Georgia Facts and History

Are you working on a Georgia project for school?  Do you need lots of facts and information about the population, land regions, history and symbols of Georgia?  You can find all that and more at the library!

Databases

• Digital Library of Georgia

  Again, part of the GALILEO collection of databases, this online library provides access to a wealth of information about the state of Georgia via the Internet.

• New Georgia Encyclopedia

  Accessible through GALILEO under the Database search for the letter "N." This database is a searchable online encyclopedia for everything to do with Georgia.  You'll find articles, pictures and primary sources in this excellent source for reports.

Catalog Links

• A Historical Album of Georgia
  

  Historical Albums are illustrated accounts of the fifty American states. Beginning with the Native American civilizations in each of the territories, these books go on to cover European exploration and settlement, early statehood, and present-day issues and events. Each state's story is richly illustrated with prints, photographs, documents and historical maps.

  
  
  
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• Georgia
  

  - Re-launch of the highly successful series The Thirteen Colonies.
  - Four-color illustrations, photographs. Timelines, and activities, enhance student experience.
  - Series targeted directly to the grade children study the colonization of America (5th)
  - At 128 pages, this book provides the most in-depth coverage of the subject matter for this age group. (Competing series by Child's Wor read more >>
  
  

  - Re-launch of the highly successful series The Thirteen Colonies.
  - Four-color illustrations, photographs. Timelines, and activities, enhance student experience.
  - Series targeted directly to the grade children study the colonization of America (5th)
  - At 128 pages, this book provides the most in-depth coverage of the subject matter for this age group. (Competing series by Child's World is for 3rd-5th graders and is 40 pages.)
  - Each book adheres to national social studies standards.
  Grades 5-8 National Social Studies Standards
  Time, Continuity & Change: II
  - Identify and use processes important to restructuring and reinterpreting the past
  - Identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict and complexity to explain, analyze and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.
  Power, Authority, & Governance: VI
  - Identifies basic features of the U.S. political system
  - Describes how government powers are acquired, used, and justified
  - Describes how governments respond to forces of unity and diversity

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• Georgia: A State History
  
  
  
  
• Georgia: The Debtors Colony
  

  The English colony of Georgia was the product of specific goals. First, England hoped to provide its most impoverished citizens opportunities for land and a new life. Second, the frontier needed a military buffer between Charles Town, the southernmost settlement, and the Spanish in Florida. Third, it certainly wouldn't hurt if the Georgia settlers produced raw materials and goods to export to E read more >>
  
  

  The English colony of Georgia was the product of specific goals. First, England hoped to provide its most impoverished citizens opportunities for land and a new life. Second, the frontier needed a military buffer between Charles Town, the southernmost settlement, and the Spanish in Florida. Third, it certainly wouldn't hurt if the Georgia settlers produced raw materials and goods to export to England.

  It was one of the most auspicious and ambitious colonial plans. Unfortunately, the well-meaning and charitable Trustees didn't really know what they were doing. They chose crops that wouldn't grow in the Georgia climate and soil. They prohibited slaves, and while that decision was progressive for those times, it put the settlers at an economic disadvantage. They simply couldn't compete with the other colonies for new settlers and continued financing. Georgia wasn't a failure, but its settlers worked harder than any others to survive. Book jacket.

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• The Georgia Studies Book: Our State and the Nation
  

  A textbook that introduces the history, geography, and politics of Georgia.

  
  
  
• The World Book Encyclopedia
  

Web Links

• 50States.com: Georgia

  This site offers easy listing of general state facts and information (i.e., population, state nickname, state flag, state bird, state song, etc.) that can be used for school assignments.

• ClassBrain.com: State Reports

  ClassBrain.com provides a lot of information an elementary student might need to complete a state report project.  You can even "Ask ClassBrain" any questions you might have.

• Georgia Wildlife Web

  This site is a project of the Georgia Museum of Natural History. The largest part of the site is a well organized listing of species that are native to Georgia. Each species page includes a physical description, life cycle information, a graphic that shows where the animal can be found in the state and current conservation status.

• Georgia.gov

  Government website for the state of Georgia, this site has everything you might need to learn about Georgia's leaders and state agencies.

• Kidspace @ the Internet Public Library: Stately Knowledge

  This page is dedicated to all the 50 states.  It gives you all the basic facts and symbols for each state, but also provides links to other excellent sites for all the states.  Just click on Georgia to get all the facts you will need for your next project.