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Woodland
It was in 1000 B.C. It was from 3,000 to 1,500 years ago. A lot of things were different then. especially the climate. They needed different thing back then, so they traded for different stuff than what we buy for. -
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Mississippian
This time period lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1,600. They grew most of their food and wern't known for spending too much time trading. They were known for living outdoors. -
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Archaic Indians
It lasted from about 1,000 to 5,000 B.C. The indians are the ones they built the tools out of wood, stone, rocks and amny other things. This is also where we get some of out silverware. -
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Paleo
It lasted from 15,000 B.C. to 7,000 B.C. It marked the first colonization of the New World. It is belived that they cam from Asia. -
Mar 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
He died on jis journey. He dided in Louisiana. He didn"t find any gold. The Natives had no immunity. He captured and killed many Natives. He mad the Natives resentful of the future explorers. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the second governor. He was the first to develope counties inGeorgia. He developed a friendship with the Creek Nation(French and Indian War) He had very poor health that forced him out. -
The Charter of 1732 King George 2
A charter is a legal document that grants special rights and privileges. The charter established granted all lands between the Savannah and Atlanta Rivers. Trustees could not own land, hold political offices, or be given money for their work. They also couldn't pass laws without King's permission. -
Salzland Burgers arrive
They would fall under charity but they were not poor. Yhey formed their toen of Ebineser, then they moved and named it New Ebineser. -
Highlands Scots
The Highlan Scotts arrived January 1736 in Georgia on the Altimaha river. Recruted by trustees becuase of their military qualities. They were im Gergis to protect. -
John Reynolds
He was the first governor. He was a very weal governor. He resisted changes to authority. Captain of the Britian navy. -
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James Wright
James Wright was the most popular governor. He helped keep the revolution down after it started. He encouraged frontier settlement. Enforced the Stamp Act in Georgia, settling off revolution in 1779 to Savnnah. -
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American Revolution
The French And Indianwar lasted nine years. Laws by British prohibiting settlement in the West. The Intolerable Acts had a closed port to Boston until the tea was paid. In 1776 congress approved the Decleration of Independance. There aere the 4 reasons for the American Revolution. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was a freeborn Mulato. Mullato means a person with mixed parantege. He was the first non-white to fighyt in the Revolution from Georgia. He was injured in the battle. He recieved land in Madison Georgia. -
Elijah Clarke and the Battle of Kettle Creek
Elijah Clarke led the troops at Kettle Creek and defeated a group of 800 British soldiers. End result; Patriots took needed weapons and horses. H rasised the spirits of Georgia militia. Clarke County was named after him -
Articles of Conferation ratafied by all thirteen sates
The article was agreeed amoung 13 states that established the United States. It took a year to approve and send it to the state. The Articles provided domestic and international legitimacy. -
University of Georgia
It was the first college that wasn't private inAthens Georgia. Abraham Baldwin was the first president here. It wqas named after the center of learning Athens, Greece. it was the first sate suppoted university school. -
Constitutuional Convention of 1787
The Constitutional Convention was also known as Philadelphia Convention. It happened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787. The committee on style voted in the final version and sent it to the senate. -
Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe
Jmes Oglethorpe was the founder og the colony of Georgia. He found it in 1793. It's one of the oldest established ares in the northeast. They then founded Savannah, Georgia. -
Invintion of the cotton gin.
The cotton gin was amachine that was seperated the seeds from the cotton. Before the machine was invinted, it took100 of man hours toclean cotton. After it was invinted 50 pounds of clean cotton was produced daily. The demand doubled every decade. -
Fugative Slave Law
This act was passed by the state congress September 18, 1793. It was part of the compromise of 1850. Any run-away slave had to be returned. -
Yazoo Land Fraud
The Yazoo Land Fraud was when Legislatures and the governor had to sell the land for a low market price. The problem got biggerwhen county leaders began selling land that was not suitable for farming. Some even sold land that didnt even exist. The Yazoo Land Fraud was the most known land. It mostly involved land in the Western part of Georgia. -
Capital moved to Louisville
There were many reasonswhy thecapital moved. Savannah and August served as the first two capitals. King Louis the XVI of France. He was a bery good war ally. They moved to and for a more central location. Also for population wise. -
Missouri Compromise
The purpose of hte Missouri Compromise was to maintain the balance between free and slave states. Issue started to divide the nation. Maine was admitted as a free state. Missouri was admitted as a free state too. The 36'30 line was a boarder between free and slave states. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in Dahlonega in the summer of 1829. This is where the football team the 49ers came from. This had a big effect on the Cherokee. Each event spedup the Indian Removal Act. -
Indian Removal Act
Trade existing land in the staes for unsettled land, in the Mississippi River. Some tribes willingly leave each others forced with federal troops. Led to the Trail Of Trears. -
Worcester V. Georgia
All whites living on Cherokee land were required to take Oath of allegance tot he governor. Eleven missionaries, including Samual Worcester were jailed. Took the case to the u.s supreme court. The president and governor refused to inforce the ruling -
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Rebecca L. Felton
She was an American White Supremacist. She was also a writer and Polititian. She was the first woman to serve as United States Senate -
Trial Of Tears
General Scott arrives with 7,000 troops. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise stated that California would be a free state. But the South would get some demands met. It was passed by the congress in 1850. Maby Georgians didn't like the compromise. They asked the citizens to accept it. They finally did. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
