Georgia History Timeline Project

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Paleo

    Paleo
    Paleo LinkThe paleo indians moved from place to place. They were follwing food sources.They used a large spear head as hunting tools. They hunted large animals as mammoth, bison ,and ground sloth. They didn't trade or have a religion.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Archaic

    Archaic
    Arachaic LinkThe archaic indians migrated and return to the same spot each season. They lived in caves or pithouses. They used thinner spear heads and more pointer. They hunted smaller animals as deer, turkey, bear, fish oysters and shellfish. They didnt trade or have a religion.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Woodland

    Woodland
    Woodland LinkThe woodland indians were living in areas for long periods. Their house were more round and stronger. They had more advanced pottery. They made the bow and arrow. They hunted small animals like deer, rabbits, and turkey. Farming was made like sunflowers, gourd bean, and corn. They started trading with other groups. The religious thinking burial mounds for the dead.
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    Mississippian

    Mississippian IndiansThe mississippian indians were most advanced. They formed a government ''Chiefdom."' They Shifted to more complex tools. They didn't eat meat constant. They eat corn, beans, and squash. Extensive trade network. They built temple mounds religious era.
  • Nov 1, 1540

    Hernando De Soto

    Hernando De Soto
    Hernando De SotoHernando De Soto had came to Florida first. He was trying to find gold. His soliders killed thousands of american indians. They had brought diseases. Finding gold was a failure for Hernandon De Soto.
  • Charter of 1732

    Charter of 1732
    Chater of 1732 King george 2 gave the chater of 1732 to james oghlethorpe. It was something to help them follow and keep. Permission to king Gerorge to make the chater.
  • Salzbugars

    Salzbugars
    Salzbugers LinkThe Salzbugers came to Georgia o March 7, 1736. The king invited the salzbughers to escape the catholics. When they settled they named the town Ebenezer. Ebenezer stand for the stone of help. They moved beacause of poor soil, flooding, and illness.
  • Highland Scots

    Highland Scots
    Highland Scots LinkThe Highland scots came to georgia on jan.10,1736. They came from scotland. The highland scots were strong and tough. They were not afarid of the spanish. The highland scots were fearless.
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    Jonh Reynolds

    John Reynolds LinkJoh reynolds xame to Georgia on Feb.16,1752. As you can see from the text, John reynolds was the first royal governor in Georgia. John Reynolds was replaced. He made a mistake to governed Georgia on his own.
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    Henry Ellis

    Henry Ellis LinkHenry Ellis was second royal governor. Henry ellis died in 1763.Henry died in naples, Italy. He was rewared for his good, and kind.He was very well and liked. He had major accomplishments.
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    James Wright

    James Wright LinkJames Wright was last governor. James Wright was governor from 1760 to 1782. Wright was born in london, England on may 8, 1716. James wright was the son of isabella and robert wright. James wright died on novermber 20, 1785.
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    Yazoo Land Fraud

    The Yazoo Land Fraud borders were atlantic ocean and mississippi river.Today they are the mississippi, alabama, and Georgia. When they sold thier land companies would sell them for cheap land. They would sell it for high prices.
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    American Revolution

    American Revolution LinkThe American Revolution started in april 19, 1775. Five major things happen to cause the revolution. The French and indian was was the first thing. The proclamtion of 1763 was next. The stamp act was then. Then the intolerable acts was next. The declaration of independence was the last to happen before the American Revolution.
  • Elijah Clarke/ Kettle Creek.

