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Jan 1, 1440
Hernando De Soto
He was interested in the three G's; God, Gold, Glory. Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru and discovered the Mississippi River. -
Jan 1, 1539
Spain
Spain sent Hernando De Soto and his Trustees to find gold and things that will be helpful to their country. Spain needed more resources and helpful things, Spain brought over diseases and war by sending Hernando and his trustees down to Georgia. -
Jan 1, 1562
France
The French Wars of Religion (1562–98) is the name of a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants. The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise, and both sides received assistance from foreign sources. -
Jan 1, 1568
Spanish Missions
The Spanish missions in Georgia comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics in order to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans. The Spanish chapter of Georgia's earliest colonial history is dominated by the lengthy mission era, extending from 1568 through 1684. -
"Worthy Poor"
Oglethorpe envisioned the province as a location for the resettlement of English debtors and "the worthy poor". Another motivation for the founding of the colony was as a "buffer state" (border), or "garrison province" that would defend the southern part of the British colonies from Spanish Florida. -
James Ogelthorpe and Trustees
James Edward Oglethorpe was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World. -
Colony of Georgia
The first twenty years of Georgia history are referred to as Trustee Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony. England's King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board on April 21, 1732. -
Malcontents
A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious. They wanted liquor and slavery to be ubanned from Georgia, so they complained to James Ogelthorpe and then he got tired of them complaining so he just unbanned it and left with his trustees. -
England
England had begun setting up many successful colonies in North America like Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. Georgia was England's last of it's 13 colonies created in 1733. -
City of Savannah
Savannah, a coastal Georgia city, is separated from South Carolina by the Savannah River. It’s known for its manicured parks, horse-drawn carriages and ornate antebellum architecture. Its cobblestoned historic district is filled with squares and parks like Forsyth Park, shaded by magnolia blossoms and oak trees covered with Spanish moss. The historic district’s architectural landmarks include the Gothic-Revival Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. -
Mary Musgrove
A colonial American interpreter and negotiator of mixed Yamacraw and English ancestry. She facilitated in the development of Colonial Georgia and became an important intermediary between Muscogee Creek Indians and the English colonists. -
Salzburgers
The Georgia Salzburgers, a group of German-speaking Protestant colonists, founded the town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County. -
Tomochichi
Tomochichi was a seventeenth-century Creek leader and the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia. He gave his land to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah. -
HIghland Scots
When the Highland Scots migrated to America, North Carolina was a more popular place to settle than any of the other colonies. They were great fighters for James Ogelthorpe. -
John Reynolds
John Reynolds was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served for a period as the royal governor of the Province of Georgia from 1754-1757. At the end of a long life of service, he became admiral shortly before his death. -
Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis, the second royal governor of Georgia, has been called "Georgia's second founder." Georgia had no self-government under the Trustees (1732-52), and the first royal governor, John Reynolds (1754-57), failed as an administrator. Under the leadership of Ellis (1757-60) Georgians learned how to govern themselves, and they have been doing so ever since. -
James Wright
James Wright was the third and last royal governor of Georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782,
James Wright replaced Henry Ellis as royal governor of Georgia in 1760 and proved to be an efficient and popular administrator. During his tenure in office (1760-76) Georgia enjoyed a period of remarkable growth.
James Wright
with a brief interruption early in the American Revolution (1775-83). Almost alone among colonial governors, Wright was a popular and able administrator and servant of the crown. -
Mississippian Indians
The Mississippian Period in the midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1600, saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America. -
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