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Jan 1, 1000
Woodland
They live in areas for long periods of time. They have expeienced some farming and living in tribes and villages. They have more advanced pottery and discovered the bow and arrow. They eat deer, fox, and they eat rabbits. They have tried doing squash sunflowers and other things. They have some trade between groups. They begin religous thimking and buring people in mounds. -
Jan 1, 1000
Paleo
These people are nomadic.They arrived using the Bering Striaght land bridge.They use spear heads that are called a clovis point. They use the clovis point cause it is rounded and eaiser to take out of the animals they kill. They hunt large game animals like the mammoth the ground sloth the saber tooth tiger and others. They have no form of farming. They also have no organized trade or religon. -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic
They follow thier food source and they migrate from season to season. They use caves rocks and pit houses to establish thier shelter. They use a simple form of pottery. They also have thiner and more smaller spear heads. They eat deer, turkey, berries, shellfish, and alot of others. They have some organized trade involved. They have no organized religon. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian
Mississippian InformationThey have the most advanced and true civilization. Tgier is evidence that they had government and social order. They had some contact with the europeans. They have advanced pottery and they also have jewelery. They were the first to live off of farming. They still hunt but they only hunt small game animals. They have the most advanced system of trade. They have the most advanced religon and they also have importance of their ancestors. -
Nov 1, 1540
Hernando Desoto
Desoto is a spanish explorer That was lokking for gold. He wanted to be rich and do all kinds of things. He had a crew that he hired to help him mine for the gold but he never found anything. Hernando Desoto wanted alot of things but he never got it for ex. he wanted gold money to be rich and other things but never got the thibgs he ever wanted. -
Charter of 1732
The charter of 1732 was signed by King George 2nd.After he signed it Georgia became a Trustee colony. The charter layed out the laws of Georgia. Trustee means that it was governed by a group of trustees. The charter of 1732 was good for Georgia back then but today i am not so sure. -
Salzburgers
They were exilled from there homes. Then King George 2nd invited them to Georgia. They formed this city called the city of ebenizer.The Salzburgers are also protestants. -
Highland Scotts
They were recruted by James Oglethorpe.They are very brave and very Fierce. They said they would beat these certain people out of their homes and live in them so they do not have to build new ones. They formed this city called the city of Darien. They also settled on the Altamaha river. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the first royal governor. When he turned 18 he served in the British Navy. He made up a court system for the Georgia royal colony. When he did he made alot of people mad at him cause they could not have alchol. So the king replaced him with Henry Ellis. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the second royal govenor of georgia. He was a very popular govenor to alot of people in georgia. He was the govenor who brought the people together. He had to leave cause of heat illnessens. It ws hard for him to settle in the hot climate of Georgia. -
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James Wright
james Wright was the third and final royal govenor. The people of georgia liked as the govenor alot. He expanded Henry Ellis's polocies. He also tried moving the capital from savvanah but it did not go to well. He was the govenor for22 years. He governed through the American Revolution. -
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American Revolution
[www.history.com](American Revolution Information)it was a very bloody war and it was a long time.Many people died in this war and caused to make a lot of people sad. Many people were very up set and deppressed. There were a lot of long term causes like the french and indian war and a lot of others. There were also a lot of short term causes like the intolerable act and the Declaration of Independence. -
Austin Dabney
[www.georgiaencyclopedia.org](Austin dabney Information)He is the first black man to serve in the army. He served his country like he wanted to and he did it well. He never gave up without a fight and served very long then years after he died. He probably believed that he could do anything he wanted to do i bet. -
Elijah clark and Kettle Creek
[www.georgiaencyclopedia.org](Elijah Clark And Kettle Creek information)
The battle of Kettle Creek was a very bloody battle to alot of people.Elijah Clark Served in that battle back then in the year of 1779. Many soilders were wounded and many were also killed in that battle. The battle of Kettle Creek was a very bad and bloody battle mader of fact it was one of the bloddiest battles in america . -
Georgia founded
[ www.founderspatriots.org](georgia founded information)It was the very first state supported university. General assembly gave the college the land to build the college on. There were many people that moved to georgia to go to the university of georgia. Land grant university means -