    Elijah Clarke/ Kettle Creek.
    Elijah clarke/ kettle creekThe battle ketlle creek happen when the american revolution happen. Elijah clarke caught up with them. The commander Elijah. The battle of kettle creek happen in Feb. 14,1779
  • Austin Dabney

    Austin Dabney
    Austin Dabney Austin was other commander. He also follwed Elijah Clarke. He was mixed with white amd black. The first man to own a house that was mixed.
  • university of Georgia Founded

    university of Georgia Founded
    University Of Georgia Founded This was the first supported state. it was call the "land Grant University." They called it that because the government granted free land. Had two major effects.
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    Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention It was the rewrite. In the 1787 rewrite. It Had a lot of reflectes. Had three strenghts and six weakness.
  • Georgia ratifies Constition

    Georgia ratifies Constition
    Georgia Ratifies Constition Georgia rewrote the constition. In 1787 it got rewrote. It reflected the U.S. March 1, 1781 was ratified. Created loose relationships between states. It had a lot of weakness. It only had one big strength.
  • Georgia Founded

    Georgia Founded
    Georgia Founded James oglethrope wanted permission. To make a colony. For the people who were indept. They have borrowed money and could not pay them back.
  • Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
    Eli whitney and the Cotton Gin Before the cotton Gin taking out seeds was difficult. Ii was slow and not profitable. When the Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney cotton was the major crop. It was the "explotial growth."
  • Capital Moved to Louisville

    Capital Moved to Louisville
    Capital Moved to LouisvilleThe capital moved to louisville. The capital moved because it was in the center of georgia. Each time georgia became bigger the capital moved. Until they decided to stop and left the capital alone.
  • Missoui Compromise

    Missoui Compromise
    Missouri CompromiseThe main thing was to keep the balances qual. Missouri is a slave state. Main is a free state. This lastest 30 years.
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    Dahlonega Gold Rush
    Dahlonega Gold RushDahlonega Gold Rush was in 1829. In the cherokee land their was gold. Georgia has a law that cherokees lose their land. In 1829 it was called the "29ers".
  • Worcestrer V.S Georgia

    Worcestrer V.S Georgia
    Worcester V.S Georgia Samuel worcester is a man. He sues for the cherokee indians. Worcester sues Georgia. Although he sued Georgia that didn't protect the cherokee indians.
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    Trail of tears

    Trail of TearsThe trail of tears was a 1000 mile walk to new land.indians died from hungry, non shoes, and dieses. Some made it to thier new land. The indians got kicked out there homes and land.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    compromise of 1850California is going to mess up the balance power. The north of california is a free state. No longer could you trade slaves in washington D.C. A new law was made " Fugitive Slave Law."
  • Georgia Platform

    Georgia Platform
    Georgia is know as georgia's platform. Instumental in adveting a national crisis. Georgia Platform warned that the state would and should resist any future congressional activity. Such activity could well prompt a dissolution of the Union, according to the Georgia Platform. Georgia would abide by the compromise provisions “as a permanent adjustment of the sectional controversy.”
  • Kansas Nebraska act

    Kansas Nebraska act
    Kansas nebraska act" popular sovereinty" was a law. This law was used to see if the state was a free state or a slave state. Some settlers killed "bleeding kansas." Settlers also clash and riot.
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    Tom watson and the Populists

    Tom watson was born on September 5, 1856. Understood the culture of the antebellum South. He was the second of seven children of Ann Eliza Maddox and John Smith Watson. Although Watson quickly became one of the foremost trial lawyers in Georgia. Watson did not remain in the legislature for long.
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    Tom Watson and the populists

  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case
    Dred Scott caseScott was a slave from missouri. Scotts owner moved to Illinois. Illnois was a free state. Dred scott sues his owner for his freedom. The judge does not agree with him and he loses his case.
  • Alonzo Herndon

    Alonzo Herndon
    Alonzo Herndon was founder and president.Herndons barbeing business expanded. His shop at 66 Peachtree Street, outfitted with crystal chandeliers and gold fixtures. In 1905 he purchased a failing mutual aid association. Herndons wealth and business position brought with it a great deal of social responsibility.It was on the local level, however, that he maintained his most vigorous involvements.
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    union blockade of georgia

    Union blockade of georgia The blockade of georgia. Was something to block the imports and exports. It was diffcult for the blockade runners. The " Anaconda Plan" was surrend the south and make them surrender.
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    International Cotton Exposition

