The History of Georgia, by Daniel Lee

By DanielLee627
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Hernando DeSoto Explores

    Hernando DeSoto explored from Tampa, Florida to southest Georgia for gold with approximately 600 men. They marched across Georgia to South Carolina, but couldn't find the gold they sought. Half the men, including DeSoto, died ny searching gold.
  • Jan 1, 1562

    French Reasons for Exploration

    Search for gold. Created colony at South Carolina- Charles fort-1562 Created colony at Florida- Fort Carolina-1564
  • Jan 1, 1566

    Spanish Missions on barrier islands

    Spain made a mission at Cumberland Island and St. Catherine's Island, also called Santa Catalina. Posts were established at Sapelo and St. Simon's Island at the same century. The missionaries called the region Guale after the Guale Indians. Convert Native Ameriacans into Catholicism but also served as a trading post. Native Americans used the missions to get connected to the European World.
  • Jan 1, 1580

    British Reasons for Exploration

    Search for exotic foods, wealth (gold), and mercantilism. They wanted to create colonies that help produce raw materials (cotton, tobacco, forest products, etc.) that can be imported to Great Britain.

  • James Oglethorpe Birth

    Oglethorpe was born.

  • Charter of 1732

    King George II created the charter. Land restrictions are no catholic, no african descent, no liquor, and no lawyers.

  • Ann

    From November 1732 to Febuary 1733, about 40 people on the Ann died.

  • Jews

    Jes came to Georgia.

  • James Oglethorpe

    Oglethorpe arrived in Savannah, GA at Febuary 12, 1733. He arrived to South Carolina before at late 1732. Known as the father of Georgia. He was elected as parliament and learned about numerous problems facing his country. He befriended Tomochichi, chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Oglethorpe went back to England with Tomochichi to bring 300 men including John Wesley, and brought him to make Baptist and Methedist churches.

  • Salzbergers

    The Salzbergers went from Ebenezer to New Ebenezar due to diseases.

  • Royal Colony

    The Royal Colony started after the Trustee Period ended in 1752. The Royal Colony was overseen by the crown of England. The government of Georgia would change drastically as the people, under the leadership of the Royal Governors would have to learn to govern themselves. British Parliament had to pass a charter in order for Georgia to become an official Royal Colony, which took 2 years.

  • John Reynolds

    John Reynolds was the first governor of Gerogia. He introduced the idea of self-government to the colonists and assisted in the creation of a bicameral (two houses) legislature and the creation of a court system. Governed Georgia from 1754 to 1757. The British Parliament recalled Reynolds in 1757 and said he was ineffected. Due to disagreement between Reynolds and the legislature, the legislature was sent home. Reynolds tried and failed to rule Georgia himself.

  • French and Indian War

    Known as the seven years war even it actually lasted for 9 years. France and Great Britain both wanted the treasures (resources, gold, land, etc/) of the American continent. Both countries feared the other would gain the most power. France had stronger army with more experienced leadership; British had better navy. Both sides had allies with certain Indian tribes. One of the causes of the American Revolution because Great Britain had lots of war debts, so King George put lots of taxes.

  • Henry Ellis

    Second royal governor of Georgia. Governed from 1757-1760. Worked to increase the size and productivity of the colony of Georgia. In 1759, Ellis became ill and returned to Great Britain. Ellis tried to learn from the mistakes of Reynolds. Set up a budget and regulated trade with the Native Americans. By 1759, the population increase to over 10,000, including 3,600 slaves.

  • James Wright

    Third and final governor of the Royal Colony. Governed 1760-1776. Believed Georgia could be even profitable for England by allowing farmers (and their slaves) to live and work on this land. The size of Georgia increaed. After the French and Indian War ended in 1763, Georgia gained a large amount of land. Continued to serve as the Royal Governor of Georgia until the beginning of the American Revolution. Most successive governor of Georgia.

  • Stamp Act

    Taxes on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses. Great Britain needed money; much debt and security expenses resulted from the French and Indian War.
    Sugar Act: tax on sugar and molasses imported from the West Indies.
    Georgians and others disapproved of these laws.

  • Townshend Acts

    Placed import taxes on tea, paper, glass, and coloring for plants.

