Timeline of Georgia History
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Georgia State Guide
By Lauren Ayube
Georgia is a state in the Southeast with a rich culture with a variety of terrain. Students will enjoy learning all about Georgia, and why it is such a wonderful place to live and visit.
Storyboard Description
Students can visually illustrate the history of Georgia using a timeline!
Storyboard Text
- Europeans Arrive
- History of Georgia
- Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto is the first European to arrive in the land that is now Georgia.
- Statehood
- Georgia became a state in 1788. It was the 4th state.
- Civil War
- On January 2, Georgia is the 4th state to be admitted into the Union.
- The Boll Weevil
- Georgia joined the Confederate states during the Civil War. Many major battles took place in Georgia, the most significant being in 1864. General William Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying much of what was in his path.
- The Olympics
- The boll weevil is a beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers. In 1921, the boll weevil arrived in Georgia from across the United States, dramatically decreasing cotton production over the next several years.
- The 1996 Summer Olympics, also known as the Centennial Olympic Games, were held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Image Attributions
- https://pixabay.com/en/olympic-games-rio-olympics-rio-2016-1608127/ - YazanMRihan - (License Free for Commercial Use / No Attribution Required (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0) )
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