Comparative Timeline

By SydandSteph

  • British Parliament issues Georgia's Charter

  • Colonists set sail for Georgia

    Georgia was promoted as a military buffer and a way for debtors to pay of their debt to the crown. James Oglethorpe was the only Trustee to ever set foot on Georgia soil. On February 12, 1733, James Oglethorpe and the colonists began laying out the town and constructing houses. This was the first British settlement in Georgia.

  • Britain at war with Spain

  • Battle of Bloody Marsh

    James Oglethorpe and a group of Scot Highlanders Squashed an attempt by the Spanish of St. Augustine to claim St. Simons Island. This war was also known as the "War of Jenkin's Ear". It was the only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia during this war.

  • United States declares Independence from Great Britain

  • Declaration of Independence is read to citizens of Savannah

    Archibald Bulloch read the Declaration of Independence to a crowd in Savannah. The city had a quickly thrown together celebration. The copy of the Declaration arrived in Savannah on the 8th of August which was fairly quick since the document was signed in Philadelphia.

  • Congress Bans Slavery in the United States

  • Slavery Ban is ignored in Georgia

    Although Congress banned slavery in the United States, Georgia farmers imported slaves from the failing Chesapeake colonies. That, combined with newborns led to an increase in slaves in Georgia.

  • Abraham Lincoln becomes President

  • Georgia secedes from the Union

    Secessionists were afraid that Lincoln would raid the southern states to free the slaves. The south's economy was dependent upon slave labor to grow and produce cotton.

  • Mass Desertion of Georgia soldiers after Battle of Chickamauga

    Georgia soldiers were concerned for their families after Sherman's March to the Sea. Many soldiers deserted their companies since they were so close to their homes, being in Northwest Georgia. For some, it had been years since they had been this close to home. Many soldiers deserted to go and help their families after Sherman destroyed homes and farms.

  • Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War)

  • Lincoln is reelected as President of the United States

  • Lincoln approves Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman wanted to wage psychological warfare on the south by marching to the sea and destroying crops. Sherman was ordered to wait until after the election of Lincoln to proceded with plans. Sherman's March greatly depleted to the southerners' morale.

  • 13th Amendment ratified

  • Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox

  • Governor Brown Officially surrenders Georgias military forces

    By early May, Governor Brown formally surrendered the state's remaining military forces. Union forces quickly arrested Brown, Stephens, and Cobb, but Toombs escaped to Europe. Also captured was Captain Henry Wirz, the commandant at Andersonville Prison, which had the highest mortality rate of any Civil War prison; Wirz was the only person to be executed for war crimes committed during the Civil War.

  • Georgia Ratified the 13th Amendment

    Georgia became the 27th and deciding state to ratify it, and Secretary of State William Seward declared the 13th Amendment ending slavery officially part of the Constitution on December 18, 1865. Georgia had to ratify the amendment before they could rejoin the Union.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

  • KKK becomes active in Georgia

    Conservative white men became increasingly frustrated with the politics, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Formed as a political organization, the KKK looked for ways to defeat the newly freed slaves and those that supported the freedom and Civil Rights efforts in Georgia.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1875

  • Blacks forced to leave Georgia Theater Performance

    Peter Hill and Clara Thomas took seats in the white section of the DeGive's theater. When asked to leave Hill referenced the 1875 Civil Rights Act. Hill stayed in his seat until an angry mob forced his removal. Hill and Thomas filed a complaint with the city commission but the complaint was ignored.

  • Jim Crow Era

  • Segregation in Georgia Continues and is Expanded

    In response to the Jim Crow laws, Georgia establishments were strictly whites only or strictly blacks only. They were denied their constitutional right to vote, encountered discrimination in housing and employment, and were refused access to public spaces and facilities.

