GA history

4. The mid-20th-century era of activism for racial equality led by MLK Jr.
5. The 1930s federal programs that brought electricity and aid to rural Georgia
6. The 1921 insect infestation that devastated Georgia’s cotton crops.
7. In 1752, Georgia's status changed when the Trustees surrendered their charter to the King.
10. The 1977 event when a former Georgia governor became U.S. President.
12. The official document from King George II authorizing the Georgia colony.
14. General Sherman's 1864 campaign of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah.
15. of Tears: The 1838 forced removal of the Cherokee from North Georgia to Oklahoma.
16. A major 1863 Confederate victory in northwest Georgia.
17. In 1785, the University of Georgia became the first state-chartered university.
19. The 1861 event where Georgia officially left the Union to join the Confederacy.
20. The Civil War naval strategy (part of the "Anaconda Plan") that choked off Georgia’s ports and ruined its economy.
21. The 1829 discovery in Dahlonega that sparked the first major U.S. gold fever.
23. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to rejoin the Union.
24. The first 20 years of the colony's history (1732–1752) when it was governed by a board in London.
25. The conflict where Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

1. The 1930s federal programs that brought electricity and aid to rural Georgia
2. An 1795 event where legislators were bribed to sell land at cheap prices.
3. The 1832 Supreme Court case concerning Cherokee sovereignty
8. The global sporting event held in Atlanta during the summer of 1996.
9. The notorious Confederate prisoner-of-war camp where thousands of Union soldiers died from disease and malnutrition.
11. Located along coast on barrier islands and inland through the Okefenokee Swamp
13. The 1742 victory that ended Spanish claims to Georgia.
18. A major desegregation campaign in southwest Georgia that served as a testing ground for MLK Jr.’s nonviolent tactics.
22. The four-year conflict (1861–1865) that drastically changed the state.