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Jan 1, 1000
Archaic Period
Archaic Information The Archaic lifestyale is different from the Paleo because they're becoming more reliant on goups,their houses are dwellings: caves, pithouses, underground shelters, and in each season they return to the same spot caaled '' seasonal migration''. Their technology they had were simple pottery for storage. the foog they ate were barries, small game animals like deers. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian Period
mississippain Information- The Mississippain began to form cities and also established governments called ''chiefdom''. They had advanced bow and arrows also advancd pottery like statues, jewelry, and advanced stone tools for technology. They were also the first to live off agriculture with corn, squash, and beans, also small game animals. The Mississippain had advanced trade, too. -
Jan 23, 1000
Paleo
Paleo Information- The Paleo developed from the Asian migration across the Bering strait Land Bridge. Their lifestyle is that they are nomadic, which means hunters/gathers constantly moving, following the food source. The technology they had were large spear heads named ''Clovis Point''. The food they hunted were large game animals like Saber Tooth Tiger, Mastadons, Mammoths, Bison, and Ground Sloths. Also this tribe has no organized trade or religion. -
Feb 6, 1000
Woodland
[http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/woodland-indians.htm](Woodland info)
- The woodland were no longer nomadic, they now had perminent homes. The technology they had became more advanged with bow and arrows and pottery. The woodland also experimented with farming sunflowers, squash,beans, and much more. The woodlan period had no evidencee of religon nor trade. -
Feb 6, 1540
Hernando de Soto
[http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/hernando-de-soto](info of Hernando de Soto)
- Hernando de Soto is a explorer who was searching for gold. In 1540 he entered the southwestern part of Georgia , close to present day Albany. He meet indains and traveled to get to Cofitachique. De Soto's soldiers killed thousands of indians, but many more died cuase of diseases like measles, small pox, influenza. Hernando de Soto died somewhere around the Mississippi river. -
Charter of 1732
[http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/history/article/georgia-as-an-english-colony-1732-1775/georgia-charter-of-1732](info of Charter of 1732 )
-The Charter of 1732 was granted on April 21, 1732 but signed on June 7, 1732 by KIng George the second. The Charter of 1732 set up Georgia as a Trustee colony, which meant it was governed by a group of Trustees. The Charter of 1732 is a document that laid out rules and laws for the new colony. Also the Charter of 1732 formed Gerogia. -
Georgia founded
[http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/colonialamerica/p/georgiacolony.htm](Georgia founded)
- In 1732 Georgia was founded by Edward James Oglethorpe. Olgethorpe was a British general who also was in the parliment, but also was in jail. While in jail Olegthorpe relizes how the jail was really bad, so he gets the idea of a new colony for the prisoniers. So, Olgethorpe travels to the new world and finds Georgia and thought it was a good place but he needed permission from Tomochichi. -
Salzburgers Arrive
[http://www.georgiasalzburgers.com/salzburgers.htm](info on the Salzburgers)
-The Salzburgers were exiled from their home country because they were prtotestants. King George the second invited the Salzburgers to Georgia to escape the catholic church {chartiy}. Accordind to Georgia, the Salzburger society formed the city of Ebenezer, but left because the location was bad. -
Highland Scots Arrive
[http://ncpedia.org/highland-scots](info on the Highland Scots)
- The Highland Scots are settlers from Scottland. In Scottland they had a hard life. They were recruted to be a protection for the colony against the spaanish. They arrived in Janruary 10, 1736 and settled on the Altamaha river creating the city of Darien. They are discriped as rough, hardened, militaristic, and strong. -
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John Reynolds
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/john-reynolds-ca-1713-1788](info on John Reynolds)
-John Reynolds was the first royal governor of Georgia from Oct. 29,1754 through Feb. 16,1757. Before Reynolds was a governor he was a captain of the British royal navy. The birth of Reynolds occured in England circa 1713 and at age 15 Reynolds volunteered in the British navy. In 1745, he obtained command of his first vessel, the fireship Scipio. -
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Henry Ellis
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/henry-ellis-1721-1806](info on Henry Ellis)
- Henry Ellis was the second royal governor atfer John Reynoldswho was unliked by some colonist. Ellis brough together the colony. The major accomplishment he did are major ecomoic growth, major population growth, and fostered a good relation with the Creek indians. He left the governor's place because he became sick from heat related illnessess. -
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James Wrihgt
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University of Georgia Founded
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/university-georgia](info on the University of Georgia Founded)
- The University of Georgia was incorporated in January 27,1785. The president of the university was Abraham Baldwin also the founder. In 1801the university was established. In 1872 the university recicieved federal funds for agriculture and much more. -
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Capital moved to Louisville
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/louisville](info on the Capital moved to Louisville)
- The capital of Georgia was moved to Louisville in January 26,1786 - Decenber 1807. Louisville was named in honor of king Louis 16 of France for helping durning the Revolution. Louisville was named the first capital from 179601807. Louisville was removed to remain the central to western expansion. -
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Yazoo Land Fruad
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/yazoo-land-fraud](info on the Yazoo Land Fraud)
