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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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