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Paleo
The Paleo- Indain period spas from apprxinately 15,000 B.C
to the end of the Pleistance Ice ageof the Pleistoce Ice age about 7,000 B.C, The period marks the first colmization marks the first colmization of the new mexico town of clovis.The late glarial southeaster enivironments these first peoples encountured was markedly different from todays environment -
Jan 1, 1000
Archaic
The Archaic period of Georgia pre history lasted from about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. Archaeologistsit have divided this very long period into three main subperiod. The Early Archaic period in Georgia and elewhere in the eastern United States was approximately. 10,000 -
Jan 1, 1000
Woodland
Ceramic cooking vessels, which were invented during the Late Archaic, became sturdier with the substitution of sand and grit temmper -
Period: Feb 1, 1495 to Feb 1, 1542
Hernando de soto
He was born in 1495 and died in 1542. He was Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition. The first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was that Officer of the Royal Navy. He served three years as governor. He was born in 1713 and died in 1788 -
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Henry Ellis
Who knows what's the second row government has been called Georgia second founder. He served 3 years as governor. Who was born in 1721 and died in 1806 -
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Charter of 1732
The first 20 years of Georgia history are referred to as trustee, Georgia became during the trustee governored the colony. King George side the charger to establish the colony. It last for 20 years. -
Salzburgers arrive
Salzburgers a group German speak protestant of colonists founded the town of Ebenezer. They arrive in 1734 the group receives support from King George the second. You were expelled from their homes by the Catholic -
Highland Scots
James Oglethorpe latest military for protection from the Spanish so recruited the Highland Scots. He arrived in January 1736. King George gave them their own land and they named at Darien -
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Elijah Clarke
Elijah Clark was an American military officer. He led his men to victory in kettle Creek. He was a hero -
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American Revolution
13 American colonies rejected the the British monarchy and aristocracy. They overthrew the authority of Great Britain. It to place to be trained 1765 and 1783 -
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Eli Whitney and the cotton Gin
In 1794 U.S, - born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) a machine that revolution a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton. By the mid -19th century, cotton had become Americans leading export. Despite its success, the the gin made little money for Whitney due to patent infringement issues -
University of Georgia founded
Georgia became the frist state to chacter a state supported university. In the 1784 the genral Assembly set aside 40,00 acres of land to endow a college or seminary of learing. At the first meeting of the board of trustess, held in Augusta on February 13, 1786 Abraham baldwin selected president -
Georgia ratified Constitution
Georgia elected six delegates to the Constitution convention in Philadelphia in 1787. The conviction chaired by George Washington had authorities to revise the Articles of Confederation. Georgia called special convention in August to considered the proposed charter -
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Constitutional convention
The consitutional convention took place in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It started in May 25th. It ended in September 17th 1787 -
Georgia founded
Georgia founded in January 2nd 1788. Tapout no Georgia is James Oglethorpe. It was named in the honor of King George -
Yazoo land fraud
The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the past - Revolutionary war (1775-1783) history of Georgia is. The bizarre climax to decade of frenzied speculation in the state public 11 and Georgia was too weat affer the revolution to defend its vast western land claims called the "Yazoo lands". After the river that flowed throw the westernmost post. -
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Captal moved to lousiville
The commisson appointed by the legislature 1786 to find a new site for capital was not entirely unbridled. The commission was authorized to purchase 1,000 arces for the now capital. The actual site selected for the intersection of three roads. -
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Missouri compromise
The Missouri compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and politics rivalries. tension began to rise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery faction within the Congress and across the country. Missouri 's request but admitting main as a free state. -
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Dahlonega gold rush
To Georgia go arrest what's the second signifiant Gold Rush in the United States and over shadow in the previous gold rush and North Carolina. It started in 1828 present day Lumpkin county. It ended in the early 1870 is because the gold was hard to find. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was a slave who fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War. He was born a slave in wake country North Carolina. He was a spy that pretended to be on the British by what was on America side. He was born on 1765 -
Worceter vs. Georgia
It was a casing with the United States Supreme Court vacated. The Convention held at the Georgia criminal statute that prohibits non native American from being present on Native American land without a license from the statue was unconstitutional. The opinion is most famous for its dicta -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forest relocations of Native Americans nations in the United States following the Indian removal at 1830. Between 1830 and 1850 the Chickasaw, Muskogee,Creek, Seminole and Cherokee people also other races. Approximately 2000 - 6000 of 16543 relocated Cherokee perished along the way. It started in 1838 and ended in 1839 -
Compromise of 1850
It was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850. A four year political confrontation slave and free states. The compromise was greed with releaf, although,can side dislike specific provisions. -
Georgia platform
The Georgia platform was a statement executive by a Georgia convention in milledgeville. Georgia on December 10 ,1850. New telliferial gains, westward expansion -
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Booker T. Washington
He was and an African American education, author, orator , and advice of presidents of United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community. He was born in 1856 and died in 1915 -
Kansas Nebraka act
The Kansas-Nebraska act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. An 1858 bill that mandated allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new states borders . Stephen A.Douglas-Abraham Lincoln's opponent the influential it later turned into a war . -
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Union blockade of Georgia
Does union blockade under American Civil War was a novel strategy of the United States to prevent the confederacy from trading. The blockage was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in April 1860. The victim commissioned hundred soldiers with destroyed or captured about 1500 blockage is running over the cause of the war. -
