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Period: 15,000 BCE to 18,000 BCE
Paleo
Paelo took place at the end of the ice age. The sea level was 200 feet lower than present levels. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 1000 BCE
Archaric
Archaeologists divided this time period into three maid subperiods. At the time Georgia was covered in mainly oak and hardwood forests. -
Period: 1721 BCE to 1806 BCE
Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis, the second royal governor of Georgia. Ellis learned the skill of mapmaking at the age 25. -
Period: 1000 BCE to Oct 19, 900
Woodland
The woodland is divided into three parts.
The three parts are Early woodland, MIddle woodland and Late woodland. -
Period: Oct 19, 800 to
MIssissippian
Mississippian were horticulturalists they grew much of their own food.
Mississippian people spent much of their lives outdoors. -
Oct 19, 1500
Hernando de Soto
On August 20, 1540, Hernando De Soto and his army departed from the main town of Coosa.
The first European to explore the interior of what is now the state of Georgia. -
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James Wright
Wright was born in London, England, on May 8, 1716, to Isabella and Robert Wright. He came to South Carolina in 1730 when his father was appointed chief justice of the colony. -
Charter of 1732
James Edward Oglethorpe exercised a leading role in the movement to find the new colony.
He intended to help released debtors begin a new life in America. -
Salzburgers Arrive
The Salzburgers survived extreme hardships.
The first group of Salzburgers sailed from England to Georgia in 1734. -
HIghland Scots Arrive
The Scots were highly capable soldies.
The settlement was renamed Darien in honor of an unsuccessful colonization. -
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John Reynold
John Reynolds is know as a captain in the British royal navy,
At fifteen years of age he volunteered for service in the British navy. -
Period: to
Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the second royal governor of Georgia. Ellis learned the science of navigation and the art of mapmaking at the age of twenty-five -
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American Revolution
Georgia did not send representatives to the First Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1774. The Congress asked all colonies to form a group, -
Elijah Clarke/ Kettle Cr.
Disenchanted with a settled Georgia, discredited, and almost bankrupt, Elijah Clarke died in Augusta on December 5, 1799. Clarke County, on the former Oconee frontier, is named for him -
Austin Dabney
On August 14, 1786, Dabney became the only African American to be granted land, fifty acres, by the state of Georgia in recognition of his military service during the Revolution -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
Would nine states ratify it and make the new government a reality? No one knew, but it was sure to be a tough fight. -
Georgia Founded
The human history of Georgia begins well before the founding of the colony, with Native American cultures that date back to the Paleoindian Period at the end of the Ice Age, nearly 13,000 years ago. -
Constitutional conventions
Constitutional conventions are a distinctly American political innovation, first appearing during the era of the Revolutionary War 1775-83. Georgia was among the first states to use a meeting of delegates to create a constitution