University Of Georgia Founded
University of Georgia information.The university of Georgia is a lucky college. The Government gave land so that university could build on.They didnt even have to pay for the land. A lot of people moved to georgia to attend UGA. -
Capital moved to Louisville
Info. on capital moved to loisvilleLouisville is named in honor of King Louis xvl. It was so they could get help in the Revolution. It was also so they could stay centralized. The legislatives was the ones that wanted vthem to move up country. -
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Constitutional Convention
[Teachingamericanhistory.org](constitutional convention information)It was the very first convention ever organized. It was a very descent convention. This convention helped Georgia out alot to me. This convention had some ruff and bad times i bet. -
Georgia ratifies the constitution
[www.todayingeorgiahistory.org](Georgia Ratifies Constitution information)
Georgia ratified the Constitution so quick is so they could get alot stronger. When they ratified the constitution it helped them out to some people back then. The Constitution was a very strong Constitution. To me the constitution didnt help that many countries out back then or now if we used the constitution today in the world. -
Eli Whitney and the Cotton gin
Eli Whitney and the cotton gin informationEli Whitney was the creator of the cotton Gin.He made it easier for farmers to get the seeds out of cotton. He also made it where slave population went up. It also made it were farmers make more money. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise InformationIt was back when the united states had 22 states. In 1819 Missouri apllied for them to become a slave state. When the great deal debate ended Missouri was adopted by the congress in 1820. Mr. Nathan deal came up with the great deal debate. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Dahlonega gold rush informationIt was when the natives found gold on the cherokee land. So then they tried to get the indians to leave. The cherokee knew it was there this entire time. -
Trail of tears
Trail of tears informationThe trail of tears was very sad to me and alot of other people. A lot of innocent people died in the trail of tears. Not alot of people survived it. Most of the people died from starvation or disease. The dogs would lick the blood off the ground when people started bleeding from thier feet. -
Compromise of 1850
compromise of 18850 InformationBy 1849 there was over 100,000 asking for state hood in the us.By 1850 we had 15 free states and also had 15 slave states. In the early 1850's Henry Clay thought or made up a compromise. He named it the compromise of 1850. Many people did not like the bill but Stephens, Cobbs, and Toombs asked all the people to at least except the bill that Henry clay had written out . -
Georgia Platform
Georgia Platform InformationThe Georgia was something that was supporting the Compromise of 1850. Just alittle while later the platform was adopted by congress. After that a group of Georgians formed a Unioun party. Then not long after that Howell Cobbs was elected the govenor. -
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TomWatson and the Populists
Tom Watson was born on September 5,1856. in 1882 he was elected into the Georgia General Assembly. Tom Watson practiced as a lawyer, publisher, and also a historian. Tom Watson is drawn to local politics. Tom Watson discovered that black people voting was necessary to win the election. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo Herndon grew up on a big farm in social circle. He is or was the son of a white master. Alonzo Herndon exhibited a entreprenerurial spirit. Alonzo Herndon spent all his spare time peddling peanuts. He put aside a small portion as savings.He said the savings wre for leaving social circle. -
Election of 1860
All the Democrats me in Charleston south Carolina on this day. It was to select the candidate to be the new president. Six weeks later the nothern democrats chose Douglas. The southern democrats chose John C. Breckenridge. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Information on Emancipation ProclomationAfter the battle of Antietam was over the Proclamation was made and it effected 4 million african american slaves.Abraham Linlcon wanted the warto end but it didnt when he wanted it too. He wanted slavery to stop after it has been going on for 244 years of it. He wanted it to stop really bad but the people in the north did not agree with him and they got really mad at him. After all this happened on January 1,1863 all african american slaves were free to do as they please to do. -
Andersonville Prison Camp
Information on Andersonville Prison CampIt was a prison for the prisoners. There was a creek that ran through te center of the prison camp. The creek was a very toxic creek. What made the creek so toxic is were the prisoners used the bathroom is were the creek went under so when they used the bathroom it runs into the creek and makes it very toxic. -
Benjamin mays
Out of all eight kids born he was the youngest child his mother had. Benjamin Mays education was interupted numerous times. After he completed his B.A he entered the University of Chicago as a graduate student. later in life he married a women and her name was Sadie Gray. After they got married they stayed married for 43 years. -
Ivan Allen Jr.