Election of 1860
The United States presidential election of 1860 was the light quadrennial presidential election. The election was held on Tuesday November 6,1860, and served as the immediate impeths for the outbreak of the American civil war. In the face in the north, secured a majority of the electoral votes, putting Abraham Lincoln in the white house with almost no support from the south -
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Freedman's Bureau
The U.S. bureau of refugees freedman abandoned land popularity known as the Freeman's bureau established in 1865.it was to help former black slaves and poor whites in the south. After the civil war 4 million slavers gained their freedom. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam also know as the battle of Sharp burg particularly in the south, fought on September 17,1862 , near sharpburg, Maryland,and Antietam creek as part of the Maryland campaign. It was the first major battle in the Maryland campaign. It was the first major battle in the American civil war to place on the union soil. It is the biggest bloodies battle combined tally of dead wounded and missing 22,717 -
Emanipation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation on January 1, 1863. The nation approached it's third year of bloody civil won. The proclamation declared "that all person held as slaves within the rebellious States" are, and hence for hard shal be free -
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The battle of Gettysburg/
It was fought July 1-3 1863, in and around the time of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. By union and confederate focus during the American civil war. 16,000 and 5,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three days . -
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Battle of Chichmouga
The battle of Chichmouga fought September 19-20, 1863. Marked the end of a union offensive in south eastern Tennessee and northwest Georgia called the Chihkamauga campaign. The battle was the mast significant union defeat to the wreaster theater of the American war. -
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Andersonville prison camp
The Andersonville National Historic Site located near andersonville Georgia preserves the former camp sumter. Poster design wise and southwestern Macon County adjust to the east side town Andersonville. Provide care for moral support for others and their social network which help prisoners survive -
13 amendments
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolish slavery and involuntary servitude. It was accepted as a punishment for a crime. In Congress it was passed by the Senate on April 8th 1864 and by the house January 31st 1805. -
Sherman's Atlanta campaign
The Atlanta Campaign a series of shadows fall in Westland Theater of American Civil War. The north West Georgia. The area around Atlanta during the summer of 1868 hood army was eventually design in Atlanta the city fell on September 2nd setting the stage for Sherman's march to the sea. -
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Shermans March to the sea
Sherman's March to the sea at the name command given to the military Savannah campaign in the American Civil. Conducted through Georgia from November 15th to December 21st 1864 by General Williams Sherman of the Union Army. Union soldiers destroyed telegraph poles railroad free slaves assisting Union soldiers and making their own way to safety. -
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WEB Dubois
He was an African American solciologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanicast author, and editor. He was the first African American to earn a doctorate. He was born on February 23, 1865 and August 27, 1963. -
Ku kux klan
It is the name of three distinct past and present movement and the United States that have an located extremist reactionary her with such as white supremacy. The first organization strong to overthrow republican state governments in the South especially by using violence against African American leaders. The members of the KKK where to uphold American values and Christianity morals virtually every Christian denominations officially denounce the KKK. -
Dred scott case
It was a landmark decision by the U.S. supreme court held African American whether enslaved or free can be American citizens. It was fictionally superseded by civil rights act of 1866. Amendment to the United States constitution, which gave African American full citizen ship. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9th 1868. Is one of the reconstruction amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws in response to issues related to former slaves to the American Civil War -
15 amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal. The federal state government from denying a citizen. The right to vote based on citizens rare color or previous condition on servitude -
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John and Logena Hope
Lugenia burns hope was an early-twentieth-century social activist, reformer , and community organizer. Spending most of her career in Atlanta, she worked for the improvement of black communities. The gave them better lives . -
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International cotton exposition
I.C.E was world fair help in Atlanta, Georgia, from Octber 5, to December 31, of 1881. The location was along the western -
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International cotton
It was held in Atlanta, Georgia from October 5 to December 31 1881. The location was along the western of the Atlanta railroad tracks near the present-day king plow arts center development in the west midtown area. The exposition displayed new crop planters and cotton seed cleaners ,along with a model of Eli Whitney original cotton gin, and speaks addressed the crowds about agricultural echnology and political reforms . -
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Carl Vinson
He was in United States representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat answer for more than 50 years. He was known as "the father of the ocean Navy". -
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Eugene Talmadge
He was a democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937 . He had a third term from 1941 to 1943. He elected to a port term in November 1946 -
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William B. Hartfield
William B. Hartfield was an American politician.He served as the 49th and 51st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He dead in 1917. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, He was also a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He dead in March 28, 1984. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson was a land mark. The United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutality state laws . It required racial segregation in public facilities under doctrine of "separate but equal". -
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Rachel Russell
He was an American politican from Georgia. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a speaker and the governor of Georgia. -
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1906 Atlanta Riot
The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a mass civil disturbance in Atlanta. It started in September 22 and ending in September 24, 1906. It was characterized at the time by Le Petit journal and other media outlets as a "racist massacre of negros". -
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Ivan Allen, Jr.
