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Jan 1, 1000
Paleo
This time period was 12,000 years ago. They used large spearheads to hunt large animals. Some animals that they hunted were mammoth, bison, ground sloth, and saber-tooth tiger. The spear heads they used were called clovis points -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic
The archaic indians used thin spearheads to hunt. The bigger animals were going extinct, so they hunted small animals. Some animals were deer, turkey, and bear. They also gathered berries and nuts. Middens would be something they also ate. -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland
The Woodland people were a little more advanced. They used bows and arrows. They hunted animals like White tail deer. They also began to harvest plants and crops like sunflowers, squash, gourds, beans, etc. -
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Mississipian
The missisipian period was even more advanced. They used bows and arrows. They grew corn, beans, and squash. They also moved into small villages. -
Mar 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
de Soto was a spaniard that went to Georgia in search for gold. He captured and killed many natives. He spread diseases with no immunity. He dies near the Mississippi river never finding gold -
issued by King George ll
A charter is a legal document that grants special rights. King George ll gave a charter to James Oglethorpeon June 7, 1732. The charter says " I, King George ll hereby grant all lands between the Savannah and rivers extending west to the south seas to James Oglethorpe and the trustees. Limits to the charter were trustees could not own land, hold political office, or be given money fior their work. -
Georgia founded by James Oglthorpe
He was in London in 1696 to a very wealthy family. He was an englishman who cared for people in trouble. Oglethorpe had passed laws that let thousands of prisoners go free. He, John Percival, and 19 other men laid out a plan to develop a colony for the unfortunate individuals. -
Salzburgers arrive
Salzburgers from Austraila arrived looking for religious freedom. They were persecuted by the catholics, and Oglethorpe gave them land on the Savannah River. They named the town Ebenezer, but soon moved for better soil. They settled in a place called New Ebenezer. -
Highland Scots arrive
James thought the Highland Scots would be a big help. Theu are fearless and strong. They were farmer soldiers. The highland scots succeded at their job. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the first Royal governor of Georgia. Reynolds established a structure of Royal governors, including courts, a council, and the Commons house of assembly. He resisted chalanges to autority. There was lots of conflict between him and the council. Reynolds created great distress, loss of revenue, and negative image. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis is the second founder of Georgia. Ellis helped Georgians learn how to have a self government. He was the first to develop counties in Georgia. He developed a friendship with the creek nation. Poor health forced him out of office. -
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James Wright
James Wright was the third governor of Georgia. He was popular governor, and helped keep down the revolution in Georgia after it started. HEencouraged frontier settlement. He also enforced the Stamp Act In Georgia setting off the Revolution. -
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American Revolution
There are four cause for the American Revolution. The French and Indian war is when britain won but developed war debt. The Proclamation of 1763 is when the Britishsent troops to protect settlers from indians.The intolerable acts included the Quartering Acts.Finally the Declaration of Independence stated the reason the colony should be free from the British. -
Elijah Clarke and the Battle of Kettle Creek
Elijah Clarke led the troops at Kettle Creek. Toghther they defeated a group pf 800 British soldiers.The patriots toook needed weapons and horses, and raised the spirit of the Georgia militia. They named a county after Elijah named Clark county. -
Austin Dabney
He was a free mulatto. He was the first black to fight in the Revolution from Georgia. He was injured in battle. Ausitn recieved land in Madison county for his service in Georgia mitilia. -
University of Georgia established
Georgia is the first state supported university in the US. It happened in January 27, 1785. Athens, Georgia is named after the center of learning Athens, Greece. Abraham Baldwin was the first president of the university. -
Georgia ratifies US constitution
Georgia ratifiedthe new constitutionfor selfish reasons.They wanted Federal governmentto have power to unite the country.They needed the Federal governmentto help fight natives. 4th state to ratify the constitution. -
Invention of the cotton gin
A Cottin gin is a machine that could separate cotton from seed very quickly. Before hundreds of man hours it took to clean cotton. After 50 pounds of clean cotton could be made daily. The demand, though, doubled every decade. With production increasing, Georgia began to rely heavily on slave labor. -
Yazoo land fraud
Four land companies bribed the legilature and government to pass a bill allowing them to western lands. The land company bought between 35 and 50 million acres for $500,000, 1 cent per acre. The legislators were voted out of office. Georgia paid penalties and lost land. -
Capital moved to Louisville
Savanah and Augusta served as the 1st two capitals. The reason was so they could move to a more central location geographically and population wise. King Louis xvl of France -
Missouri compromise
Missouri admitted as a slave state. Maine admitted as a free state. The 36'30 line was the boarder between free and slave. this issue was starting to divide the nation. The purpose was to maintain balance between free and slave. -
Worchester vs Georgia
All whites living on cherokee land were required to take an allegiance to the governor. 11 missionaries refused, including Samuel Worchester and were jailed. They took the case to supreme court and they ruled on the favor of Worchester. The president and governor refused to enforce the ruling. Eventually, they all signed the alligiance -
Dahlonega Gold rush
Gold was discovered in Dahlonega in the summer of 1829. This single event sped up the indian removal. The law would not allow cherokee to speak against a white man. Cherokee laws are null and void. The land was under state control. There was violence against the cherokee. Also a loss of homes, land, and legal rights. -
Indian Removal Act
This happened in May 28, 1830. There was trade existing land in the states for unsettled land west of the mississippi. Some tribes were willing to leave, others forced with federal troops. This led to the Trail of Tears. -
Trail of tears
