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Jan 1, 1000
Paleo
Paleo informationPaleo Indians were a group of people that moved from place to place, they were never to stay in one place. They only hunted large animals. Which led them to making large spears heads. The Paleos had no form of orginized trade or religion. -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic
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Archaic Indians migrate very differently they migrated from season to season. Their shelters were caves, pithouses and rocks. Food was nuts, deer, turkey, bear, oysters and shellfish. Some organized trade, and no form of organized religion. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland
woodland informationWoodland Indians were first to begin living in one area for a long period of time. Woodland people started using advanced pottery adn invinted the bow adn arrow. They began to expirience with growingtheir own food. Had some organized trade between group. beginning of religious thinking. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississipian
The Mississipians had the most advanced culture. They were teh first to use a goverment system of school order. Lived in large village and cities. They were the first to succesfully live off of agriculture. Advanced trade system and advanced religion -
Nov 12, 1540
Hernando De Soto
Hernando De Soto was a European explorer that came in search of gold. He killed thousands of Natives by bringing diseases and battles. Soto's exoedition was a failure he found no gold or treasure.journals were kept allowed information about this tribes to the past. -
Charter of 1732
The Chater of 1732 was signed by King George II. This document laid out rules and laws. Gergia was formed by the charter. It was governed by a group of trustees. -
Georgia Founded
Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe.Georgia was named after King George II. James Oglethorpe made Georgia so that debtors that were in jail could start over. All those who made real crime were left behind.Over time Georgia became a home to all kinds of people. -
Salzburgers Arrive
The salzburgers were exiled from their own country because they were protestants.They arrived in Georgia on March 12 1734. They formed the city of Ebinizer but left because the location was bad. King George II invinted the salzburgers to Georgia to escape the catholic church. -
Highland Scots
The highland Scots arrived in Georgia January 10 1736 from Scotland. Their characteristics were tough, fearless, and loved to fight. The Highland Scots were not afraid of the spanish. Oglethorpe recruted them for the purpose of defending the colony. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the first royal governor in Georgia . He arrived Octover 20,1754. People were exiceted to his arrive. He statrted the conceot of self governace. The legislative and Reynolds started having conflicts. The people were not happy of his desicions and soon he got fired. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the second royal governor of Georgia. He was a very populat governor. He did a great economic growth. Ellis left because of a heat realted illnes. Which meant he got replaced. -
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James Wright
James Wright was Georgia's third and last royal governor.He expanded Henry Elli's policies like larger farm, expanded trade, and self-government.His major errrors were trying to move the capital from savannah. He was the capital from savanna. He was the governor through the Arm Revolution. -
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American Revolution
The french and Indian versus the British. Eventually the British wom. The French left North America. Britian had huge amounts of war debt. Tax the colonies to help pay the debt. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was the first African American to own land. The land was granted to him. He fought against the british in the American Revolution. He was a slave who became private in the military. He was born in Wake County, North Carolina. -
Elijah Clarke/Kettle Cr.
Clark joined the rebels he commanded militia against Creek raiders. Clark led a charge in the rebel victory at Ketttle creek. Clark served in the state assembly. -
University of Georgia founded
The university of Georgia incorparated January 27 1785. This university had a major effect on Georgia because new people started moving to Georgia. General Assembly gace land for college. The first state supported university in A -
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Capital Moves to Louisville
Louisville was the capital of Georgia. This capital was named in honor of King Louis XVI for helping the Revolution. It was made as the capital city to keep it centralized location for western llocation. -
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Constitutional Convention
The written constitution of the U.S. Appeal to congress with dispute. Weakness created the need for a newdocument United States Constitutional. Constetutional Convention of 1787. -
Eli Whitney And The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Not knowing what efferct it was going to have slavey had increased exponatiolly. Cotton became very proftiable more slaves produced cotton. -
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Yazoo Land Fraud
Land Companies could not purchase land to resell. Land companies brided anad paid legislaters to change the law. The public found out and sued the state in federal private companies bought cheep land and resold for high scores. -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise between the north and the south to keep balance between free and slave states. A line was drown along southern border as slavery boundry. The south and north seperated to favor the compromise. It was signed on March 4, 1820. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Cherokees were been kicked out their homwe because gold was found in their home because gold was found in their territory.Georgia passes the law to open cherokee land for settlemeny. Sue the state of Georgia for the new law. -
Worcester VS. Georgia
Supreme court rules in cherokee favor. Andrew Jackson soon did not enforce the law. Indian Removal Act all Native Americans must be relocated west of the Mississipi River. -
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Trai of Tears
The goverment's solution to the conflict between Natives and White Americans was removal. In 1830 the president sent to congress and had approved the Indian Removal Act. The indians were forced to leave, a few stayed behind. The ones who left waklked to Oklahoma meany died along the trail suffuring from nemonia. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed in May 30, 1854. The south was in favor of the act. The north was not in favor of the act. A law mandating popular sovrty, It was nickamamed "Bleeding Kansas ". -
Compromise of 1850
Another compromise to keep the country together. The north of California as a free state end the slave trade in Washington D.C. The south fugitive slave act said that all runaway salves must be returned. Territories could now choose on the issue of slavey. The States were New Mexico and Utah, -
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Tom Waston and The Populist