Ivan Allen, Jr was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He was mayor during the turbulent civil rights era of the 1960s. He died in 2003. -
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Leo Frank
The Leo Frank case is one of the most notorious and highly publicized cases in the legal annals of Georgia. He was a Jewish man in Atlanta who placed on trial. He was convicted for raping and murdering a thirteen year old girl who worked for the nation company. He was guilty and was hanged in August 16, 1915. -
Herman Talmadge
He was a Democratic American politician from the state of Georgia.He served as the 70th Governor of Georgia briefly in 1947. He became governor again from 1948 to 1955. -
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World War 1
World War 1is the first great war that America as ever had. It was a global war centred in Europe. It began in July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11,1918 -
Henry mcneal turner
He was A minister, politician, and the first southern bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a pioneer in Georgia organization new conversation of the independent black domination after the American War. It started in February 1st 1834 -
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County unit system
The county unit system was used for voting. It was used by the used by the state of Georgia to determine a veter. It was used in 1917 to 1962 -
Tom Watson and the populists
He was an American politician,attorney , newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. He was elected to the United States representative in 1809. Politically he was a leader on the 1806's, calling poor whites and poor blacks to unite against the elites. It started in September 5,1856 -
Jimmy Charter in Georgia
He is an American politician and author.He also served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and a humanitarian. he was also leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated in April 4, 1968. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and long-lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized world. It began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929 -
Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia.He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He also was the mayor Georgia. -
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Holocaust
It is also known as the shoah. It was genocide in which Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany. It's collaborators killed about six million Jew's -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
It was in United States federal land of the New Deal era. Introduce agricultural production by farmers subsides. Its purpose was to reduce crop surplus and effectively raise the values of crops -
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Civilian Conservation Corps
It was a public WORTH Relief Program. It operated from 1933 - 1942 in the United States. It was for unemployed unmarried man from relief part of the new Deal -
Social Security
It is a independent agency of the United States federal government. They administers social security. Social insurance program consisting of retirement disability and survivors benefits. -
Rural Electrification
It is the process of bringing electrical power. It burns to rural in remote areas. It started on May 20th 1936 -
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World War 2
It is also known as the World War. It was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's nation. -
Pearl harbor
The attack on on Pearl Harbor is also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy against the United States. The attack to the United States was the entry into World War 2 -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association as a member team of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. They became a team in 1946. -
1946 Governor's Race
For a brief period of time in 1947, Georgia had three governors.Eugene Talmadge won election to a fourth term as Georgia's governor in 1946, but died before his inauguration.To fill the vacancy, Eugene's son, Herman, was appointed by the state Legislature. -
Brown v. borad of education
it was a landmark United States Supreme Court case . which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. It ended in May 17, 1954. -
1956 state flag
The next change came in the 1920s, when the entire state seal began appearing in place of the coat of arms.It is not known who authorized the substitution, or when.The pledge incorporates the state motto "Wisdom, justice, and moderation": -
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Alonzo Herndon
He was a Business man and the founder of the Atlanta family life insurance company. He was also the present of the company. He was born in June 26, 1858 and died in July 21, 1927. -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
It was one of the most important organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.In the later 1960s, led by fiery leaders such as Stokely Carmichael, SNCC focused on black power, and then protesting against the Vietnam War.It emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960. -
Sibley Commission
1960 Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr., forced to decide between closing public schools or complying with a federal order to desegregate them. Commonly known as the Sibley Commission, the committee was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor.The Sibley Commission was the brainchild of Griffin Bell, Vandiver's chief of staff. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961. It was done by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Also the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
March on Washington
March on Washington was a march for Jobs and Freedom. It was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history[3] and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King did is his I have a dram speach. -
Civil Rights act
It is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States. It was that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League. they became a team in 1965. -
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in Atlanta since 1966.They played for many decades in Boston and then having subsequently played in Milwaukee for a little more than a decade. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmesas an American orthopedic physician. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Hamilton died in 1995. -
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1996 Olympic Games
It's also known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympic Games. It was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia. It lasted to July 19 to August 4, 1996. -
Maynard Jackson
He was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party.He was the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, serving three terms. He died on June 23, 2003 -
Lester Maddox
He was an American politician who was the 75th Governor of the U.S. .He was from 1967 to 1971. He was born on September 30, 1915. -
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Mississippian
The Mississippian culture was a mound building Native American civilization that was flourish in what is now the Midwest ,eastern and southern United States. It lasted 800 to 1600. It was composed of a series of urban settlements and villages
