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Jan 1, 1000
Paleo Culture
They were the first native americans out of the othe other three.They used large spear head called clovis. They hunted large animals . -
Jan 1, 1000
Mississippian Indians
They grew crops and relied on beans and corn.They didnt really hunt food. they also painted pottery. Mississippian Indains lived in villages like homes. -
Mar 1, 1540
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto traveled to Southeastern United States to find gold. de Soto thought he would find gold from the native americans only to find out they found the gold on a former ship that crashed. On his search to find gold he killed thousand of native americans, -
Charter Of 1732
The charter stated the trustees couldnt own land, hold polical office, or be given money for their work. A charter is a legal document that grants special rights and privileges.Cathlolics , blacks, liquor dealers, and lawyers could not become colonist. Th colony belonged to the crown, so the trustees were to instructions from King George the second. -
Salzburgers arrive in Georgia
The salzburgers arrived from austria for religious reasons. They were being persecuted by the catholics in europe. James Oglethorpe provided them with land and they named it Ebenezer. They moved to new land because the original land was not good. They named their new home New Ebenezer. -
Highland Scotts Arrive In Georgia
They were worriors and among the world's finest soldiers.They sailed to get there. They went to Georgia to protect the new colony. They also protected the old colonies of Georgia. It was successful. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the first royal governor of georgia. Reynold put great distress on georgia's image. He served from 1754 to 1757 -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the second royal governor.He was the best out of the three royal governors. He served from 1752 to 1760. He cultivated the friendship of the heads of the creek nation. He was sick of illness and had to resigned. -
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James Wright
He was the third and last royal govenor of Georgia. He was popular and able administrator and servant of the crown. He played a key role in retarding the flame of revolution in georgia long after it had flared violently in every other colony. He returned to british-occupied Savannah in july 1779 and served as a royal govenor for 3 more years. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution is also known as the american revolutionary war, and the US war of independence. There were problems between the residents of great britains 13 colonies and the colonial militia men. 1775 started the war, and the next summer the rebels were raging a full out war for their independence. France entered the war on the colonists side, this turned the war into an international conflict. -
Articles Of Confederation Ratified By All 13 States
The articles of confederation are radified. The articles were signed by the congress and sent to the other states for them to be radifyed. After 16 months of debates they finally get radifyed on november 15,1777. After the articles were changed people kept on fighting for almost 4 years. MarylanD finally approved the articles on march 1,1781.This made it official. -
University of Georgia Established
On January 27, 1785 Georgia established UGA as americas first state supported university ; public ; land granted university means government state provided the land Abraham Bladwin was the first president of UGA. Athens , Georgia was named because it was the center of learning in Georgia -
Contitutional Convention of 1787
Only four years after the official end of the revolution many americans were convinced that the new nation could not survive under the weak central government ,established by the articles of confederation. They decided to rewrite the constitution entirely. -
Georgia Ratifys the constitution
The two people from Georgia that signed the constitution were William Few and Abraham Baldwin. Georgia ratifyed the constitution for selfish reasons. They wanted to get the indians out of Geogia land so that they could colonize there. -
Capital Moves From Agusta To Louisville
The capital moves west to stay centralized geographically and basefd on population. State house opened in may 1795. Named in honor of King Louis XVL (16) -
Woodland Indians
The Woodland indians developed in Agriculture. They hunted with bows and arrows. They also lived in villages. They planted most of thier food and also caught fish. -
Elijah Clarke and the Battle At Kettle Creek
Elijah led the troops at Kettle Creek. They defeated a group of 800 british soldiers. The patriots took needed weapons, horses, and raised the spirits of the Georgia Malitia. Elijah Clarke now has a county named after him. ( Clarke County )