  • Battleship USS Maine exploded and Spain was blamed

  • Georgia asked to supply 3000 Troops

    Federal government requested that Georgia supply 3,000 troops in the form of two regiments of infantry and two batteries of light artillery for the upcoming military campaigns in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Five days later Governor William Y. Atkinson issued a call for men by setting various quotas for Georgia's major cities.

  • The Great War

  • World War I involvement

    Georgia played a significant role during American's participation in World War I. The state was home to more training camps than any other state and by the war's end, it had contributed more than 100,000 men and women to the war effort.

  • POWs held at Fort Oglethoroe in Georgia

    Fort Oglethorpe was primarily a training camp for the 6th Calvary. After the U.S. enter WWI, Fort Oglethorpe became a POW camp and housed 4,000 prisoners of war. The prisoners consisted of German POW and civilian prisoners.

  • United States Enters WWI

  • Dow Jones Average plummets which caused wall street to crash. Start of the Great Depression.

  • Living Through the Depression

    After the stock market crashed banks were closing all over the country and Georgia was hit hard as well. Soup kitchens were set up to feed the hungry and homeless, schools were forced to either shorten their days or close altogether. President Hoover planned to have the government buy farmers' crops to help raise the prices but it did not work. However, food and cotton were used to help the needy.

  • Georgia helps the war effort of WWII

    Georgia was critical to the war effort. 320,000 Georgians served in the military during WWII. Many other Georgians worked for wartime industries. The work Georgians did during WWII propelled the state's development and caught it up with other states.

  • U.S. enters WWII

  • Center for Disease Control is established

  • Center for Disease Control opens in Atlanta

    The CDC was opened to prevent the spread of Malaria across the United States. Today, there are currently 15,000 people employed at the CDC. The CDC is a large employer in Georgia with the opportunity to continue to add employment opportunities.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Continuing struggle for Civil Rights in Georgia

    The Civil Rights Act did little to relieve the struggle for blacks in Georgia, especially in low income areas around Atlanta. Police brutality, poor housing conditions, and unemployment plagued the area. Many riots erupted especially in Atlanta.

  • United States Enters Vietnam War

  • Atlanta protests of Vietnam

    Many Americans, Georgians included, opposed the war because they viewed it an unnecessary and took funds away from programs needed in the U.S.`Protests were common in Atlanta. This particular protest took place in Piedmont Park.

  • Right to Vote for Women

    Georgia ratifies the 19th Amendment, allowing women the right to vote, 50 years after it becomes law.

  • Voting Rights Act Amendment of 1970-U.S. President Richard Nixon signs a measure lowering the voting age to eighteen.

  • Presidential Election

  • Jimmy Carter takes the office of President

    Jimmy Carter is the only Georgian to hold the office of President of the United States. In office Carter emphasized high moral standards, ethical behavior, and democratic principles. He often projected himself in populist terms, dressed casually, and sharply reduced the level of pomp and ceremony that had come to be associated with the modern American presidency.

  • Summer Olympics

  • Atlanta Hosts Summer Olympics

    Atlanta, Georgia hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics. These games were the fourth Olympic games to be held in the United States. Atlanta was also the first games to be held on an alternating year as the Winter Games. Beach Volleyball, mountain biking, and softball debuted at these games as well.

  • CIA admits that the Imminent threat of weapons of mass destruction was not present before the 2003 Iraq war began.

  • 2004

    The G-8 Summit, annual meeting of the leaders of eight of the world's most powerful nations was held on Sea Island, Georgia. This meeting attracts quite a bit of attention, due to the people in attendance. It takes careful planning and a lot of security.

  • The Housing Bubble burst in 2006 eventually leading to a full blown market meltdown.

  • Ford Plant Closes

    Ford announced that it will be closing the Hapeville Plant. At 7:30 am, workers produced their last Taurus at the Ford assembly plant in Hapeville. After 60 years of assembling cars and trucks, the facility closed its doors as part of a cost-saving move by Ford Motor Co.
    (https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/thisday/gahistory/10/27/ford-plant-in-hapeville-closed)