Georgia History Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Paleo Culture

    Paleo Culture
    The Paleo Culture existed 12,000 years ago.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Archaic

    Archaic
    Archaic indians exsisted. The desendants of the paleo indians were called Archaic indians. Archaic indians developed improved technologies for fish, gathering, and hunting. They used wide variety of spearheards.
  • Mar 1, 1540

    Hernando de Soto

    Hernando de Soto
    Hernando de Soto died on an expectation to find gold. Hernandoo de Soto killed a lot of Indians. Hernando de Soto carried big war dogs around with him. Hernando never got too find gold. He never got too his goal.
  • Charter

    The black slaves were not allowed to the colonty. The colony belonged too the crown.The kind stated that the trustees could not own land ,hold political,offices,or be given money for there work.Blacks were not alowed too be liquor dealers and lawyers. Blacks were not introduced.
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    Henry Ellis

    Henry ellis was the second royal govenor. They called him the second founder of georgia. Henry ellis was responsible for self goverment. He had too quit being president, because his health was very poor. The people was sad.
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    American Revolution

    The thirteen colonies broke away from the British Empire. That's when the United States was formed.
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    American Revolution

    The american revolution was a political upheaval.The thirteen american colonies broke from the British Empires. It lasted from 1765 to 1783. The british sent invasion armies and used there powerful navies too blockade the coast.
  • Elijah Clarke and the Battle of Kettle Creek

    The battle of kettle crrek was fought during the american revolution. 600 loyaltist from georgia and the carolinas camped n the creek. The British believed if they marched an army through Georgia, thousands of southern would flock.
  • Worcester V. Georgia

    Worcester V. Georgia
    In the 1820s and 1830s Georgia conducted a relentless campaign to remove the Cherokees, who held territory within the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee at the time. In 1827 the Cherokees established a constitutional government.
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    The Georgia Gold Rush was the second best gold rush in the United States. It started in 1828 in the present day Lumpkin County near county seat Dahlonega, and soon spread through the North Georgia mountains, following the Georgia Gold Belt.
  • Eli Whitney Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney Cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. Whitney was born in Westboro, Massachusetts on December 8, 1765 and died on January 8, 1825.
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    comp. of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed in the United States in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War (1846–1848).
  • Fugitive slave law

    The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.
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    Election of 1860

    The United States presidential election of 1860 was the 19th presidential election. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860 and served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.
  • Antietam

    After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan launched attacks against Lee's army, in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek.
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    Gettysburg

    On the second day of battle, most of both armies had assembled. The Union line was laid out in a defensive formation resembling a fishhook. In the late afternoon of July 2, Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Peach Orchard.
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    March to the sea

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    March To The Sea

    It was an Atlanta Campaign. It started in Atlanta and ended in Savannah, Georgia. 60,000 soldiers were led by William T. Sherman. They burned barns and houses of people who tried to fight back and they also stole food.
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    World War 1

    It was the first wqar to ever happen. It was called the First War also known as the European War.
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    World War 1

    It was known as the first war.It was also called the European War. More than 9 million combatants were killed.
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    Great Depression

    It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression in the 20th century. It was caused because the stock market fell and that' where prople invested their money for protection.
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    Roosevelt's New Deal

    It was created for the 3 R's which are: relief, recovery, and reform. The 3 R's all played a part in helping the economy improve. Relief was for poor people , Recovery was for the econpmy to reach it's normal level , Reform was to prevent a repeat of the Great Depression.
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    Jimmy Carter , President

    He served 2 terms as the Georgia State Governor. He was the 39th President of The United States.
  • Trail of tears

    Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease and starvation on the route to their destinations. Many died, including 2,000-6,000 of 16,542 relocated Cherokee.[2][3][4] European Americans (both Christians and Jews), and African American freedmen and slaves also participated in the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek and Seminole forced relocations.