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James Oglethorpe founded the Georgia colony with the help of Trustees from Britain. The Georgia colony was named after King George II and was the last of the thirteen colonies. This event is important because it marks the beginning of Georgia.
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a fight between the English and the Spanish over the control of St. Simons Island. This event is important because England won and this was the last Spanish invasion in Georgia.
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British ships attacked rice boats for the food and continued to hold Governor Wright under arrest. This event is important because Governor Wright was unable to attend the provincial congress, so they went ahead and drafted the "Rules and Regulations".
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Georgia's constitution created the first eight counties in the state of Georgia. The counties are Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes (all of which are current counties). This event is important because it signifies the establishment of the first Georgia counties.
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The Siege of Savannah was one of the worst and bloodiest wars in Georgia during the Revolutionary War. Georgia was the first and only one of the original thirteen colonies to return to royal rule. This event is important because the British were able to maintain control over Savannah.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to create ease of separating the seeds from the cotton. This is an important event because an important piece of machinery was created and because the desire for slaves was increased as more cotton was needing to be produced and picked.
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The Yazoo Land Fraud consisted of legislators selling much of the western owned land in Georgia for $500,000. This is an important event because it was one of the biggest land frauds in Georgia.
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The discovery of Gold in Georgia caused an uproar of miners in Cherokee territory. The miners were digging and trespassing on the Cherokee land. This event is important because it is shows how the white people disrespected the Cherokee nation because of money.
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The Georgia Supreme Court was created to have jurisdiction over elections, felonies, land titles, wills, and divorces. This is an important event because without the Supreme Court we would have no way to settle legal matters.
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The Battle of Chickamauga was the largest battle fought in Georgia and had 34,000 deaths. This event is important because the Confederacy won a battle even with more deaths than the Union.
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William T. Sherman marched through Georgia with his troops destroying essentially everything in their way. Sherman started his march in hopes to discourage the Confederacy from fighting. This event is important because of the destruction of food, business, people, and shelter in Georgia
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The Freedman's Bureau helped freed slaves go from being enslaved to free after the Civil War. Food, schools, and hospitals were established to help the freed slaves. This event is important because it was a good change for what the slaves were originally used to.
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The new Board of Health was created and publicized information pertaining to infectious and contagious diseases. The Board of Health also made and gave out typhoid vaccines and diptheria antitoxins. This event is important because it marked the beginning of medical research in Georgia which houses the CDC.
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Newpapers posted about alleged assaults against white women by black men. An angry mob wished to get revenge so they marched through downtown Atlanta assaulting black people along the way. This event is important because the black community experienced a depression.
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Segregation took over every city in the state of Georgia. This event is important because it shows to extent and width of segregation in the state.
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A Georgia state law created a juvenile court system. This event is important because the juvenile court system is widely used today. Without the court system, children and teens could get away with some serious offenses.
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A Georgia law was created that required school attendance four students ages eight to fourteen for at least four months out of the year. This event is important because it was a step to require education for children.
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President Woodrow Wilson approved the Selective Draft Act and Georgia's men aged 21 to 30 were required to register for the draft. This event is important because it started the drafting of men into the U.S. military. Many of the men were forced to join the military forces and fight for their country.
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The majority of the counties in Georgia were dry counties in 1907. The idea of importing alcohol from other states was thrown around, but ultimately decided against as the possession of alcohol was considered a crime. Prohibition went national following the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919. This is an important event because Georgia was one of the first states to go dry. Also the Eighteenth Amendment was the only amendment to be repealed.
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E.D Rivers was elected governor after Eugene Talmadge held office. This event is important because unlike Eugene Talmadge, E.D. Rivers brought the New Deal to Georgia.
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The tornado in Gainesville was very destructive to homes, businesses, and displaced the citizens. There were hundreds of deaths and injuries. President Franklin D. Roosevelt travelled to Gainesville to pay respect and donate $2,500,000 worth of immediate relief funds. This event is important because it shows a disastrous weather in event in the state and shows the determination of F.D.R. to help with the disaster.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) pushed students and other Albany citizens to essentially break the laws of segregation and protest. This event is important because major leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. participated in the movement to gain attention and try and end segregation.
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Georgia's new constitution placed a limit on counties to a maximum of 159. This is important because Georgia officially had a limit of counties after being founded in 1733.
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The world of Coca-Cola was formed in Atlanta that allows visitors do get a hands-on experience learning about the history and creation of Coca-Cola. This is an important event because Atlanta earns a profit, and the history of a world famous beverage is displayed.
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Mitchell and Shaw got assistance from professors at the University of Monterrey in Mexico to get Spanish speaking people to Georgia to help schools learn Spanish and vice versa. This is an important event because cultures were being appreciated and both Mexico and Georgia were helping schools learn foreign languages.