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During this period Asians moved to the New World (United States of America) by boat or land bridge. They were the first colonization of the U.S.
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The archaic people were big game hunters that grouped up twenty to fifty people per group. The period was so long and diverse that there are three sub-periods, Early, Middle, and Late.
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The Woodland Indians took many trends the Archaic Indians had during their Late sub-period. They buried the dead in circular mounds in the ground.
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These people hardly used their shelters, all they used them was for storage, shelter from the winter nights, and bad weather. The people were mainly farmers and gatherers , they rarely hunted.
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Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi river. He accompanied Fransisco Pizarro in his voyage to the West Indies.
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The Charter and the Trustees governed the colony. The Trustees couldn't own land, run for office, nor did they get paid.
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Georgia was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe. He named the colony after King George II of Great Britain.
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The Salzburgers were expelled from their home in Salzburg, then King George II and the Georgia Trustees supported them. In Europe and Georgia, the Salzburgers survived intense hardships to create a culturally unique community.
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From Inverness, Scottish Highlanders sailed on the "Prince of Wales" heading for Georgia. The Highland Scots were hired by James Oglethorpe to buff between the colonies and the Spanish in Florida.
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Elijah Clark was one of the few revolutionary war heroes. He joined the rebels and battled the Cherokees. He was wounded many times, but he won many battles.
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John Reynolds' sponsor asked Lord George Halifax if John could be the governor of royal Georgia. When he arrived at Savannah the residents lit bond fires and rung bells, because they had hope that he could make a better and a more dependable government.
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Lord Halifax heard the complaints about John Reynolds and he kicked him out of office, because of that he sent Henry Ellis in John's place. While Henry Ellis Governed Georgia the residents learned how to govern themselves.
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The King wanted James Wright to be the next governor of Georgia when Henry Ellis fell sick. James Wright was the last governor of Georgia.
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Austin Dabney was a slave and he fought in the Revolutionary War. He was the only African American slave who got land and some of the few people who got a federal military pension after the war.
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The war started when fights between British troops and colonial militiamen started. But tensions between Britain and the colonies is what warmed up the fights. During the war France joined the colonists side and fought along side them.
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This convention was going to decide how America would be governed. It took months when they finally agreed to something, but there was only 39 out of 55 signatures on the decision.
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Six delegates were elected by Georgia to go to the constitutional convention. Only two out of the four that actually went signed the final document.