  • Boston Massacre

    People that lived in Boston was mad, so they were drinking. Eventually they got drunk and they cause a chaos. They were cursing in front of the British soldiers. The British soldiers were going to keep calm like today's police officers, then someone threw a snowball at a soldier. Then the British soldiers shot the people of Boston.

  • Boston Tea Party

    People threw tea away at the ocean.

  • Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts was a punishment from the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts:
    1. Closed Boston Harbor.
    2. Cancelled the Massachusetts Royal Charter.
    3. British official crime (tried) went to Britain.
    4. Had to house soldiers.

  • Battle Lexington and Concord

    Americans beat the British in this war.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet encourage colonies to break from Great Britain. More than 500,000 copies were sold. Other pamphlets including "The Crisis" influenced opinion. In August 2, 1776, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton (representatives from Georgia) signed the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence meant the colonists were one nation; Georgians prepared for war.

  • Battle of Kettle Creek

    Near Washington, GA. Georgia victory. Elijah Clarke led Patriots. James Boyd led the Royals. Small battle compared to other wars. Patriots were able to resupply with weapons and horses by taking it.

  • Siege of Savannah

    Went against the British and lost. Arrived with 22 French ships. Benjamin Lincoln had 15,000 americans in his order. French vs American Patriots.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Originally created by the Continental Congress in 1776, and ratified in 1781.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The last war in the Revolutionary War.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the Revolutionary War.

  • Shay's Rebellion

    1786-1787 Daniel Shay, a Revolutionary War veteran, is unhappy that soldier's farms are being taken by the courts. Seized Springfield, Massachusetts.

  • Ratification of US Constitution

    People agreed with the constitution for the US.

  • Signing of the US Constitution

    US Constitution signed to have our countrie's governemt organized.

  • Invention of the cotton gin

    Cotton gin helped a lot of cotton grow. Slavery was a problem because of the cotton gin.

  • Yazoo Land Fraud

    Government took land the federal governement owned. Around the Yazoo river. Bribed the legislature. All records were burned at the courthouse after the federal government found out. Yazoo company sold land that didn't belong to them. Georgia grew from the Yazoo Land Fraud. Yazoo Land Act Yazoo company sold land that didn

  • Missouri Compromise of 1820

    When making laws, if one group has more people they'll win. Missouri Compromise- balance until they wanted to be a state. If one more slave stave, it won't be balanced. 1.Slave state. 2.Maine- free state.36'30" will be free (Missouri Compromise Line) South will be slave. 3.Any new territory north of the

  • Dahlonega Gold Rush

    Found tons of gold at Dahlonega accidentally. People wanted the gold, so the Indians got land taken away again.

  • Indian Removal Act

    Indians got land taken away because Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act.

  • Nullification Crisis of 1832

    January 1832-May 1837. Nullification- reverse of effect. Some states felt that they had the power to cancel (nullify) a federal law. South Carolina nullified federal tariggs that were hurting the cotton industry. South Carolina was actually thinking to leave the Union. Both Andrew Jackson and South Carolina were prepared for a military fight. Lowering tarriffs for South Carolina stopped the chaos of South Carolina. First time of threatening by saying not being part of the Union.

  • Compromise of 1850

    1. California was added to a free state.
    2. The Fugitive Slave Law would be added (All runaway slaves had to be caught and returned to the south).
    3. No slave trade in Washington D.C.
    4. New territory would decide slavery by popular sovereignty (people choose).
    Since California was under the Missouri Compromise Line,but wanted to be a free state, they just made a new compromise (Compromise of 1850), and gave some benifits to the south. The Georgia Platform said slavery needs to be protected

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas and Nebraska wanted to join the Union as two new states. These places will use popular sovereignty to determine the slavery issue. Popular sovereignty- popular vote winning and one side has more people.

  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott was a slave who live in a free territory (Illinois, Wisconsin) with his master. After his master died, he tried to sue for his freedom saying that since he had lived in a free state, he should be free. Abolitionists collected money for him to go to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott. The Supreme Court said he was property and not a citizen. Property could not sue for its own freedom.
    Accordng to the Supreme Court, they said slavery is not restricted.

  • Election of 1860

    South Carolina said to the Union that if Abraham Lincoln is elected as president, they're going to leave. Abraham Lincoln was elected as president and South Carolina left the Union.