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The Life of Lyman Hall
Mr. Hall was the governor of Georgia from 1783-84, served as a representative to the Continental Congress, and was one of the three Georgians to sign the Declaration of Independence (all of whom are mentioned in this timeline). -
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The Life of Nancy Hart
Again, the exact dates of her birth and death are not known. She was known as a heroine of the Revolutionary War for capturing and killing some British soldiers. According to one story, some British soldiers came into her house and demanded she make them a meal. She heard them boasting about killing a colonists, and she got them drunk and took their guns. She then shot two, and took the other three captive and eventually hangd them in her backyard. -
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The Life of Button Gwinett
Again, no one knows his birthdate. Button Gwinett was a British born Georgia political figure who advocated freedom from Britain. He was also a representative of Georgia in the Second Continental Congress, and was the second person to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was also the provisional president of Georgia in 1777. -
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The Life of Elijah Clarke
The actual birthdate of Elijah is not known, so I made it January first. Elijah Clarke was an officer of the Continental Army and hero of the Revolutionary War. He commanded a Patriot militia to a decisive victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek. -
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The Life of George Walton.
The exact date of birth of George Walton is not known. An outspoken advocate of patriotism, he was a representative of Georgia in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Also, he served as the second governor of the new state of Georgia in the United States. -
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The American Revolution
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a conflict between the French and their numerous Indian allies and England and their much less numerous allies. Seven years later, Great Britain won the war and had acquired much debt. King George then decided that the best way to pay back that debt was to begin to heavily tax the colonists. This ultimately was a very disastrous idea as this led to what the colonists referred to as the Intolerable Acts, which incensed and unified the colonies. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George, stated that the colonists were not to settle past the Appalachian Mountains. This was an attempt to appease and stabilize relations with the Indians. It also infuriated those colonists who were evicted from their homes by this. -
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The Life of Austin Dabney
The dates of birth for Austin Dabney are not known. He was born a slave in Gergia. His master, Richard Aycock, sent Austin in his place when the Gorgia militia was called up by the Second Continental Congress. He eventually became an artilleryman in Elijah Clarke's company and fought in Kettle Creek. He was then shot in the thigh and was crippled for life, and was awarded 50 acres of land for his duty during the war, becoming the only black landowner to be given land by the state of Georgia. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act passed by the British Parliament that put a tax on ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards. This angered many colonists. The colonists weren't angered by the extra costs, but the fact that this was the first tax that was enacted purely for fund raising and was enacted without the OK of each of the colonies' legislatures. The Stamp Act was repealed on March 18th, 1766. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty, disguised as Indians, snuck onto a ship in Boston harbor and dumped many cases of tea into the harbor, ruining the tea. This was a direct result of the Tea Act, which made it more costly for colonists to buy tea that wasn't from the East India Company. -
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The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of four acts, the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. These acts heavily restricted the freedoms of the colonists and united them against Great Britain. The start date on this timespan is the date the first Intolerable Act, the Boston Port Act, and the end date is the last act, an amendment to the Quartering Act. -
The Declaration of Independence
On this date, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted The Declaration of Indpendence, mostly written by Thomas Jefferson. This document gave voice to the colonists who thought that Great Britain was not treating them fairly and formally broke the thirteen colonies away from Great Britain and formed the United States of America. This document also led to the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a battle between Patriots and Loyalists. The Loyalists far outnumbered the Patriots, but were soundly defeated by the Patriots who were commanded by Elijah Clarke, Andrew Pickens, and John Dooly. This victory proved that the Britsh were having sizable problems taking the interior of Gerogia, and were unable to protect their own allies. -
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The Siege of Savannah
The siege of Savannah was a joint French and American siege of the British held port of Savannah. Ultimately, the siege failed and resulted in the British staying there until 1782. We had some 500 Haitian troops on our side, commanded by Comte d'Estaing, and a Polish nobleman, Kasimir Pulaski, fought and died for the American cause in that battle as well.
