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  1. Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Georgia including early explorers, Native Americans, American Revolution, and the Civil War.

    • 15th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 16th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 17th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 18th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 19th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 20th Century Georgia History Timeline
    • 21st Century Georgia History Timeline

    1498- May 20 - Italian explorer John Cabot leaves Dursey Head (Ireland) and makes a 2nd trip to explore North America. On this trip Cabot have have explored the coast of Georgia

    16th Century- Creek controlled almost all of Georgia 1526- September 29 - First colony on mainland America is established by Lucas Vazques de Ayllon, believed location on Georgia's Sapelo Island 1540- Spaniard Hernando de Soto explores Georgia 1566- Forts built along the Atlantic coast, including the first in Georgia on St. Catherine's Island

    1629- Charles I grants a charter to Sir Robert Heath which includes all territory between 31 and 36 degrees N Lat. and extended from sea to sea. Approximately from Albemarle Sound in North Carolina to Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Delivery of this charter is a matter of dispute. There are even claims that this charter was conveyed to Samu...

    1717- 1. June - Sir Robert Montgomery secures a grant from the Palatine and Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina for the lands between the Alatamaha and Savannah Rivers. He names his colony theMargravate of Azilia. 2. Sir Robert Montgomery publishesA Discourse Concerning the Designed Establishment of a New Colony to the South of Carolina, ...

    1801 1. March 3 - David Emanuel, President of Senate. 2. November 7 - Joshia Tattnall, Jr., governor. 3. December 5 - Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed. 1802- November 4 - John Milledge, governor. 1803- May 11 - Baldwin, Wayne and Wilkinson Counties formed. 1806- September 23 - Jared Irwin, governor. 1807- December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Mor...

    1902- October 25 - Joseph M. Terrell governor. 1905- 1. Royal Crown Cola is bottled in Columbus, Georgia by Claude A. Hatcher, a local grocery wholesaler 2. August 17 - Crisp, Grady, Jenkins and Tift Counties formed. 3. August 18 - Jeff Davis, Stephens, Toombs and Turner Counties formed. 1906- July 31 - Ben Hill County formed. 1907 1. April 24 - Ru...

    2003- Georgia's governor signs legislation to redesign the state flag without the Confederate emblem, which is considered by many to be evocative of Georgia's past history as a slave state. Sources: Compiled from the Chronology of Georgia by Richard E. Irby, Jr.

  2. Using a timeline layout, students will research the history of Georgia and create a timeline of events. Students must think about what makes an event truly worthy of being included in the timeline and be able to include detail in their timeline.

  3. What is the Georgia History Festival? The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society, reaching hundreds of thousands of students statewide.

  4. Sep 25, 2009 · Prehistory and European Exploration. The human history of Georgia begins well before the founding of the colony, with Native American cultures that date back to the Paleoindian Period at the end of the Ice Age, nearly 13,000 years ago.

  5. Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Georgia (US). Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.

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  7. This lesson plan is designed to help Georgia history stick in students' minds through group discussion and creative representation of events in Georgia's history.

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