The Colonial Period of Georgia

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    Colonial Period of Georgia

  • King George II issued the Charter of 1732

  • James and the other settlers disembarked at Yamacraw Bluff

  • The Salzburgers arrive in Georgia

  • Fort Frederica was built

  • Tomochichi dies

  • The War of Jenkin's Ear begins

  • The Battle of Bloody Marsh

  • Slavery became legal in the colony

  • Trustee Period ends

    No Exact Date
  • French and Indian War

    No exact date
  • John Reynolds became governor

    No Exact Date, but it was late in the year.
  • Henry Ellis becomes governor

    No Exact Date, but after John Reynols
  • James Wright becomes governor

    No Exact Date, but after Henry Ellis
  • The Proclamation of 1763 is passed by King George III

  • The Royal Period ends and the American Revolution begins