Tom Waston was a leader in Georgia. Waton was a part of the Populist Party. This party tried to help farmers. He sponseder the Ruaral Free Delivery Bill. The Rural free Delivery was a law that gave rural people their mail. -
Dred Scott Case
Sued slave owner for freedom in a free state. Supreme court ruled that scott was not a citizen but property and could be taken anywhere. The south was over joyed slaves can be taken anywher. The north opposed, slavery can go anywhrere now. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president, Lincoln tried to stop salvery from spreading. So he kept it were it already existed. The southerns were upset because now they would be out numbered. Georgia began to debate breaking away.Alexanders Stephens oppsed to breaking away, -
Union Blockade of Georgia
Ships were used to block the imports from other countries. They made the Anaconda plan. The goal was to save the south into surrounded. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle was placed in Sharpsburg, Maryland. On September 12,1862. It was one of the bloodiest one-day battle. 23,00 people were killed, wounded, or missing. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It lasted through July 1st to 3rd 1863. Union victory turning point in the war. Battle ended confederate hope. -
Sherman March to The Sea
Sherman marched his troops from Atlanta to the Savannah. It was a 60 mile wide path. His troops burned down homes and pulled up rail roads. They also destroyed anything that could help the south. -
Freedmans Bureau
The purpose of freedman' s b -
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International Cotton Exposition
Atlanta held it first expostion called International Cotton Expositon.This was orginized to help bring new indudtry to the south. The International Cotton Exposition had exhibits of new farming. This expositon brought in thousands of visitors to the "New South" -
Plessy V. Ferguson
The Plessy V. Ferguson took place on January 1, 1942. Plessy was 1/3 black and he sat on an all white train cart. He did that to test the government. and he supported segregation. They took the case to court, and Plesy lost. -
1906 Atlnata Riot
This event took place in Atlanta. False stories in Atlanta newspaper said that African-American men attacked a white women. Men began to fight. Mostly African-American were killed as well were white men. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was jewish. He was blamed for the murder of Mary Phagan. He was seentenced to be hung, but the dates kept changing. Johm Slaton changed it to life in prison. A group of white mne were so mad. Then a lynch mob came to the prison and took Leo away and hung him. -
Lester Maddox
Maddox was an owner of resturany called Pickrick. He was a segregrationist. Lester Governed Georgia as a moderate deocrat. -
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County Unit System
This systemwas set up to benefi tthe most populated areas. It really benefited the rural areas. The system was not based on popular vote. The rural,least populated, areas controlled politics. -
Andrew Young
Young had second run for Georgia's fifth congressional district. He lost by 20,000 votes. President Jimmy Carter nominates Young as an ambassador to the United Staes. He pronounced to run for Georgia governor but loses the runoff. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge along with two other men were in the 1946 governors race. Herman's father was Eugene Talmadge. He was much like his father. He did not want to intregrate the state. His time on governing was spent on fighting the integration of schoold and public places. -
1946 Governor's Race
Eugene Talmadge was the governor, but he passed away not even begininig his term. Soon after his death there was a debate of who should be the next governor. Ellis Arnall declared that he would remain governor until problem was solved. The state decide that Melvin Thompson would remain governor until specail election was held. Soon after the special election Herman Talmadge was elected. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V, Board of Education changed schools forever. It said that there was no such thing as "separate but equal". They believed that schools in the south needed intregation. Many southern whites were upset about this. To African-Americans this was a major civil rights victory. -
1956 State Flag
Georgia changed its state flag in 1956. As a response to the intergrating to the schools. Georgia adopted the St. Andrew's cross. Manu civil rights activist were upset. -
Sibley Comission
Sibley Comission was an organization. What this organization did was to make sure how the Georgian's felt about intergergation in their schools.They could either choose to close them down or allow the intergergation. Most Georgian's choose to close down the schools. -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Student Non-Violent coordinating committee also known as SNCC. They were a froup of students who gave Non-violent protest. Protest like sitins. The SNCC suppported the March on Washington and the Albany Movement. -
The Albany Movement
In 1961 Albany became a center of civil rights activity. Albany had many segregated public facilities. Many organization worked on African American citizens They protested in many violent areas. Atlast Albany did intregate. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. was a non-violent protestor. He was behind many momvements that took place in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, He along with other organized the March on Washington. At this march King gave his famous speech "I Have A Dream" -
Civil Right Act
What the civil right act did was bamed segregation from all public places. They created an equal employment oppurtunity commission with the power to file law suit on behalf of aggrieved workers. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
Jackson was the first African American to served as mayor of a major southern city. He served eight years. Jackson won the election with 60 percent. He served three terms. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
In teh middle of world war II carter received an appoinment to the U.S. Naval academy. He left for Amapolis the following June. He was the governor of Georgia. He became president of the U.S. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin was a man who montor to Martin Luther King Jr. Mays was president in Morehouse college. He taught King to treat all peopel with respect. Also to dignity throught non-violent. -
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1996 Olympic Games
Atlnata was the host of the summer olympic games. It took six years for the olympic games preparartion. Atlana changed dramatacly during the change. There was a crowd of 83,000. -
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta was the major center of the south. General Sherman set out capture Atlanta. Atlanta was burned to the gorund. -
Andersonville Prison Camp
Andersonville was a Prison camp. Confederate prisoner of war camp. 13,000 union troops died at Andersonville from starvation. Also from severe infections -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were students. They were the first African-americans to enter in to the University of Georgia. They weren't welcomed kindly. Both went on to graduate and lead succesful careeers.
