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7 Government According to the 2010 United States Census Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 in terms of race and ethnicity the state was 59.7% White (55.9% Non-Hispanic White alone) 30.5% Black or African American 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native 3.2% Asian 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4.0% from some other race and 2.1% from two or more races Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 8.8% of the population. Reception 1 Ozzie Albies, Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 as a proprietary colony of Quaker William Penn the main population elements included the Quaker population based in Philadelphia a Scotch-Irish population on the Western frontier and numerous German colonies in between Philadelphia became the largest city in the colonies with its central location excellent port and a population of about 30,000.

. Economic growth through this period was dominated by Atlanta and its region it was a bedrock of the emerging "New South" From the late 20th century Atlanta attracted headquarters and relocated workers of national companies becoming more diverse liberal and cosmopolitan than many areas of the state. In 1882 the Georgia State Legislature authorized a committee led by Harris to visit the Northeast to see firsthand how technology schools worked They were impressed by the polytechnic educational models developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science (now Worcester Polytechnic Institute) the committee recommended adapting the Worcester model which stressed a combination of "theory and practice" the "practice" component including student employment and production of consumer items to generate revenue for the school, Atlanta is rated as a "beta+" world city that exerts a moderate impact on global commerce finance research technology education media art and entertainment it ranks in the top twenty among world cities and 10th in the nation with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $385 billion Atlanta's economy is considered diverse with dominant sectors that include aerospace transportation logistics professional and business services media operations medical services and information technology Atlanta has topographic features that include rolling hills and dense tree coverage earning it the nickname of "the city in a forest." Revitalization of Atlanta's neighborhoods initially spurred by the 1996 Summer Olympics has intensified in the 21st century altering the city's demographics politics aesthetics and culture, Atlanta Dream Basketball WNBA State Farm Arena (18,100) 2007 N/A 0. ; Wrestling ? ? ? Culture Although their first major confrontation occurred when the Mets swept the Braves in the 1969 NLCS en route to their first World Series championship the first playoff series won by an expansion team (also the first playoff appearance by an expansion team) the rivalry did not become especially heated until the 1994 season when division realignment put both the Mets and the Braves in the NL East division During this time the Braves became one of the most dominant teams in professional baseball earning 14 straight division titles through 2005 including five world series berths and one world series championship during the 1995 season the rivalry remained heated through the early 2000s, Jimmy Collins Achievements. 51/11 63/17 Atlanta Georgia business directory More Puritans immigrated in 1629 and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony with 400 settlers They sought to reform the Church of England by creating a new ideologically pure church in the New World by 1640 20,000 had arrived; many died soon after arrival but the others found a healthy climate and an ample food supply the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies together spawned other Puritan colonies in New England including the New Haven Saybrook and Connecticut colonies During the 17th century the New Haven and Saybrook colonies were absorbed by Connecticut.