Georgia Colony History

By Georgia Colony
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    Goergia Colony

  • Georgia Colony founded

    Georgia Colony founded

    In June 1732, King George issued a charter for the settlement of Georgia.

  • The main city was founded

    Savanah was founded on this day

  • This state became a battlegorund

    Georgia and Florida became battlegrounds

  • This state was no longer a battle ground

    This state was not a war zone anymore

  • Georgia started to trade this day

    This state started to trade

  • The king got the colony back from James Oglethorpe

    The trusttes gave the colony back to the king
  • John Reynolds

    John Reynolds

    He was the first royal governor elected by King George II to be in charge of the Georgia Colony. He did not like Savannah so he tried to cahnge to capital to South to Hardwicke.