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Period: 15,000 BCE to 8000 BCE
Paleo
The human settlement of Georgia took place in a rough time it was the end of the Ice Age. People still don't know when the humans actually arrived. From the late Paleoindian sub period came Dalton and related point types. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 1000 BCE
Archaic
Early Archaic people made made stone scrapers that could have been used to skin deer for tanning. During Middle Archaic the period lasted from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years ago. This was a time for climate change the conditions where to make the weather drier and warmer. -
Period: 1000 BCE to Oct 19, 900
Woodland
In the Early Woodland the settlements may have started to become permanent. Corn was introduced to the Southeastern United States during Middle Woodland. The Late Woodland sub period is the most poorly understood portion of Georgia prehistory. The available evidence suggest some of the trends of Early and Middle Woodland sub period may have been reserved. -
Period: Oct 20, 800 to
Mississippian
The Mississippian Period in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, saw some development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America. The Mississippian way of life was more than just an adaptation to the landscape, it was also a social structure. The Mississippian period in Georgia was brought to an end by the increasing European presence in the Southeast. -
May 21, 1495
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto was the first European to explore Georgia. On August 20, 1540 De Soto and his army departed from the main town and traveled south. -
Charter of 1732
Oglethorpe believed that it would b best for worthy poor people find a life was to start a new colony. One main rule is "No Catholics". This took place between Savannah and Altmaha rivers. -
Georgia Founded
The initial impetus behind Georgia's founding came from James Oglethorpe. Military concerns were a far more motivating force for the British government, which wanted Georgia as a buffer zone. -
Salzburgers Arrive
Salzburgers survived extreme hardships in both Europe and Georgia. Because of the their harrowing experience in Europe and their level of religious devotion. About 300 Salzburgers, under leadership of pastors Jothann Martin Boltzius and Israel Gronau, accepted the invitation -
Highland Scots Arrive
The Highland Scots are from Scotland. They arrived in 1736, and created there own town name Darien. The Highland Scots are invaluable to the colonists. -
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John Reynolds
He introduced the idea of self government.John Reynolds established a structure of royal government including courts, a council, and commons. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was an explorer, author, and a colonial governor of the state of Georgia and Nova Scotica. He has been called "Georgia's second founder." Under the leadership of Ellis (1757-60) Georgians learned how to govern themselves, and they have been doing so ever since. -
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James Wright
James Wright was the third and last royal governor of Georgia. Wright was a popular and able administrator and servant of the crown. He played a key role in retarding the flame of revolution in Georgia long after it had flared violently in every other colony. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was a slave who became a private in the Georgia militia and fought against the British during the Revolutionary War. He was the only African American to be granted land by the state of Georgia in recognition of his bravery and service during the Revolution and one of the few to receive a federal military pension. -
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American Revolution
Many Americans didn't want to volunteer to join the Revolutionary movement. Georgia did not send representatives to the First Continental Congress. The Congress named delegates to the Second Continental Congress already sitting in Philadelphia and adopted the Association's ban on trade with Britain. -
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional conventions, first appeared during the era of the Revolutionary War. . In October 1776, Georgia's first constitutional convention met and produced the state's inaugural constitution, known as the Constitution of 1777. -
Elijah Clarke/ Kettle Cr.
As a lieutenant colonel of militia, Clarke led a charge in the rebel victory at Kettle Creek, Georgia. The state of Georgia rewarded his services with a plantation. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The shortest of Georgia's constitutions, the Constitution of 1789 was modeled after the U.S. Constitution.