- The Yazoo land fraud was in 1795. Georgia extened from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Large Land Copanies wanted land western of of Georgia , and payed and bribed the legislatores to change the laws. When the feds foundout about the bribes to the legialatores by the copanies Georgia lost land from the Mississippi to the Chattahooch river. -
Eli whitney and the cotton gin
[http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney](info on eli whitney and the Cotton Gin)
- The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney who was a slave. The Coton gin was invented to seed up cotton production. While the cotton production grew and more slaves more slaves were needed. The cotton gin created the term '' King cotton''. In the South the only thing that was grown was cotton, while in the North had facturies which caused a conflicted bewteen them. -
Missour Compromise
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise](Info on the Missouri compromise of 1820)
- The Missouri compromise was on March 4, 1820. This compromise kept a balance between slave states and free states. The south and the North supported it because it kept a balance. a line was drawn with Missouri's southern border for the slaves to live in the south, while the noeth had no slaves, which consider they befree states. The north states equal free states, whle South equals slave states. -
Worcester v. Georgia
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832](Info on the Worcester v. georgia)
- Worcester v. Georgia was a court case about the Cherokee Indians. A compaign was made to remove the Cherokee around the 1820's theough the 1830's. A constitutional government was established in 1827 by the Cherokees. The Indain Remove Act gave President Jackson rights to remove the native american tribees in 1830. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Gold_Rush](info on Dahlonega Gold Rush)
- The first major gold rush was in dahlonega in 1833. A three ounce nugget was found by John Witheroodsin habersham County near Puke's Creek then spread north. Around Sierra Nevada were gold was found creating the California Gold Rush. -
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Trail of Tears
[www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears](Info on the Trail of Tears)
- In December 1832 a tribe of indains called the Cherokees were forced to move and leave their land cause of white settlers found gold in their lands. This was called the Trail of Tears where many natives suffered of starvation, cold, and dieases. The Trail of Tears was where the natives had to travel from their native land tyo present-m day Oklahoma. -
Compromise of 1850
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850](Info on the compromise of 1850)
- The compromise of 1850 was passed by congress to please both the North and the South. The compromise kept a balance of policies. In the North, California enters as a free state, but in the south they come up with a Fugitive Slave Law that saided that all runaway slaves should be returned to their owners. Utah ans N. mexico became or voted on slavery. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas–Nebraska_Act](Info on the Kansas - Nebraska Act)
- The Kansas - Nebraska Act was in May 30, 1854. The Kansas - Nebraska Act was a law mandating " Popular Savereignty ." Popular Savereignty equals voting on slavery. The south supported the KNA because it opened up a territory for slavery, while the north opposed the KNA because it opened up territory. Proslavery settlers from Missouri and anti-slavery settlers from Iowa fought which was known as '' Bleeding Kansas' -
The Dred Scott Case
www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case Info on the Dred Scott Case>
- The Dred Scott case was in March 6, 1857. Dred Scott was a slave, whose owner moved to a free state. Scott sues for freedom stating he should be free. The court rules that he can't be free because he is not a citizen, but property. The south supported it because it opens up every where to slavery, while the north does not. -
The Election of 1860
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860 Info on the Election of 1860
- The Election of 1860 was on March 4, 1861. Abraham Lincoln won presidency with 1.9 million votes. When Abraham Lincoln won presidency he said that he was going to keep slavery where it existed. Then the South was unhappy and contemplates on leaving the union. Also Georgia debated and ultimately to leave but Alexander Stephens opposed. -
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The Union Blockade
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_blockade](Info on The Union Blockade)
- The union Blockade of Georgia was from 1861-1863 and was a union strategy. The strategy was to blockade the confederate ports when the civil war started. The blockade pervented from the south to sell cotton. Before the Union Blockade it was called the ''Anaconda Plan'' which was to starve the South into surrender. -
Battle of Antietam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam Info on the Battle of Antietam
- The Battle of Antietam was in September 17,1862. This battle was known as the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing. The battle was led by General Robert E. Lee. The victory at the battle of Antietam gave Abraham Lincoln opportunity to issue the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamtion. -
Emancipation Proclamtion
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation](Ifo on the Emancipation Proclamation)
- The Emancipation proclamation was on Sept. 22, 1862 which was issued by president lincoln in five days after the battle of Antietam. The Emancipation Proclamation was issude to end the war, to return to union, and end 244 years of slavery. By January 1,1863 the South had to surrender the fight, but if not slavery would end, but the confederate continued to fight. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg](info on the battle of Gettysburg)
- The battle of Gettysburg was in Pennsylvania on July 1-3, 1863. This battle was the turning point in tyhe Civil War. The union victory in the Gettysburg resulted in Lee's retreat. The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodest war with 51,000 casualties. -
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Battle of Chickamauga
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-chickamauga](Info on the Battle of Chickamauga)
- The Battle of Chickamauga was in Sept.19-20,1863. General William Rosecrans led his troops against -
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Sherman's Atloanta Campaign
[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-campaign](Info on the Sherman's Atlanta Campaign )
- The Atlanta campaign was from July 22-Nov.15,1864. General U.S. Grant moved his army east to attack General Robert e. Lee. Atlanta was important because of its industries and the fact it was a railroad hub. On November 16, Sherman's army left in flames and began their infamous ''March to the Sea''. -
Carl Vinson
----- Carl Vinson was born on November 18,1883. He served in the House of Representatives for 25 consecutive terms from 1914-1965. Vinson established a record for longevity in the House when he retired. Vinson was a mayor influence in promoting a strong national defense. -
William B. Hartsfield
--- William B. Hartsfield was born on march 1, 1890 in Atlanta, Ga. He was a man of humble orgigins to become the greatest mayor of Atlanta. He sreved for a six-term as mayor. At age 25 William became the secretary and the law clerk at the law firm of Rosser, Slaton, phillips, and Hopkins. -
Benjamin Mays
---- Benjamin Mays was borm in S.Carolina in August 1,1894 to former slaves as parents. He was as lifelong educator. He was active in the surrounding Atlanta community and served asd the Atlanta school board's first African American president. Benjamin Mays served as mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. When he retired in 1967, he becamed chairmen of the Atlanta Board of Education. -
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International Cotton Exposition
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_States_and_International_Exposition](Info on the International cotton exposition)
- The International Cotton Exposition was held in Atlanta in 1895. The International Cotton Exposition was a showcase to show the economic recoveryof the South. Visitors saw new machinery and learned how cotton was made into markertable products in the expositon. In 1895 the ''King cotton March'' was written by John Philip Sousa for the cotton exposition. -
Ivan Allen Jr.
--- Ivan Allen, jr. served as mayor from 1962-1970. When he was in office he immediately or dered the ''colored'' and ''white'' signs. Allen also removed the restrictions on African American policemen, and integrated the city's fire department. Allen also over saw construction of a number of public facilities, including a civil auditorium. -
Herman talmadge
--- Herman Talmadge is the son of Eugene Talmadge. Herman was re-elected governor in 1950. He promised voters to bring bacl the white primary, a promise unable to keep. During his tenure, he restructured the state highway department. Most of Talmadge's legacy is in the field of education. -
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World War I
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I](Info on the World War I)
- World War I was durning July 28,1914-November 11,1918. In May 1915, the ocean linerLusitania was sunken off Ireland by German submarines. Several American Ships were sanked by German submarines in March 1917. Between 85,000 and 100,000 of Georgia's citizens joined the forced armies, when the United States declared war. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Garfield Maddox grew in poverty. Lester was a restaurant owner and a segregationist who became a governor. In 1970 Lester ran for Lieutenant Governor and was elected. He established ''Peolpe's Days.'' Lester Maddox accompished as a governor was that he appointed African American to state board. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
-- Jimmy Carter was the 39th president from 1924-1981. In 1962, he was elected georgia Senate, and elected governor in 1970. president Carter appointed the first women to stae judge. He created the Department of Education. Carter is best remembered for negotiating the 1978 Camp david Peace that accord between Israel and egypt. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
--- Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on january 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He became the pastor of Dexter avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. also, Martin L. King, Jr. was a civil rights leader. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King,Jr. was assassinated. -
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The Great Depression
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression](The Great Depression)
- The Great Depression occured durning the WWI. The Great Depression was a big chanllenge for people for many reasons. one reson was the Drought which made it hard to plant crops. The second reson for the Great Depression was that the stock market collapsied and people took their money from the banks which meant that the money was shrinking. -
Richard Russell
-- On June 27, 1931, Richard Russell was the youngest governor in the twentieth century. His first act was to combine 102 state offices to 17 agencies. Russell was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932 for 38 years. Russell became a respected advisor to six united states presidents. -
Andrew Young
--- Andrew Young was born on March 12,1932. He was a pastor in a Thomas ville church when he became involved in the civil rights. Andrew established ''Citizenship schools,'' which taught nonviolent organizing strategies. Andrew was elected as the U.S. house of Representatives in 1972. He was a trusted aide to Martin L. King, Jr., and was with nim when Martin L. King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968. -
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The Holocaust
--- The Holocaust was one of the worstest event in the World war II. The man encharged of the Holocaust was Adolph Hitler. the Holocaust was an event which killed six million jews by the Nazi. The Nazi which was led by Hitler, sent millions of jews plus jewish children to camps to be treated bad or killed. -
Social Security
- The Social Security Act was one of the new deals. The Social Security was to help unemployed people, children, plus elderly. The Social Security Act was passed by congress in 1935. The federal governent would provide retirement and unempolyment insurance from taxes from both their workers and employers.
