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King George II
Signs charter to colonize Georgia -
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Timespan for Early Georgia Colonization
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First colonists discover Yamacraw Bluff
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German Salzburgers arrive in Georgia
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Colonists
Build Fort Fredrica on St. Simons Island -
Fort Augusta
Construction begins -
Defense
Oglethorpe leaves England with 600 soldiers to defend Fort Frederica -
Tomochichi Dies
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Britain vs Spain
Britain declares war on Spain -
Battle of Bloody Marsh
Oglethorpe's forces defeat the Spanish -
Oglethorpe
Is promoted to the rank of general and returns back to England -
Slavery
Trustees vote to allow slavery in Georgia -
Representative
Georgia's first representative assembly gathered in Savannah -
Royal Time Period
Trustees give up on charter, Georgia becomes a royal colony -
French and Indian War
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Governor
John Reynolds arrives as Georgia's first royal governor -
Georgia's First Slave Code Enacted
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James Write Becomes 2nd Governor of Georgia
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French and Indian War Ends
Britain gives up claims west of the Mississippi -
Georgia's Southern Boundaries Defined
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American colonies protest over Stamp Act
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Creek and Cherokees give up land (Wilkes County)
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Georgia Split
Sends no delegates to Continental Congress -
Intolerable Acts
Continental Congress agrees on not trading with England -
Royal Government In Georgia Loses Power
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American Revolution Begins