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french and indian war
the war was fought between the french and american colonists. the french won the war. thw winning side won land. this was a cause of the american revolution because the british went into debt after the war and wanted to raise taxes to help pay for their debt. -
charter of 1732
the charter of 1732 created a group of trustees that would govern the colony from england.king george ii granted it to james oglethorpe.the 3 official purposes of the finding of ga was charity, economics,and defense. the 2 things they prohbited was no slavery and no alcohol.the 3 groups that were banned from coming to ga were african americans, catholics, and lawyers.it put 21 trustees in charge of georgia. it put restrictions on the trustees that they coudnt own land and couldnt hold public off -
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history of georgia
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finding of savannah
the first city founded in ga was savannah.james oglethorpe founded that citywith his colonists.the ship him and his group was on to arrive was ship anne.tomochichi was the indian chief to let them on their land.for james oglethorpe to communicate with tomochichi they had mary musgrove translate for them. -
founding of ebenezer
the salzburgers were the first to find ebenezer. they moved to ebenezer from their original city because they got kicked out by the catholics. -
founding of darien
the highland scots founded the city of darien. they were recruited to georgia to help protect the colony from the spanish. -
battle of bloody marsh
the spanish led james olgethorpe and colonists to this battle. him and his colonists fought the spanish because they were trying to invade georgia. it was a succesful victory for the english colonists. rangers, british regulars, southeastern indians, and local citizens helped james oglethrope with the victory. this battle was imporant because it showed olgethorpes leadership and it was the last spanish offensive into georgia. -
georgia becomes a royal colony
a group of colonists called malconents always complained about the trustees. they complained about the trustees landownership and also prohibitions on slavery and rum. john reynolds was in charge of georgia when it became a royal colony. the 3 royal governers of georgia were john reynolds, henry ellis, and james wright. -
the proclamation of 1763
gave land to the indians and prevented the white settlers to go west. king george did this so that there wouldnt be another war or conflict between the indins and white settlers. the colonists were angry about this because they wanted the land that the indians had. -
stamp act
it taxed newpapers and legal documents.the british did this so that the american colonists could give them money the british needed. the colonists were angry about it because they didnt think they should be paying stuff that was free for many years. -
intolerable act
the british passed these laws because the colonists dumped the britsh's tea into the boston harbor. 5 laws were passed: quebec act, administration of justice act, massecheusetts government act,boston port act, and quartering act. -
declaration of independence
thomas jefferson was the main author who wrote it. it gave independence from britian. lyman hall, george walton, and abraham baldwin were the 3 guys who signed it, -
siege of savannah
the britsh had control of savannah. france helped the american colonists.the battle was a failure for the american colonsists and the british still kept control of savannah. -
battle of kettle creek
the patriots won the battle. elijah clarke was led the patroits to victory. the only black soldier that fought in that war was austin dabney. he won land.
