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Jan 1, 1000
Paleo
Paleo Indians are known as the first people to inhabit the American Continets. The prefix Paleo is Greek. It means old. -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic
This is known as the second inhabits in America. They adopted farming which helped them with their crops. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland
The term woodland wasn't introduced until the 1930's. They now cover Canada, the Eastern U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico. -
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Mississippian
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Mar 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
He came to Georgia in search of gold. On his journey he captured and killed many native Americans. Disease that the Spanish brought also killed many natives. De Soto died on his journey, and never found gold. -
Charter of 1732 Issued by King George II
A charter is a legal document. King George II signed this charter. He gave all lands between the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers extending west to the South Seas (Pacific Ocean) to James Oglethorpe and the trustees. Catholics, blacks, lawyers, and liquor dealers were not allowed here. Trustees could not own land, hold political offices, or be paid for their work. -
Salzburgers Arrive
Salzburgers from Austria arrived looking for religous freedom. They were persecuted by the catholics, and Oglethorpe gave them land on the Savannah River. Named the town Ebenezer, but soon moved for better soil. Settled in a place they called New Ebenezer. -
Highland Scotts Arive
The Highland Scotts were called in because they were good fighters. They were to fight. The Highland Scotts had great military experiences. They settled on the Altamaha river. they were to defend against the spanish. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was a captian in the British Royal Navy. He served as Georgias first royal governor. Born in England on 1713. He structured government resisted challenge to authority. -
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Henry Ellis
Is Georgias second founder. He developed self government. He was the first to develope counties. He developed a friendship with the Creek nation. -
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James Wright
Georgias third governor. He was very Popular He helped keep down the revolution in Georgia after it started. He encouraged frontier settlement. He enforced the Stamp Act in Georgia setting off the Revolution. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was when the 13 colonies seperated from the British Empire. It lasted for 18 years. They seperated to form an independant nation. The end result was the United States of America. -
Elijah Clarke and Battle of Kettle Creek
Elijah Clarke led troops at Kettle Creek. Defeated a group of 800 British souldiers. Kettle Creek raised the spirits of the Georgia Militia. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was a freeborn mulatto. He was also the first non-white to fight in the Revolution. In 2010 a family revealed a new grave they had gotton made for him. -
University of Georgia Established
First state supported University in the United States. January 27, 1785 Athens Georgia named after the center of learning in Athens Greece. Abraham Baldwin was the first president of the university. -
Georgia Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Abraham Baldwin and William Few were Georgias reps, and the two signers of the of the Constitution. Georgia ratified the new constitution for selfish reasons. Wanted Federal Government to have power to unite the country. Needed the Federal Government to help fight natives. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
It was a machine that could seperate cotton from seed very quickly. Before, it took hundreds of man hours. After, 50lbs of clean cotton daily. Daily demand of cotton doubled every decade. With production increasing, Georgia began to rely heavily on slave labor. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
Land companies bribed government officials to allow the sale of land. The law passed allowing for tge land purchased. The public learned about this and ther were protests all over the state. Georgia paid penaltys and lost land. -
Louisville Becomes Capital
The capital was moved here for a central location geographically and population wise. It was named after King Louis XVI of France. France was a war ally. Before Louisville was the capital, Savannah and Augusta were the first two capitals. -
Missouri Compromise
Maintain balance between free and slave. Missouri was admitted as a slave state. Maine admitted as a free state. 36'30 was the border between the free and the slave. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in Dahlonega in the summer of 1829. Law would not allow Cherokee to speak against a white man in court. Cherokee laws null and void. The land was now under state control. -
Trail of Tears
This event was followed after the Indian Reomval Act. This was named from all the tears shed by indians. -
Indian Removal Act
It was a law passed by congress. It authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes for their removal. -
Worchester vs. Georgia
All whites living on cherokee land were required to take an oath. All but two took the oath. They took it to the supreme court. -
Compromise of 1850
in 1850 there is slave and there is free states. Californias constitution did not allow slavery. Many Georgians did not like the Comp. of 1850. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Law was passed by the United States Congress in 1850. It was part of the Compromise of 1850. The Fugitive slave slaw was if you captured a runaway slave you had to return it to their owner, by law. -
Kansas-Neraska Act
Stephen Douglas brought about passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Northeners were angry with this. Most people in new territories belonged to one of 2 groups. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott, a slave was taken by his owner from the slave state of Missouri to the free state of Illinois. Later they went to Wisconsin another free state. Scott filed a lawsuit claming he was free since he lived in a free state. -
Election of 1860
This was the 19th presidential election. Abraham Lincoln won the election and caused great things to happen in the future. -
Union Blockade
