11. Kettle Creek, Battle of

Kettle Creek flows into the Little River near the Tyrone community in Wilkes County. It likely takes...

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12. Slavery in Colonial Georgia

Between 1735 and 1750 Georgia was unique among Britain's American colonies, as it was the only one to...

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13. Cherokee Removal

In 1838-39 U.S. troops, prompted by the state of Georgia, expelled the Cherokee Indians from their ancestral...

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14. Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction Era

From 1868 through the early 1870s the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) functioned as a loosely organized group of political...

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15. Public Education (PreK-12)

As of 2008, approximately 1.6 million students were enrolled in prekindergarten through twelfth grade...

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16. Creek Indians

The history of early Georgia is largely the history of the Creek Indians. For most of Georgia's colonial...

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17. Gwinnett, Button (1735-1777)

Button Gwinnett was one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence. He served in Georgia's...

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18. Constitution of Georgia: Overview

State constitutions are best understood with reference to their historical roots. A review of the history...

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19. Savannah

Founded in 1733 by colonists led by James Edward Oglethorpe, Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia and...

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20. Geographic Regions of Georgia: Overview

The diverse landscapes of Georgia result from geological and climatic forces working throughout time,...

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