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Hernando de Soto marched north from Florida to present-day Albany with 600 men in search of gold. The Natives feared the Spaniards and their weapons. Thousands of the natives died due to diseases that the Spaniards brought with them.
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Cumberland Island, St. Katherine's Island, missions used to spread religion and search for gold, used to make a barrier to keep French and British from invading
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England's first permanent colony in N. America, first three ships landed in Chesapeake Bay, founding of Jamestown
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1721-1727 Southernmost outpost of the British Empire
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The Charter of 1732 was a statement from King George that officialized the colony of Georgia. It established the rules of the colony. It declared who was welcome in the colony and what they could do there.
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1739-1748 Territorial dispute between Britain and Spain
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A successful surprise attack on the Spanish by the British on St. Simon's Island. It was the beginning of British dominance in that region.
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The 21 Trustees of Georgia give control of the colony back to the crown.
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John Reynolds
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A war between the French and their Indian allies and the British and their Indian allies. Fighting takes place in North America, North Africa, and Europe, creating the first real world war.
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Henry Ellis, Reynolds dismantled the colonists' legislature and Ellis took over
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Ellis fell ill and James Wright took over
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The Proclamation of 1763 came into affect after the French and Indian War and gave British colonies more Western land
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All legal documents required an approval stamp that had a tax on it
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British soldiers fired upon an unarmed crowd of civilians, outraged the colonies
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Patriots dressed as Native Americans boarded a British ship at night and threw all of the boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor
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America's "break up letter" with Great Britain
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This conflict marked the beginning of the American Revolution. The Massachusetts militia fought against the British here.
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The war begins, James Wright is no longer governor and is sent back to England
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First major Patriot win in GA, giant morale booster, gave Patriots supplies
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Patriot forces allied with the French tried to take Savannah from the British by blocking the city, but Savannah was very well supplied. One month later, the Patriots attempted to storm the city. They were defeated in 45 minutes and fled.
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This document was the colonies' first attempt at a constitution. It created an extremely weak central government out of fear of tyranny. The state governments held way too much power. The document lacked unity and was soon revised.
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The last battle of the Revolutionary War in which the British surrendered and signed the Treaty of Paris.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of America and officially created the United States.
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Daniel Shay, a Revolutionary War veteran, was falling behind on his taxes. He and some other farmers believed that veterans should not have to pay taxes and started a rebellion. The rebellion spread quickly. There was no national army to stop the rebellion or a national court to punish the rebels.
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After being ratified in 11 states, the Articles were replaced by the US Constitution. Starting with the 3 perfect words "We The People", this document was signed by 39 of the 55 delegates. In the constitution, the founding fathers gave power to add to the Constitution as times changed. There was separation of powers so no one person or branch had too much power.
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The first ratification took place in Delaware by a unanimous vote of 30-0. Thus document is an endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution by the Delaware convention.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This invention revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the removing of seeds from the cotton fiber.
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One of the worst political scandals of all time. GA's legal boundary was the Mississippi River, but the government owned everything west of the Chattahoochee River. 4 main land companies joined together to bribe the GA legislature into selling them the land west of the Chattahoochee. They then sold the land for a higher price to the public. The company burned the documents and records after the government found out.
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Second significant gold rush in the US, overshadowed previous gold rush in North Carolina, gold became difficult to find by the early 1840s
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A few tribes left their lands peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the US government. Approximately 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears".