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Fort King George
The first British settlement in Georgia is built. -
The grant for Georgia
King George the 2nd grants a character for the colony of Georgia. -
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England and France fight
England and France fight over North America colonial lands in the French and Indian war.By the end of the war France has ceded all of its land West of the Mississippi to spain and its Canada territories to England. -
The British leave
The British leave forever! -
The 4th state
Georgia becomes the 4th state! -
The start of the Trail of Tears
The U.S. goverment forces the Cherokees to leave Georgia. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Georgian Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Jimmy Carter
Georgian Jimmy Carter is sworn in as president of the .U.S. -
Summer Olympic Games
Atlanta hosts the Summer olympic Games. -
Female Mayor?
Shirley Franklin becomes the first African American female mayor of Atlanta
