nazi Leader, hated Jews and he killed and torchered most of them. The holocaust was a terrible thing and killd many people. If they were Jews than you would be forced to leave your home and country to go into the Holocaust. 11 million people were killed during the holocaust and not all of them were Jews. -
Agricultural Adjustmant Act
This was a Law for farmers. They had to cut or stop production in hopes of increasing demand and raising prices. This was a law of the New Deal. -
Rural Electrification
The government oversaw the electrification of the rural areas. People got to get electricity in the country. They got lighting and lots of household purposes for electricity. They also got many farming mechanism tools with electricity. -
Social Security
In the U.S. this is a federal insurance program. It provides benifits for people with disibility, loss of job, and retirement. It gives them good monetary assistance. -
William B. Hartsfield
William B. Hartsfield was once the Mayor of Atlanta. They say that he was one of the greatest ones. He served as mayor for six terms. He has served longer than any other person in Atlanta. -
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World War II
World War II had more than 30 countries. There were 50 million and civilian deaths. It happened because of Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland. This was the most deadliest and widespread wars in history. -
Pearl Harbor
This was an attack by the Japanesse Navy against the U.S. THey suprised the U.S. by this attack. Thay attacked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 2,000 American Soilders and sailers died and 1,000 were wounded. -
1946 Governors Race
During this time Eugene Talmadge was Governor of georgia but he died. The general assembly elected Talmadge's son Herman as governor. Melvin Thompson was elected Leutienat governor but he claimed the office of the governor. The governor Ellis Arnall Refused to leave office. Finally the Supreme Court settled all of it. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge is the son of Eugene Talmadge. He was a Democratic American politicion. He served as governor of Georgia for a short period of time. Talmadge got elected again from 1948 through 1954. In 1956 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. -
Andrew Young
ANdrew Young was born on March 12, 1932. HE had to aaccept responsibility at a young age. HE became a pastor but he left that job to work with the Southern Christian leadership Conference. Young got to work with Martin Luther King Jr. He became 2 of the first black southerners in Congress. Young also helped with being responsible for the development of Atlanta. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This ended segregation in all public schools. Whites and African Americans could now all go to one school if it was a public school. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are part of the National Basketball Association. (NBA) They play at the Phillips Arena in downtown Atlanta. They have made Atlanta there home since 1968. There team colors are red, black, and gold. -
Sibley Commision
During this time Ernist Vandiver Jr. was Governor of Georgia. He had a choice to choose to close public schools or have a fedeal order to desegregate the schools. A buisnessman named John Sibley was selected to lead this effort. The comittie decited to name it the Sibley Commission. -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Comittee
This was formed to give younger blacks a voice during the civil rights movement. There were early sit-ins at lunch counter closed to blacks. This happened on Febuary 1960. Ella Baker helped set up the first meeting of what became SNCC. -
Hamelton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamelton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first African Americans to go to the University of Gerogia. They were escorted in the school by State Patrol Officers. Charlayne Hunter graduated and was very well known for a newspaper and public television reporter. Hamelton Homles graduated and practiced medicine as an orthopedic surgeon until he died in 1995. -
Albany Movement
They wanted to have desegregation in the entire communtiy of Albany. It ended up jailing more than 1,000 African Americans in Albany and surrounding small counties. Black protesters have been put in jail for a week and Martin Luther King Jr. was one of them. Martin Luther King Jr. soon left Albany because he failed the goals from the movement he wanted to acomplish. -
March on Washington
200,000 Americans came to washington D.C. for a political rally. This was well known as the "March on Washington". This "March" was for jobs and to get freedom. Martain Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech the "I have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
The civil rights act ended segregation in public places. It banned employment discrimination based on color, race, or religion. For a long time U.S. congress didnt pass a civil rights act. Many people signed the civil rights act. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was born in Atlanta in 1915. He was a segragationist that became governor of Atlanta. He also was a resturant owner. Maddox established a day that any Georgian could visit the mansion to talk about anything they want. He aslo ran for lieutenat governor in 1970. -
Atlanta Falcons
In Atlanta, the Falcons became the First professional football team. They were they fifteenth National Football League. (NFL) They sometimes play at the Georgia dome. The Falcons have become very popular in Atlanta. -
Atlanta Braves
The Braves moved to Atlanta to start the najor league baseball season. There first game in the atlanta statium, 50,000 people came. The mayor Ivan Allen Jr. threw the ceremonial first ball. They lost there first game but they still decited to make Atlanta there home. -
Maynard Jackson Elected President
Maynard Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973. He was mayor of Atlanta in 1973. He was the first Arfrican American to be elected mayor of a major southern city. He served for three terms as mayor. He worked with people that wer organizing the Atlanta olympics of 1996. -
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1996 Olympic Games
1996 Olympic Games InformationThe 1996 Olympic games started July 19 through August 4 1996.The Centennial summer Olympic Games were hosted by Atlanta. In the Opening ceremony of the games it attracted a crowd of 83,000 to the Statium. There was 10,318 competitors for 197 nations and there were 26 sports. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Jimmy Carter was from Georgia. He became the President of the United States and he was the first president from Georgia. He married a lady named Rosalynn Smith and they had four children. Carter also became Governor of Georgia.
