Georgia (state) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state of the United States of America
About Georgia (state)
The state was named after Great Britain's King George II and was the last of the 13 original U.S. colonies. Georgia's capital,Atlanta, is the ninth largest metropolitan area in theUnited States. The first European expedition known to have charted today's Georgia was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. The territory was contested between theSpanish Empireand England, who founded the colony of Georgia in 1732, named for George II of Great Britain. The fertile soil of theBlack Beltwas great for cash crops such as cotton. Much of the immigration came through thetrans-Atlantic slave tradeand indentured service labour from Britain. As plantations expanded, much of the indigenous American population was forcibly evacuated; seeTrail of Tears. During theAmerican Civil War, Georgia was hit hard b
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