The Union Blockade was proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln in April of 1861. It required the closure of 3,500 miles. Many attempts to run the blockade were sucessful. -
Battle of Antiednam
Antiednam was the bloddiest battle of the civil war. There was 23,000 souldiers killed. It was the first invasion to the north. Lincoln saved Emancipation Proclimation. -
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Gettysburg
Gettysburg was a Union victory. There was 51,000 casualties. It caused Lees retreat to Versmia. It was in Pennsylvania, and was a turning point for the Civil War. -
Chickamauga
Union forces moved against the rail road center in Chattanooga. Union General William Rosecrans led his troops against Confederate General Braxton Bragg. Braggs army defeated Union forces. He also forced the Union army back into Tennessee. -
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Andersonville
Andersonville Prison Camp is another name for Camp Sumter. Andersonville held 45,000 Union souldiers. Andersonville was known for its terrible living conditions. Because of these conditions many souldiers lost their lives. -
13th Amendment
Freed all slaves and made slavery illegal. It continued the work of the Emancipation Proclamation. The amendment was passed by congress in January 1865. It submitted to the states for ratification. -
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Shermans March to Sea
This event began with Shermans troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, and ending with capturing the port of Savannah. Sherman burned anything in his way, causing millions of dollars worth of destruction. -
Georgia Secedes from the Union
South was apart from tarriffs. North was for tarriffs. Tarriffs are imported goods. -
14th Amendment
Made all free slaves citizens and promoted equal treatment. Congress passed the amendment in June 1866. -
15th Amendment
All black males over 18 could vote. The Amendment was submitted to the states in Febuary 1869 and rattified in Febuary 1870. -
Jim Crow Laws
These were racial segregation laws. They split stuff between whites and blacks. An example is a whte water fountain and a black water fountain. -
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International Cotton Expsition
The International Cotton Expo was held in Atlanta. There was a quarter of a million people that attended this event. The event brought 220,000 to 250,000 dollars. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson is a landmark in the United States Supreme Court. This event happened when a black sat in a white seat. He was testing seperate but equal. -
County Unit System
The County Unit System is a voting method used by the U.S. This system is also used by Georgia. It has been used since 1898. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
This was a race riot. It was caused because of competition between whites and blacks. There was 25-40 blacks killed in this riot. -
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Rebecca Latimer Felton
Rebecca Felton was the first female senator. She only served in office for 24 hours. She was 87 years old during this. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday, also known as The Stock Market Crash of 1929, or The Wall Street Crash of 1929. This was the worst and most devistating stock crash in the U.S. This crash signaled the 10 year depression we will later suffer. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused when people had borrowed more money than they could repay. Banks were hurt because they weren't getting paid back, and it hurt businesses. The businesses were hurt because they weren't getting paid so they had to lay off people. -
Franklin Roosevelt Election
Roosevelt ran against Hoover. Roosevelt won the election pretty easy. He won by having 57% vote for him. -
Roosevelts New Deal
These programs a response to the Great Depression. It produced a political realignment. -
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World War II
The U.S. entered WWII on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. -
Pearl Harbor
Around 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning there was machine gun fire and bombing on Pearl Harbor. It was a Japanese attack and was over by 10 a.m. All 8 battleships were either destroyed or severally damaged. On December 8, Congress declared war on Japan. -
Holocaust
Another name for the Holocaust is the Greek word Shoah. Two thirds of nine million Jews were killed during this time. Jews were often put to death, or died from sickness, or starvation. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Death
FDR dies in warm springs in 1945. He went to warm springs to soak in the springs. The springs help sooth the disease he had. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This event was a landmark in the Supreme Court. Court declared that there would be seperate public schools, (for blacks and whites) was uncostitutional. -
Sibley Commsision
Sibley was chosen to head this commision. on April 28 Sibley proposed the commision. Before the Legislature had a chance to vote a problem aose. A federal judge entered 2 blacks into UGA, which is agaist the law. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition. This was formed by activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Albany Movement attracted nation wide attention, but failed at achieving its goals. -
First Black Student in UGA
Hamilton Holmes, and Charlayne Hunter were the first two blacks to enter UGA, They had applied before, but were not accepted, They filed a suit against Danner for not accepting there applications. -
March on Washington
On Tuesday August 27, thousands of people stared a march toward D.C. On Wednesday, the next day, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech. The march was organized by a group of civil rights. -
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Jimmy Cater President
Jimmy Carter recieved the Nobel Peace Prize. Carter is the only President recieving this award after leaving office. Before president Carter was a U.S. Naval officer, a peanut farmer, and a Georgia Senator. -
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1996 Summer Games
This was a major multi-sport event held in Atlanta. A record 197 nations took competed in the games. 10,318 athletes were in the games. This event helped Atlanta econemy with everyone visiting. -
World War One
This was known as the first World War. This was a global war centered in Europe. More than 9 million souldiers were killed in this war.