    Cotton played a large rol. To the high light of the region natural resources. Visitors saw new machinery.Almost every thing was new.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    Election of 1860The president was abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln wanted slavery to stop spreeding. The southern was not happy. They began to debate because they knew they were out numbred.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves". Within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." Thousands of slaves fled to join the invading Northern armies.
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    Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of gettysburgThe fight lasted from July 1-3 1863. It was the bloodist war. It was pennsylvania's turning point. it was the north's victory win.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    Battle of antietamThe north and the south collide. On the uunion on sept.17,1863. The union won. 23,00 killed or wounded or missing.
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    Battle of Chickamauga

    Battle of chickamaugaThis took place in tennessee. Lasted two days. This was seven miles south of chattanooga. Confederates won, but the union came back with more troops and won the fight.
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    Andersonville Prison Camp

    This was the Darkside of the civil war. Each side traded prisoners. 13,200 prisoners of the dead. the prison was miscared for and dirty.
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    Sherman's Atlanta Campaign

    Sherman's Atlanta Campaign60,000 troops sheld back to sherman's army. They burned briges and blocked roads. The army left atlanta in flames. Then began their " March to Sea."
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    Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the SeaSherman's troops would burn everything in their path. Savahnnah got cut off. The damages cost about 100 million. To get it fixed back.
  • Ku Klux Klan Formed

    Ku Klux Klan Formed
    Ku Klux Klan FormedThe Ku Klux Klan became a force in Georgia. This was one of the secret organizations. This group was in Pulaski, Tennessee. Formed by farmer confederate soldiers. The purpose was to intimidate blacks through the violence to keep them from voting for their rights.
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
    Thirteenth AmendmentThe thirteenth amendment was in Dec. 18, 1865. This amendment freed slaves. This also made slavery illegal. This amendment saved a lot of slaves.
  • Henry McNeal Turner

    Henry McNeal Turner
    Henry McNeal TurnerHenry McNeal was one person that got elected. Africa Americans formed a large group. 29 blacks were legislators. The republican governor was in 1868.
  • WEB DuBois

    WEB DuBois
    W.E.B was born on Feb. 23, 1868. W.E.B is recognized as a significant figure. W.E.B has his literary imagination, and for his pioneering scholarly research. Du Bois was, and remains still, a contentious figure. W.E.B. DuBois challenged the oppressive dimensions of the society in which he lived.
  • John and Lugenia Hope

    John and Lugenia Hope
    Lugenia Burn was born on February 19, 1871. Hope because the first African American president of Atlanta University. Under his leadership, Atlanta University became the first college in the nation to focus exclusively. John also supported full civil rights in the South during an era. John was also very active in such social service organizations.
  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Fourteenth Amendment
    14th amendmentThe fourteenth amendment was in July 20, 1868. Made freed slaves citizenship. It also gave them full rights. Slaves were now citizens.
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment
    Fifteenth AmendmentThe slaves were now citizens. The fifteenth amendment happened on Feb. 3, 1870. Slaves were now allowed to vote. They have the rights to vote like another citizens.
  • Booker T. Washington

    Booker T. Washington
    Booker T. Washington was one of the African-American leaders. Booker found the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Booker was born on april 5, 1856. Booker's motherworked as a cook for plantation owner James Burroughs. Bookers father was a unknown white man.Booker T. Washington graduated from Hampton in 1875 with high marks
  • Carl Vinson

    Carl Vinson
    Carl served twenty-five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He retired in January 1965, he had served in the U.S. Congress longer than anyone in history. He also set the record for service as chair of a standing committee. By concentrating on military affairs throughout his long career. His strong support of the navy earned him the nickname "the Admiral."
  • Eugene Talmadge

    Eugene Talmadge
    Eugene attended the University of Georgia. Talmadge made unsuccessful runs for state legislative office. Talmadge considered running for higher political office in 1932. Talmadge got sue and had to recover state funds.
  • William B. Hartsfield

    William B. Hartsfield
    William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins. William became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta. As a mayor had longer than any other person in the city's history. The city grew from more than 100,000 inhabitants to a metropolitan population of one million.
  • Plessy V.S Ferguson