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Pearl Harbor
---- The Pearl Harbor wason December 7,1941in Hawaii. Pearl Harbor occurred in the World War II which led the United States to enter the war. The United States entered the wwII when Japan attacked Pearl Haobor. Congress declared war on Japan on December 8. -
1946 Governor's race
- The 1946 Governor's Race occured because Governor Ellis Arnall's term was drawing to an end. The candidates in the Democratic primary included eugene Talmadge, Eurith Rivers, and James Carmichael,but no candidates in the republicans primary. January 15,1947, a group of Eugene's men broke in the governor's office, changed the door locks, and readied themselves to run after Eugene Talmadge died. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
---- The Brown vs. Board of Education was decided on May 17,1954. The court ruling said that the Brown vs. Board of Education was separate-but-equal schools were unconstitutional. The Brown vs. Board of Education was established when seven-year -old Linda Brown was denied to enroll in an all-white school. -
1956 State Flag
---- On July 1,1956, Georgia got a new flag. The state flag has been changed so much, because the legislatures wanted to send a massage. The legislatures decided to change the flag because they were upset of the court decision on the Brown vs. Borad of Education which ended segregation. -
Student-Nonviolent Coordinating Committe
-- The Student -Nonviolent Coordinating Committe or the SNCC was in April 1960. This organizationwas organized by black students at Shaw University. This organization was founded two months after the 1960 sit-in. A sit-in was when people entered a public building and refused to leave. -
Sibley Commission
-- John Sibley was an Atlanta attorney and a banker. He organized a commission named " Sibley Commission ." The purpose of the Sibley Commission was to study the problem of school integration. The Sibley Commission recommened that allowing local school systems decide if they wanted to intergration. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
-- Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the two first African Americans to be admitted to the University of Georgia. Other schools didn't like the idea of enrolling African Americans and thought it would be better to close the schools than to admite African Americans. -
The albany Movement
-- Albany, Georgia was the center of the civil rights in 1961. Schools in Albany were still segrated after six years after the Brown vs. Board of Education. In 1955, the interstate commerce commission, following a supreme court decision , prohibited segregation on interstase buses and trainstastions. -
March to washinton
-- June 19,1963 President jonh f. kennedy sent the strongest civil rights bill to congress. The bill ended the descriminaton in the public facilities. congress took their time with the bill. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. " I have a dream " speech is associated with the March on Washinton Dc. -
Civil rights Act
-- The civil Rights Act became a law in 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation of all the facilities illegal including restaurants, theaters, hotels, public recreational areas, schools, and libraries, but not the churches. What the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does is to give more state tax money to schools that don't intergrate. -
Atlanta Falcons
--- The Atlanta Falcons came to Atlanta in 1966, as a league expansion team. Members of the South Division of the National Football Conference. The Falcons played their home game at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta. -
Atlanta Hawks
-- Since 1968, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball association have played in Atlanta. Atlanta became home to the Atlanta dream of the Women's National Basketball Association in 2008. The Atlanta Flames played professional hockey in the city from 1972-1980. The Atlanta Trashers became the new ice hockey team in 1997. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
-- Maynard Jackson was the first African American elected mayor in January 1974. He was an attorney in Atlanta until he entered politics and was elected mayor in 1973. The improvements he made for the city are that he increased programs for art , addressed the need to expand the airport, and led an effort to have the Olympics held in Atlanta. -
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1996 Olympic Games
-- From July 19,- August 4,1996 the Olympic Gameshave been hosted in Atlanta, Ga. The Olympic Games have brougth international recognitian and recieving media coverage as the world's leading business center. The Olympic Games also brougth volunteer programs, and the economic impact brougth millions of dollars to Georgia's economy. -
Atlanta Braves
--- In the 1960s, the people of Atlanta dreamed of having a ''Big League City". In 1964 the Milwaukee Braves promised to move to atlanta if they built a stadium. In 1966, the Atlanta Braves (Milwaukee Braves) played their first games in the new stadium, but in the in the same year, the new Atlanta Falconsfootball team also began to play.
