Georgia: A History of Change and Progress

Chapter Index 

Chapter 1: Georgia's Physical Geography

• Historical account of Georgia's geography by naturalist William Bartram,   pg. 8

Chapter 2: The First People of Georgia

• Excavation of the Etowah mounds in North Georgia, pg. 33

Chapter 3: European Explorations

• Spanish exploration in Georgia, pg. 50

Chapter 4: The English Colonies

• Settlers who established Georgia's colonial culture, pg. 81

Chapter 5: Trustee Georgia

• The Salzburgers and their settlement at Ebenezer, pg. 104

Chapter 6: Discontent in the Colonies

• Primary sources related to Georgia's royal governors, pg. 121

Chapter 7: The American Revolution

• The Council of Safety, pg. 145

Chapter 8: Building a New Nation and State

• Abraham Baldwin and the U.S. Constitution, pg. 170  
• Georgians during the War of 1812, pg. 207

Chapter 9: The Cherokee Nation and Removal   

• The Cherokee removal, pg. 226

Chapter 10: The South Before the Civil War

• Maps and ledger books from Georgia plantations, pg. 245

Chapter 11: The Road to Disunion    

• One Georgians decision to leave the U.S. Army and join the Confederate Army, pg. 274

Chapter 12: The Civil War 

• Life on the home front in Georgia during the Civil War, pg. 296

Chapter 13: Reconstruction 

• President Johnson's pardon of Confederate soldiers, pg. 324

Chapter 15: Georgia at the Turn of the Century

• Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts of the USA, pg. 384

Chapter 16: World War I and the 1920s

• One Georgian's contributions to World War I, pg. 396

Chapter 17: The Great Depression and the New Deal 

• Works Project Administration in Georgia, pg. 428

Chapter 18: America and Georgia in World War II

• African - American soldiers in Georiga during WWII, pg. 462
  

Chapter 19: Changes in Georgia and America

• How the Korean War affected Georgians, pg. 481

Chapter 20: The Civil Rights Era

• Efforts of Savannah leaders to successfully integrate the city's businessess, pg. 513

Chapter 23: Georgia Today and Tomorrow 

• 1996 Olympic Games events outside atlanta, pg. 571