    Plessy V.S Ferguson
    Homer A. Plessy was born on June 7,1892. Homer was arrested by a decetive. Plessy case was a test case organized by the comite. He was jailed because he was sitting in the white colored car. Homer was a Creole of Color the term for black person in new orleans. When Louisiana passed the Separate Car Act.
  • Benjamin Mays

    Benjamin Mays
    Benjamin Elijah Mays was born on August 1, 1894 or 1895. Benjamin was a African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist. Benjamin Mays is perhaps best known as the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. Mays also filled a leadership role in several significant national.
  • Richard Russell

    Richard Russell
    Richard was born on November 2, 1897. He was the fourth child, and first son. His education began at home, where a governess taught Russell and his siblings until 1910. Russell was elected in 1920 to the Georgia House of Representatives. Russell entered the U.S. Senate in 1933 as the youngest member.
  • 1906 Atlanta Riot

    1906 Atlanta Riot
    Whites killed dozens on blacks during the 1906 atlanta riot. Some of the peolpe didnt get killed they got wounded. Property of others got damage.Newspaper reporters assulted by the black males on white females were the catalyst for the riot.Number of underlying causes lay behind the outbreak of mob violence.
  • Ivan Allen Jr.

    Ivan Allen Jr.
    Allen was born in Atlanta on March 15, 1911. Mayor Allen, was able to break more peaceful paths to integration. Allen served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps during World War II. Allen ran for mayor in 1961 and defeated Lester Maddox. Allen served two four-year termand quickly established himself as a liberal-minded leader.
  • Leo Frank Case

    Leo Frank Case
    Leo Frank was the boss of a young girl. Her name was Mary Phagan. She was killed and everyone is blaming Leo Frank. Frank went to jail for her death. Couple of people got him out of jail and hang him.
  • Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge
    Herman Eugene Talmadge was born on August 9, 1913. Herman soon found himself running his father's last gubernatorial campaign in 1946. Talmadge received his law degree in 1936 from the University of Georgia. Talmadge became embroiled in a political controversy following the death of his father.
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    World War 1

    World war one was like the the “Great War”. More than 9 million soldiers killed. The war ended in novemeber. The world could not return to the way it was - to what was normal. The Great War had been the worst disaster in history.
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    Great Depression

    The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic problem. The great depression happen after the market crash.next several years, Consumer spending and investment dropped.
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    Jimmy carter in Georgia

    Jimmy Cater In Georgia Jimmy Carter In Georgia Jimmy Cater saw a opportiuntiy and he moved up a level. He lost the primary therefor he challenged the results in court. Jimmy carter is married to Eleanor Rosalynn. He wins the senate seat for Quitman county.
  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young
    Anderw YoungAndrew Young was a politician. Andrew Young was born on march 12,1932. His mother was Daisy Fuller. She was a school teacher. His father Andrew Young was a dentist.
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    Holocaust

    In the holocaust a lot of people died. Kids and babies and everyone else died. This was very sad because they belived hitler was good. Hitler lied to get power and then stared killing the jews. Hitler didnt like the jews and got rid of the. If hilter saw a jew he would sent them to get killed and different ways.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    Civilian Conservation Corps
    This was one of the first new deal program.This was a public work project. This could have built good citizens through vigorous. This operated under the army's control. By semptember lots a men had lived in the CCC. CCC was responsible for over half the reforestation
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Agricultural Adjustment Act
    Agricultural Adjustment Act was a major new deal program. This was to restore agricultural prosperity by curtailing farm production. Also was a omnibus farm-relief bill embodying the schemes of the major national farm organizations. In commodity prices was attributable mainly to severe drought conditions.
  • Rural Electrification

    Rural Electrification
    Rural electrification was electricity that would improve the standard of living and the economic competitiveness of the family farm. Rural electrification did not halt the continuing migration of rural people from the country to the city. Nor did it stop the decline in the total number of family farms. But electric power alone was not enough to stop the transformation of America's farm communities.
  • Social Security

