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Trustees divide Georgia into two counties: Savannah and Frederica. William STEPHENS is appointed president of Savannah at a salary of £80 per year.
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Explorer John Cabot made second trip to North America; may have explored coast of Georgia
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Lucas Vazques de Ayllon established the first colony on Sapelo Island
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Hernando de Soto of Spain explored Georgia
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(1562) French Huguenots built Charles Fort at Port Royal (Savannah)
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(1565) Spanish established missions along coastlin
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1597) Gaule Indians attacked Spanish missions; Mocama Indians helped Spanish stop rebellions
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1629) King Charles I granted charter to Sir Robert Heath, included most of present-day Georgia
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(1663) King Charles II gave 1629 charter to Earl of Claredon, Duke of Albemarle, Sir George Carteret and five others
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(1673) Spanish build fort on St. Catherines Island
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(1680) English attack fort
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(1681) Spanish abandoned St. Catherines Island, moved to Sapelo Island
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1721) John Barnwell, of South Carolina, builds Fort King George at the mouth of the Altamaha River. This is the first British settlement in what will be Georgia.
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13 Feb 1730: First written mention of Georgia. Earl of Egmont's journal. Georgia purchased Egmont's Journal of the Transaction of the Trustees for $16,000 in 1946. It is known as Georgia's birth certificate.
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it was first established !! Georgia
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James Oglethorpe and the 114 chosen colonists embark on the Ann from Gravesend, England. Two children die on the voyage. Four are born.
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English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Georgia.
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6 Apr 1733: The death of Dr. William COX is the first recorded English death in Georgia.
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The Purrysburg sailed from Dover, England carrying 73 new Georgia colonists.(1734) German settlers founded Ebenezer
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lice Riley hanged for participation in murder, first woman to be executed;The Prince of Wales arrived at Savannah.
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England declares war on Spain.
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First thanksgiving
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William Stephens becomes President of Georgia.
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Georgia planters were hiring South Carolina slaves for life and even openly purchasing slaves at the dock in Savannah.
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William Stephens retires and becomes the first person to receive a pension from Georgia.
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Henry PARKER is appointed president of Georgia.
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Patrick GRAHAM appointed president of Georgia on Henry Parker's death.
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A plan for establishing a civil government in Georgia is submitted
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Georgia's first royal governor, REYNOLDS, arrives at Savannah.
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Benjamin Franklin draws up a plan of union and publishes his famous Unite or Die cartoon. The cartoon supposedly shows a serpent divided into 10 pieces with the head labeled NE for New England and the other segments labeled NY, NJ, P, M, V, NC, SC, and G. The plan of union is rejected.
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South Carolina denounces Georgia and resolves to burn all vessels trading with Georgia and to hang all persons trafficking with Georgia. South Carolina threatens to invade Georgia in order to teach Georgians to love liberty.
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First Continental Congress in Philadelphia is attended by twelve of the nineteen continental colonies. Georgia did not attend.
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South Carolina adopts a resolution to annex Georgia and threatens to destroy Georgia by constructing a town opposite Savannah and drying up Georgia's commerce.
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The Continental Congress, with New York abstaining, declared the United Colonies free and independent states.
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British troops captured Savannah.
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Polish nobleman Casimir PULASKI was killed while fighting for American independence during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, Georgia.
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Heard's Fort designated as Capital of Georgia.
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John Martin is appointed governor.
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Lyman HALL is appointed governor.
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Samuel ELBERT is appointed governor.
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University of Georgia is founded.
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Bourbon County, Georgia is created.
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Greene County is created.
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George HANDLEY is appointed governor.
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Bullock County is created.
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Jackson County is created.
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Yazoo Land Act rescinded
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Lincoln County is created.
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Georgia forbids further importation of slaves.
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James JACKSON is appointed governor.
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Clarke and Tatnall Counties created.
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Baldwin, Wayne, and Wilkinson Counties are created
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Jones was elected first president of the Georgia Medical Society in 1804.
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Pulaski County is created.
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Twiggs County is created.
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Madison County is created.
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Emanual County is created.
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He was elected vice president to Jefferson DAVIS on 9 Feb 1861. Stephens was later elected governor of Georgia in 1882 but died after serving just a few mont
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Peter EARLY is appointed governor.
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William H. CRAWFORD of Georgia, last Federalist candidate for president, loses to James MONROE 183 to 34 electoral votes.
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First Seminole War battle begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border.
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There was a massive explosion, resulting in the fire spreading throughout the city. By the next afternoon, 463 buildings had been burned to the ground, and two out of every three Savannah residents were homeless. The cause of the fire was never officially determined, though it was believed to have been arson.
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Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe, and Newton Counties are created.
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Third Reconstruction. US army reoccupies Georgia. General Alfred H. TERRY is appointed military governor.
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens was elected governor of Georgia but died after serving just a few months.
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now georgia is a beautiful place. Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies.
