Georgia History Checkpoint #1

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to

    Mississippian

  • Hernando de Soto
    May 21, 1542

    Hernando de Soto

    Was a Spanish explorer, who began his career at age of 14. He became as the first European to discover the Mississippi River.
  • Charter of 1732

    Charter of 1732

    The first twenty years of Georgia, are referred to as Trustee Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony.
  • Salzburgers Arrive

    Salzburgers Arrive

    Their arrival in Georgia in 1734, heralded the beginning of one o the most culturally distinctive communities in Georgia.
  • Highland Scots Arrive

    Highland Scots Arrive

    One group of settlers came to help defend Georgia from Spanish invaders and to make a new home for themselves.
  • Austin Dabney

    Austin Dabney

    Was a slave who fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War
  • Period: to

    America Revolution

    Was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783
  • Battle of Kettle Creek

    Battle of Kettle Creek

    Was a major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Oglethorpe Arrive

    Oglethorpe Arrive

    Was a visionary, social reformer, and military leader. He implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. It was Oglethorpe's idea that British debtors should be released from prison and sent to Georgia.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    Convention that drew up the Constitution of the United States.
  • Georgia Ratifies Constitution

    Georgia Ratifies Constitution

    Georgia called a special convention in Augusta to consider the proposed charter.
  • Georgia Ratifies Constitution

    Georgia Ratifies Constitution

    Georgia called a special convention in Augusta to consider the proposed charter. The delegates voted unanimously to ratify the new U.S. Constitution