    Social Security
    Taxes were collected for the first time in January 1937. The first one-time, lump-sum payments were made that same month. Beneficiaries were first able to sign-up for the program on July 1, 1966.Social Security only paid retirement benefits to the primary worker. Social Security program starting in January 1984.
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    World War 2

    World war 2 brought about major leaps in technology. Also laid the groundwork that permitted post-war social changes including the end of European colonialism. The Allies were the victors. World War II to begin a Cold War with each other that would define much of the rest of the century.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japanese fighter planes attacked the American. Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack. Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades. Japan had declared war on China in 1937.
  • Atlanta Hawks

    Atlanta Hawks
    The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The Hawks were sold to a Georgia-based group in 1968. Made his mark as one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history.
  • 1946 Governor's Race

    1946 Governor's Race
    Georgia's "three governors controversy" of 1946 - 1947. When the General Assembly elected Talmadge's son as governor. Ellis Arnall, refused to leave office. Eventually, the Georgia Supreme Court settled the controversy. Talmadge forces wanted the legislature to elect Herman Talmadge. As the legislature was electing Herman Talmadge governor.
  • Brown V.S Board of Eductaion

    Brown V.S Board of Eductaion
    Brown v.s Board of education was a supreme court case in 1954. This changed schools forever. The landmark case staed that there was no such thing as "separate but equal." schools in the south needed to integrate.
  • 1956 State Flag

    1956 State Flag
    May 8, 2003 the governor signed legislation creating a new flag. This was Georgia's third flag in only twenty-seven months. This was a national record. Georgia lead the nation in variety of different state flags.
  • Sibley Commission

    Sibley Commission
    This was an organization. This was to see how georgians felt about integrating schools. They had two choices. To close schools or to integrate them. Georgia showed how racist they are they picked to close schools.
  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
    This was to give more younger blacks a voice in the civil rights movement. Baker encouaged the ones who formed SNCC to look beyond integration. Three of the members died at the hands of KKK. This happen in mississippi freedom summer of 1964.
  • Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

    Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
    This was to give more younger blacks a voice in the civil rights movement. Baker encourage the ones who formed SNCC to look beyond intregation. Three of the members died at the hands ok KKK. This happen in Mississippi freedom summer of 1964.
  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne hunter

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne hunter
    The hamilton holmes is know for the best desegregation. The first two african americans to join the university. The university was in athens in 1961. Holmes was also the first black student admitted to the Emory university school of medicine.
  • The Albany Movement

    The Albany Movement
    The albany movement began to fall. This happen in 1961. Also this ended in the summer of 1962. The first mass movement in the civil rights. Resultes of jailing more than 1,000 African americans in albany.
  • March On Washington

    March On Washington
    The march on washington was planned. The first march was in 1941. 200,000 or more were blacks and whites. They shared speeches and songs. " I have a dream" became a big part in the civil rights movement.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    Georgia elected governor that surrounded in scandal. Eugene Talmadge was elected governor. He died before his new term. Melvin thomposo was lieutenant governor. He thought he should be governor.
  • Atlanta Falcons

    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. There Mascot is Freddie Falcon. The atlanta falcons are now a football team in atlanta.
  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox
    Lester MaddoxMay have been the most unliked governor. He was brought to the office in 1966. He suprised many by serving as an able. Also as a colorful chief executive.
  • Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor

    Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
    Jackson was elected mayor in atlanta in 1973. Jackson was the first Africa American to serve as a mayor. Jackson served eight years then come back for three year term. That happened in 19990.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther king had a speech. The speech was " I Have a Dream." It was a big part in the civil rights movment. Was born on January 15, 1929. Born in Atlanta, Gerogia.
  • Atlanta Braves

    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves become known as the Beaneaters to tie their identity to Boston. Avoid confusion with the Cincinnati Reds of the American Association. The Braves completed their miracle finish by coming from last on July 18 to win the N.L. pennant.
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    1996 Olympic Games

    1996 Olympic GamesThe olympic games were in atlanta. It starterd in July 19,1996. The games ended in August 4,1996. The goal was to make atlanta city play a big role.