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Period: 15,000 BCE to 7000 BCE
Paleo
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. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Archaic
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. -
Period: 1000 BCE to Jan 1, 900
Woodland
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. -
Period: Jan 1, 800 to
Mississippian
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. -
Jan 1, 1496
Hernando de soto
Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi river. He accompanied Fransisco Pizarro in his voyage to the West Indies. -
Charter of 1732
The Charter and the Trustees governed the colony. The Trustees couldn't own land, run for office, nor did they get paid. -
Georgia Founded
Georgia was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe. He named the colony after King George II of Great Britain. -
Salzburgers Arrive
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. -
Highland Scots Arrive
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. -
Elijah Clarke/Kettle Cr.
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
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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Henry Ellis
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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James Wright
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. -
Austin Dabney
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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American Revolution
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. -
constitutional convention
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. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
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.