In May 1838 General Scott arrives with 7,000 troops. Many indians died the first summer from diseases and starvation. Some cherokee escaped and hid in the north carolina mountains. The rest rounded up and moved out west(4,000 or more died) -
Compromise of 1850
The North and South were arguing about California. Senator Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850 so the north and the south could benefit. The North kept California. The South could have the fugitive slave law. -
Fugitive Slave law
The fugitive slave laws were for slaves that escaped. -
Kansas-Nebraska act
Some people still wanted slavery. Stephen Douglas brought the passage the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854. The passage contained a clause on popular sovereighty. Northerners were angry because this law changed the missouri compromise. There was so much conflict the territory was called Bleeding Kansas. -
Dred Scott case
Dred Scott was a slave taken by his owner to a free state. Since Scott lived in a free state, he believed he should be free. He brang the case to court. The Supreme court ruled that Scott could not sue because he was a slave, and slaves were not citizens. This pushed the North and South closer to war. -
Georgia secedes from the Union
Georgia secedes from the Union. Georgia was not one of the first states to secede from the union, but it was one of the last. People in Georgia thought they had the right to keep their slaves, and they didn't like Lincoln being elected for president. -
Union blockade
The union blockade was so the south could not get supplies. -
Antietam
Antietam was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war. 23,000 soldiers were killed. General E. Lee's army of Northern Virginia fought Major General George R. McClellan's army of Potamac. The union victory gave Lincoln the chance to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. -
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Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania was fought July 1-3, 1863. The union victory ended Robert Lee's second invasion of the north. The union victory resulted in Lee's retreat to Virginia and ended hopes for Confederacy victory. The bloody battle was with 51,000 casualties. -
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Chickamauga
The union forces moved against the major confederate railroad center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Union General William led his army against confederate General Braxton Bragg. They went seven miles south of Chattanooga at Chickamauga creek. Bragg's army one but General Ulysses Grant had arrived with more troops. -
Andersonville
Andersonville is one of the worst prisons ever made.POWs(prisoners of war) were held as prisoners there;33,000 people. The prison was so bad because of the hunger, sicknesses, lack of fresh water, and punishments. Many thousands died there and the prison lasted a long time. The prison is now a museum for people all around the world. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
After leaving Atlanta, Shermans army moved to Savannah burning everything in path. This left a large area of the state destroyed. On December 22, 1864, Sherman sent a wire to President Lincoln saying he will leave the city of Savannah with 25 thousand bales of cotton. Sherman quickly loaded and shipped to the North selling the cotton for $28 million. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery. It was passed by congress in January 1865. President Andrew Johnson made ratification and required to rejoin the union. -
14th Amendment
The 13th amendment didn't abolish discrimination. Southern states had passed the Black codes which were to restrict the rights of freed men. The 14th amendment granted citizenship to freed men and forbade any state from denying anyone the equal protection of the law. Congress passed the amendment in June 1866. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment granted all male citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
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Jim Crow Laws
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International Cotton Expo
The international cotton expo was organized by Henry Grady. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was a black man that sat in a all white train car. -
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1906 Atlanta Riot
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Leo Frank Case
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World War1
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County Unit System
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Rebecca L. Felton
Rebecca was the first woman to serve in the senate. -
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Great depression
Many things caused the Great depression. One cause was that people borrowed money they couldn't afford to repay. Many factories had provided more goods than they could sell -
Black tuesday
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Roosevelt's New Deal
Roosevelts New deal was to help recover from the depression. He made programs for all who were suffering. Some of those programs were the Agricultural adjustment act, Civilian conservation corps, and Social security. These programs helped very much. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected
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Holocaust
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Mayor Hartsfield
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World war 2
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Pearl Harbor
Sailors in Pearl harbor, Hawaii had no Idea what was coming. Suddenly, the Japanese attacked the navy's fleet. All battleships were destroyed and more than 180 planes were gone. Over 2000 people died and over 1000 were injured. The united states entered the war after that. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
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1956 state flag
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Sibley Commission
During this time people were trying to choose between closing public schools or desegregating them. -
First African Students at UGA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the students that went to the university. -
Albany Movement
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March on Washington
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Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson was the first african american to serve as mayor. He worked closely with Andrew Young before and during his third term. He was very influential in city politics after leaving office. -
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was a president that did make some good decisions but with energy costs, inflation, and continuing tensions, his group was not able to handle it. -
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1996 Summer Olympics
