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Period: 15,000 BCE to 8000 BCE
Paleo
Paleo took place during the most dramatic time of weather change in earths history around the end of the Ice Age, in the Late Pleistocene epoch.
Global temps were rising rapidly , causing the coastline to move rapidly. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 1000 BCE
Archaic
Archaic prehistory lasted from about 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. Archeologists divided this long period into 3 divisions: early, middle, and late. -
Period: 1000 BCE to 900 BCE
Woodland
This trend began around the Late Archaic Period. Early Woodland Products would be Nuts, and other wild foods, however continued to form. -
Period: Oct 19, 900 to
mississippian
Corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, goosefoot, sumpweed, and other plants were cultivated. They also ate wild plants and animals, cathering nuts and fruits and hunting such as deer turkeys and other small animals. -
Oct 21, 1496
Hernando De Soto
Hernando De Soto was born in Extremadura, Spain. Hernando De Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led several successful expeditions into both Central America and North America. -
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James Wright
Mr. James Wright died because he was scalped by Native Americans. He was married to Mrs. Mary Wright. -
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Henry Ellis
He was the second royal governor of Georgia. He was an explorer, author, and a colonial governor of U.S. state of Georgia and Nova Scotia. -
Charter of 1732
Georgia's Charter of 1732 was a document that granted to 20 trustees for the foundation of what became England's last colony in America. The colony was founded by James Oglethorpe who wanted it to serve as a colony for debtors and the poor. -
Salzburgers Arrive
On November 27, 1733 The Salzburgers arrive in Rotterdam
On March 12, 1734 The First group of Salzburgers arrive in Savannah, and aboard the Purysburg
City of Savannah, Georgia
Salzburgers in Georgia
On March 17, 1734 The site of the Salzburger settlement (Ebenezer) was selected -
Highland Scots Arrive
The port town was established on the north branch of the Altamaha River in 1736 by Scottish Highlands.After the American Revolution (1775-83) Darien became a port of increasing importance because of its position near the mouth of the Altamaha River. -
Austin Dabney
Mr Austin Dabney was living 1765-1830. He was slave who fought alongside the Patriots of the Battle of Kettle Creek. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. -
Elijah Clarke/ Kettle Cr.
The Battle of Kettle Creek in February 14, 1779. It was a major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention
September 1786, at the Annapolis Convention, delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation.It took place in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
The delegates voted unanimously to ratify the new U.S. Constitution. The fourth state to do so on January 2, 1788, Today in Georgia History. -
Georgia Founded
In the 16th century the creek controlled almost all Georgia. In 1540 Spaniard Hernando de Soto explored Georgia. -
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John Reynolds
John Reynolds was an officer of the Royal Navy.He served for a period as the royal governor of the Province of Georgia from 1754-1757.
