Georgia was admitted as a state in 1788 and was one of the Confederate States of America. It was once primarily a farm state, producing large amounts of cotton, but has since become a major manufacturing and service industry state. Georgia is named for George II of England. It is bordered by Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida.
The population of the state is estimated at about 8,186,453. Caucasian people make up about 71% of Georgia's population, while African-Americans account for about 27%. The rest is mostly Chinese, Koreans, Hispanics, and American Indians. About 63% of Georgia's people live in urban areas, such as Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah, and Macon. It is the 10th largest state by population.
The capital of Georgia is Atlanta. The motto is "Wisdom, justice, and moderation". Its nicknames include Empire of the South, the Buzzard State, the Goober State, and the Peach state. The state song is "Georgia on My Mind". The state tree is the live oak. The state bird is the Brown thrasher. The state flower is the Cherokee rose. Georgia has 15 electoral votes, 13 U.S. representatives, and two senators.
Natural resources in Georgia include clays, granite, marble, iron, softwood lumber to make paper, citrus growth, and manganese deposits.
Six main land areas are in Georgia. They are the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Gulf Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, the Blue Ridge province, the Ridge and Valley province, and the Appalachian Plateaus. The coastline of the state is about 100 miles long. The major river is the Savannah River. Most of Georgia's lakes have been made artificially, mostly for water conservation. The total area of Georgia is 59,425 square miles and is the 24th largest state in the country....
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... systems and many museums. The Carnegie Library is an important library, as is the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. Some important museums are the High Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, and the Atlanta History Center and SciTrek.
Some famous Georgia people are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Henry "Hank" Aaron, Jim Brown, Jackie Robinson, Gladys Knight, Ty Cobb, Newt Gingrich, Sidney Lanier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William T. Sherman.
Some other facts about Georgia are that 69% of its power comes from fossil fuel power plants, visitors spend $15.5 billion annually in the state, it has 9 civilian airports, in 2002 it had 115,777 miles of road, Atlanta is the leading commercial center of the state, in 2002 there were 127 AM and 130 FM radio stations, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is one of the best in the South, there are two national forests, and 59 state parks.
London, B. (n.d.). Henry Grady: The South's Best Salesman. Georgia and the American Experience. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/ch_9_4.pdf
Formed at the eve of the Civil War, the United States (USA) and the Confederate States (CSA) were created for multiple reasons. The main reason of the formation includes that of political issues and slavery issues. Other ideas include the military, economics, etc. The USA was led by President Abraham Lincoln and the CSA was led under President Jefferson Davis. The CSA included the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The United States and Confederate States can be compared based on their advantages and viewpoints in the fields of how and why they were formed, the rights of the federal and state governments, views on slavery, economic issues, and the military strategies.
Carter Godwin Woodson dedicated his life to studying African-American history and fought so it can be taught in schools and studied by scholars. Born in
Cashin, Edward J., ed. A wilderness still the cradle of nature: frontier Georgia. Savannah: Beehive, 1994. Print.
Georgia Has a very good economy.It had the perfect climate and has plenty of running water,constant breezes,and great soil. What more could they ask for they had everything to grow and make money, As said in document G the soil is very fit to grow things.One of the thing that were very successfull were the mullberry trees. They grew the mulberry trees and they are perfect for raising silk. The soil was also fit for raising wine and cotton. With
... It could have been he became disillusioned with the world of politics and decided to just continue on with his life as a peanut farmer. While his memoir is over 20 years old, I was curious about whether Georgia has continued to be a two-party state or whether they have gone back to being a one-party state. I found that, after 2002, Republicans began to control the state elections in Georgia due to their hold on voters in the rural south. While Republicans have dominated the Democrats in Georgia elections, it doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t still compromise and work together to help create more opportunities for their underprivileged residents.
Atlanta does not affect you in Birmingham. If there is an injustice in Atlanta it affects
Therefore, in 1800s all the five civilizer tribes are Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Seminoles and Cherokee wanted to adopt European ways of living for them to survive within white culture. The way of adopting white culture was, they invited Moravian missionaries in to their community in 1801. Missionaries taught them the ways white did agriculture, domestic arts, and taught them how to speak English, read, and pushed for them to believe in Christianity. Then from that moment, the tribes invented their own written language and adopted a constitutional government modeled after the United State Constitution. However, with these entire struggles it does not make any difference to the State of Georgia.
More of our children should be aware of these great historians. African Americans that have made major contributions in the field of science that should be discussed, studied and taught to our society to educate new generations of the vast majority of these great scientists. There are a variety of areas in the science field that African Americans have participated in. There were Chemists, Biochemists, Biologists, Physicists, and many others. There were people like Herman Branson, an assistant professor of chemistry and physics at Howard University, who helped prepare many young students for the science field.
James Oglethorpe wanted Georgia to be a “haven” for the working poor, debtors, and former prisoners, but King Henry did not allow that. Also not allowed to come were liquor dealers, lawyers, blacks, and Catholics. Instead, people with special sets of skills were recruited. Those who came were supplied with tools, food for a year, and 50 acres of land. Oglethorpe's plan for the new colony failed because of the strict restrictions on who could come to the new colony. “King Henry overruled Oglethorpe...debtors were not allowed to come (Packet, Prison Reform).”
The Confederate States of America formed in 1861 upon the secession of multiple Southern states from the United States Union. The Confederacy operated under a similar constitution as the Union to the north did. However, many important differences are noticeable in the national document. One of these notable differences is the allowance for slavery in Confederate states. While the southern states permitted slavery within the region, the northern states were able to maintain a greater population throughout the 1860s giving both the Union and the Confederacy advantages and disadvantages during the Civil War. Each government had an established economy. The Union had an industrial advantage which included accessible trading and wage laborers while
The first passage, Environmental Facts About Georgiaś Coastal Plain, provides facts about the Coastal Plains. The facts are environmental centric. For example, the author states,¨ Sixty percent of Georgia's coastal plain is covered in forest.¨ The author goes into more detail about the animal and plant life in the Coastal Plain region of Georgia. Furthermore, the author explains the danger the Coastal Plain is in.
Twenty-five million acres of land east of the Mississippi that had been occupied by Indians became available due to the Indian Removal Act. The State of Georgia had a particularly contentious relationship with the Cherokee Indians occupying land within their state. The State of Georgia pushed the Federal government to remove the Cherokee Indians from their state because they wanted the land due to the recent discovery of gold and the desire to expand co...
...). Today, the violent crime rate Kennesaw, Georgia is still 85% lower than Georgia’s or the national average (www.cityrating.com) & (FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement).
...ates of Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina and east of the boundary line described here" . To summarize this point the United States obtained by treaty, the power to legislate over the Cherokee Nation, and then transferred that right to the state of Georgia. The State of Georgia is recognized as legally acquiring lands from the Cherokee people. The reason for this legality is that this addition was necessary because the Constitution of the United States states that: "Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, between states and with the Indian tribes" . This power was in-turn transferred to the individual states with the ideal to form and make treaties of their own.