he served as mayor from 1962 to 1970. Ivan Allen Jr. was an only child as he grew up. He graduated from a local all boys high school. He married Louise Richardson. Allen entered the service in 1942 as a Lieutenant. After the war Ivan Allen Jr. served as govenor. he only served as a govenor because his father retired. -
Leo Frank Case
It was a case that involved Leo Frank and Jim Conley and also a black Janitor and his name was Newt Lee. This case happened because some one out of the three killed Mary Phagan. Mary Phagan was about 14 years old when she was killed. Mary Phagan was killed after she picked up her pay check. They found her body in the basement of the international pencil factory.The case was a very big case and a lot of people were there trying to figure out who had killed Mary Phagan. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge served as a govenor just like his father Eugene Talmadge. He was elected to the U.S. Senate until his defeat in 1980. He married a women in 1937 and her name was Katherine Williamson. Three years later they were divorced. Then in 1941 he married a women and her name was Betty Shingler. A couple of years later Talmadge joined the navy and seen extensive combat. -
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WW1
This war had political, economical, and territorial conflicts. The crisis began after ther4e was a lot of diplomatic clashes. In this war Austria Hungary competed with Serbia and Russia for territory or other wise known as land. The long term and structual factors wre the growth of nationalism. -
Lester Maddox
Information on Lester MaddoxLester Maddox grew up knowing about and what piverty is. Lester dropped out of high school in 1933. In 1936 Lester married a women named Virginia Cox. After 61 yeras of being with Virginia Cox she died . Which means she died in 1997. Leste also worked in wartime industries. Lester was born in Atlanta but he grew up there for alittle while in his child hood. -
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County Unit System
This system made little regards to the population differences. The County Unit system was mostly used in democratic primaries. It was used for state wide office as well. This system also chose U.S. house districts. In 1962 in March the U.S. supreme court declared the system invalid. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist and also was a minister. He was also known for heading the SCLC.He won the novel peace prize in 1964. He played a pivotal role ending legal segregation. He alsospoke a famous speech called I Have A Dream Speech. -
Civillian Conservation Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in this time period. When he took office he took footsteps to fulfill his promise. The CCC was a new deal program that Frankln D. Roosevelt. The CCC alsobuilt most of the facilities at the State park known as the Roosevelt State park. -
Andrew Young
Information on Andrew YoungAndrew grew up with his mom being a school teacher. But Andrew Young was a dentist. Andrew Young accepted responsibility at a young age. In 1951 Young graduated from Howard University. -
Social Security
This term was first used by a man named Abraham Epstein. the real name of this association is the Economis Security Act. The title of this act was changed after the Congressional consideration of the bill. This law only paid for retirement benefits. In 1939 thre was a change in the law and then it added survivers benenfits. -
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WW2
During World War two the economy was very bad. There was more than 50 nations fighting in the war. There was more than 100 million soilders fighting in the war as well. Countries like Great Britian are part of the Allied powers.So World War two was a very bad war during the way back then time period. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunters
Info. on Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunters. Hamilton holmes knew he wanted to be a physician. He attended Henry Mcneal Turner Highschool. Holmes scholastic records and athletic accomplishments helped him out. On the other hand he also knew Charlayne Hunters. Most of her child hood her and her family moved around very frequently. She spent most of her childhood in Atlanta or Covington. -
Pearl Harbor
During this time the american and japanese relationship got a whole lot worse. In 1941 Roosevelt siezed all Japanese products in the United states. Roosevelt also cut off the oil supply that they desperatly needed -
William B. Hartsfield
He was aknowlegded for his leadership back then. In 1948 he hired 8 african american police officers. He also helped lead the city in the civil rghts area. In 1958 he asked all Atlantans if they all wanted to keep integrated schools oopen. -
Holocaust
In 1945 the allied troops pushed into Poland, Austria, Germany. The Holocaust was the name given to the systematic extermanation of 6 million Jews. Mostof the prisoners and children wre gassed to death in big chambers. -
1946 Govenors Race
The contoversey began with the death of the Govenor. Then everyone was saying or telling them to elect Eugene Talmadge as govenor. Eugene was one of the most bizarre spectical and annal of politics. -
Sibley Commision
Info. on Sibley CommisionIn 1960 our govenor Ernest Vandiver Jr. was forced to decide wether or not to close public schools or complie with federal order. Our Sibley Commision was the brain of Griffin Bell, Vandiver's chief of staff. -
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1996 Olympic Games
It is the largest evenrt in the city of Atlanta. It took the city of atlanta more than six years to prpare for the summer Olympic games. There was over two million people at the olympic games that year. The Olympic games made a great legacy for Atlanta.some people say that 3.5 billion people around the world watched the games that year even in Atlanta alot of people watched the games but they actually got to see it in person. -
Atlanta Braves
In 1966 the Milwaukee braves moved to Atlanta. They were greeted with a very big parade. They quickly grew comfortable in thier new home. It took them only a few years for them to get back to thier winning ways. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks have been playing there at that ourt since 1968. This team has well meat the goals of the city leaders This team was a very good team back then but not so much now. The Hawks have a great reputition a head of them hesedays and back in the old days. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Information on Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter held office for one term. He is the man who championed equal rights. Jimmy Carter also won the Prestiguos novel peace prize.Carter was born on October 1, 1924. Jimmy Carter wanted everyone to have basic human rights. -
1956 State Flag
Info. on 1956 state flag In 2003 Sonny perdue signed legislation creating a new State Flag for Georgia. Through out the Colonial and Antebellum eras many Malitia companies organized. Most of the Flags were sewn together for Military companies.