It repealed the Missouri Compromise. The Notherners were mad becouse iy chnaged this compromise and it did not permit slavery. It was called "Bleeding Kansas." It brought bloody fights between free, soil groups. Stephen Douglas of illinois bought a passage of it. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave taken by his owner. The court said congress has no right to stop slavery. His decision seperated the North from the South. He thought he was free because he once lived in a free state, but moved back. -
International Cotton Expo
Atlanta held the first exposition, which was named the International Cotton Exposition. The city had fewer than 40,00 residents at this time. -
Georgia secedes
in 1861 Georgia decided to leave the United States. This was the main cause of the Civil War. In this war Georgia sent over 10,000 soldiers to virginia to fight in the war. -
Union Blockade
It was during the American Civil War. It was proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. It was designed to prevent export of cotton and the smuggling of war materiel. -
Antietam
Two dys after the war started, Lee retreated to Virginia. 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers had been either killed or wounded. It was the bloodiest one day battle of the Cival war. This war was led by Robert E. Lee. -
Gettysburg
Lee decided to take the war into the North again. He thought maybe if they won it, it would covince the Northerners to end the war. The third day Lee attcked the center of the union forces, they were ready. Within a few minutes Picketts troops 13,000 lay dead or wounded. -
Chickamagauga
General Braggs defeated the union forces ot Chickamauga. Braggs trapped the Chattanoga after the victory, they even placed cannons on lookout mountain. Grant sent 10,000 union troops up to the mountain to drive 2,000 confederate defenders off the mountain. -
Andersonville
Andersonvilee which is also nown as Camp Sumter. It held the most prisoniers than any other concentration camp. About 13,000 people died from disease here. more than 45,000 soldiers were confinded here. -
March to the sea
William T. Sherman led this March. Sherman led about 60,000 soldiers in this march. His forces destoyed military targets and many other things. -
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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment freed all slaves. It made slavery illegal. It continuted the work of the Emancipation Proclomation. The southern states rejoined the Union. -
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14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment made all free salves, citizens. It promoted eqaul treatment. Congress passed his amendment 1866. -
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15th Amendment
All black males could vote. They had o be 18 or older though. Race,color, and previous condition of servitude wasn't in the case. -
Jim Crow Laws
This was the name of the racial case that seperated whites and blacks. -
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Cotton Expo
It was created so the largest building could be created as a cotton mill. It showed progress, and made new developements in the cotton program. -
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William B. Hartsfield
He was also a mayor. He became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta. He served for 6 terms. (1937-1942) Thats longer than anyone in the cities history. -
Plessy VS. Ferguson
Plessy was jailed for sitting in a "white" rail car. He could easily pass for white but under Louisanna law he was considered black. He was required to sit in the "colored" car. -
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Atlanta Riot
It's also known as the Atlanta Race Riot. White mobs kill many blacks, wounded people and inflicted many property damage. The white people in Atlanta didn't like how they were hireing as many blacks as whites. -
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Mayor Ivan Allen
He was the mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. He is known for leading the city through the era of change through the economy, and maintaining calm during the Civil Rights Movement. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was a Jew that was convivted of the rapeing and crime of Mary Phagan. They thought this becayse he was one of the last people to see her before she died. So they hung him. -
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WW1
Its also called the world war or the Great War. More than 9 million combats were killed. It was one of the dealist conflicts in history. -
County Unit System
It was established in 1917. -
Great Depression
It's also called Black Tuesday. The stock market crashed and noone was buying anything. And they knew that was just the beginning. -
FDR elected
The election took place right after the Great Depression. By 1935 everything was back like it needed to be. he was the 32nd preseidnets. He had one of the biggest jobs out of all of the presidents. -
Maynard Jackson
Maynard jackson was a polititon and a member of the democratic party. He was also the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He served three terms. He died on June 23, 2003. -
World War II
World War 2 started in 1939. Japan invaded Manchuria which started the war in 1931. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Habor was a suprise military attack. -
Sibley Commision
It was set up by the governor to make Georgia's citizens rethink about deseggragation in school systems. It was to sepperate the blacks and whites in school systems. -
Albany Movement
It ended in the summer of 1962. It's goal was desegregation, but it faild. It was during the reconstruction, when many people were voting for black people to do thing for or with the government. -
March on Washington
There was over 200,00 people that took part in this march. It presured president Kennedy to sign a rederal rights bill. This is also the even where Martin Luther King gave him "I Have A Dream" speech. -
President Jimmy Carter.
He was the 39th president of the United States. He attended Georgia Southwestern college. in 1974 he announced he was becoming president. -
Students of UGA
The students of UGA have to be really involved in their academics and clubs. They are responsible for a lot of things. -
1996 Summer Olympics
It's also known as the Games XXVI. It was a major sprt event that took place in Atlanta Georgia. Georgia made the best scores out of everyone, even Greece. -
State Flag
The first African American Flag had 3 stripes. It was also red, black, and green. It was developed in 1989. The African American Unity flag was 3 different flags put together to make one.
