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The History of Georgia

By kathryn4-d
  • Mar 9, 1540

    Hernando de Soto discoverd Georgia

    Hernando de Soto discoverd Georgia
    Hernando de Soto and his Spanish troops discverd Georgia.

  • Arrive in Georgia

    Arrive in Georgia
    James Oglethorpe and 120 colonists arrive in Georgia.

  • Georgia becomes a state

    Georgia becomes a state
    Georgia becomes the 4th state.

  • cotton gin

    cotton gin
    Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.

  • Government forces the Cherokees to leave Georgia

    Government forces the Cherokees to leave Georgia
    The U.S government forces the Cherokees to leave Georgia it was called the trail of tears.

  • State Capital

    State Capital
    Atlanta becomes the state capital.

  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola
    John S. Pemberton develops Coca-Cola.

  • Boll Weevils

    Boll Weevils
    Boll Weevils destroy the cotton.

  • Lowering the Voting Age

    Lowering the Voting Age
    Georgia is the first state to lower the voting age to 18.

  • Summer Olympics

    Summer Olympics
    Georgia hosts the summer olypics.