The last of the original thirteen colonies, founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733 as a debtor's colony. It was also one of the Confederate states during Civil War.
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Oglethorpe Plan: A plan to use the colony of Georgia as a place for debtors from England and a buffer against Spanish Florida.
Trail of Tears: The forced removals of Native American nations from southeastern parts of United States following Indian Removal Act of 1830; many routes passed through Georgia.
Atlanta Campaign: A series of battles fought throughout northwest Georgia and area around Atlanta during summer of 1864 in American Civil War.