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Describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.

a. Compare and contrast the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past to those of Georgians today.

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Archaeology in Historic Preservation, Battle of Kettle Creek, Cane Island Site, Cherokee Indians, Colonial Immigration, Colonial Military, Muscogee (Creek) Indians, Muscogee (Creek) Indian Leaders, Hernando de Soto in Georgia, English Trade in Deerskins and Enslaved Indians, Etowah Mounds, Federal Road, Folklife, George Galphin, Gold Rush, Benjamin Hawkins, Indian Trails, Irene Mounds, Kolomoki Mounds, Lamar Period, Languages of Georgia Indians, Late Prehistoric/Early Historic Chiefdoms, Macon Trading Post, Major Ridge, Rock Mounds and Structures, Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Mississippian Period, Mary Musgrove, Nacoochee Mound, John Rollin Ridge, Ocmulgee River, Seminole Wars, Singer-Moye Mounds, Slavery in Colonial Georgia, Spanish Exploration, Stallings Island Site, Storytelling Traditions, Swift Creek Culture, Tomochichi, Trans-Oconee Republic, Joseph Vann, Weeden Island Culture, Westo Indians, Woodland Period, Worcester v. Georgia

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Archaeology in Historic Preservation

Archaeology in Historic Preservation

Battle of Kettle Creek

Battle of Kettle Creek

Cane Island Site

Cane Island Site

Cherokee Indians

Cherokee Indians

Colonial Immigration

Colonial Immigration

Colonial Military

Colonial Military

Hernando de Soto in Georgia

Hernando de Soto in Georgia

English Trade in Deerskins and Enslaved Indians

English Trade in Deerskins and Enslaved Indians

Etowah Mounds

Etowah Mounds

Federal Road

Federal Road

Folklife

Folklife

Overview
George Galphin

George Galphin

ca. 1700-1780
Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Benjamin Hawkins

Benjamin Hawkins

1754-1816
Indian Trails

Indian Trails

Irene Mounds

Irene Mounds

Kolomoki Mounds

Kolomoki Mounds

Lamar Period

Lamar Period

Languages of Georgia Indians

Languages of Georgia Indians

Late Prehistoric/Early Historic Chiefdoms

Late Prehistoric/Early Historic Chiefdoms

ca. A.D. 1300-1850
Macon Trading Post

Macon Trading Post

Alexander McGillivray

Alexander McGillivray

ca. 1750-1793
William McIntosh

William McIntosh

ca. 1778-1825
Mississippian Period

Mississippian Period

Overview
Muscogee (Creek) Indian Leaders

Muscogee (Creek) Indian Leaders

Muscogee (Creek) Indians

Muscogee (Creek) Indians

Mary Musgrove

Mary Musgrove

ca. 1700-ca. 1763
Nacoochee Mound

Nacoochee Mound

Ocmulgee River

Ocmulgee River

John Rollin Ridge

John Rollin Ridge

1827-1867
Major Ridge

Major Ridge

ca. 1771-1839
Rock Mounds and Structures

Rock Mounds and Structures

Seminole Wars

Seminole Wars

Singer-Moye Mounds

Singer-Moye Mounds

Slavery in Colonial Georgia

Slavery in Colonial Georgia

Spanish Exploration

Spanish Exploration

Stallings Island Site

Stallings Island Site

Storytelling Traditions

Storytelling Traditions

Swift Creek Culture

Swift Creek Culture

Tomochichi

Tomochichi

ca. 1644-1739
Trans-Oconee Republic

Trans-Oconee Republic

Joseph Vann

Joseph Vann

1798-1844
Weeden Island Culture

Weeden Island Culture

Westo Indians

Westo Indians

Woodland Period

Woodland Period

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Worcester v. Georgia

Worcester v. Georgia

1832
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