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19 hours ago · On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution. From 1802 to 1804, western Georgia was split to form the Mississippi Territory, which later was admitted as the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.
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1 day ago · An independent Georgian state existed from 1918 to 1921, when it was incorporated into the Soviet Union. In 1936 Georgia became a constituent (union) republic and continued as such until the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet period the Georgian economy was modernized and diversified.
May 12, 2024 · The state attained statehood on January 2, 1788, becoming the 4th state to join the union. It shares its border with five states ( Alabama , Florida , North Carolina , South Carolina, and Tennessee .) Georgia ( nicknamed: Empire State of the South, Peach State) has 159 counties . The state’s capital is Atlanta. The abbreviation for Georgia is GA.
3 days ago · 1918 - Independent Georgian state declared in wake of Russian Revolution. 1921 - Red Army invades, Georgia absorbed into emerging Soviet Union.
2 days ago · Georgia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 2, 1788. Before it declared its independence, Georgia was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain . It seceded from the Union on January 19, 1861, [2] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. [3]
5 days ago · Established in 1732, with settlement in Savannah the following year, Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. It came into existence a half-century after Pennsylvania, the twelfth British colony, and seventy years after the founding of South Carolina.
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May 28, 2024 · Southern Colonies Summary. The American Colonies are generally divided into three regions — the New England, Middle, and Southern. The Southern Colonies, in geographic order, from North to South, were: Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia.