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State of Georgia Coloring Page Sheets
The 50 States coloring pages
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Georgia coloring pages are a fun way to teach Pre-K through 3rd grade students history, geography and demographics,
and for elementary students to learn about their own (and other) states.
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GA - Georgia
Georgia Postage Stamp - USPS State Stamp
Georgia State Quarter - 50 State Quarter
Georgia State Flag - State Flag to Color
Georgia Map 1 - State Demographic Outline Map to Color
Georgia Map 2 - Easy State Shape Outline Map to Color
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The state of Georgia, located in the southeastern United States, was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on
January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870.
With an estimated 9,829,211 residents as of July 1, 2009, Georgia is the ninth most populous state. Georgia is known as the Peach State
and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the capital and the most populous city.
With an area of 59,425 square miles, Georgia is ranked 24th in size among the 50 U.S. states. Georgia is the largest state east of the
Mississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth largest (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin) in total area, a term
which includes expanses of water which are part of state territory.
On January 18, 1861, Georgia joined the Confederacy and became a major theater of the American Civil War. Major battles took place at
Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, and Atlanta. In December 1864, a large swath of the state from Atlanta to Savannah was destroyed during
General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea. This event served as the historical background for the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind
and the 1939 film of the same name. On July 15, 1870, following Reconstruction, Georgia became the last former Confederate state to be
reseated in Congress and restored to the Union. On April 29, 2009, Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law a bill that will make April
Confederate History and Heritage month in the state.
Historically, about half of Georgia's population was composed of African Americans who, prior to the Civil War, were almost exclusively
enslaved. The Great Migration of hundreds of thousands of blacks from the rural South to the industrial North from 1914-1970 reduced the
African American population. This population has since increased, with some African Americans returning to the state for new job
opportunities. Today, African Americans remain the most populous race in many rural counties in middle, east-central, southwestern,
and Low Country Georgia, as well as in the city of Atlanta and its southern suburbs. According to census estimates, Georgia ranks
third among the states in terms of the percent of the total population that is African American (after Mississippi and Louisiana)
and third in numerical Black population after New York and Florida. Georgia was the state with the largest numerical increase in
the black population from 2006 to 2007 with 84,000.
Please note, we gladly accept submissions from state and local government agencies and departments (Department(s) of tourism, agriculture, etc.)
for display of additional state coloring pages on our site. In addition we accept submissions from established and recognized industries, or local
places of interest (cities, parks, attractions) that may make available quality content that is specific to a particular state. Contact us if
you have the capability and authority to provide such content, we would be happy to promote your state, city, attraction, event, etc.!
*** State information courtesy of Wikipedia ***
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