Colonial Period of Georgia

By sf.raimondo

  • The Charter of 1732 Begins the Trustee Period of Georgia

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    The Charter of 1732 Establishes the Trustee Period of Georgia

    James Oglethorpe asked King George II for a charter to start the colony of Georgia. The king accepted and decided that Georgia be governed by 21 trustees. The trustees were not payed, they were just there to make sure that Georgia was in order.

  • The Ship Ann Sails to Georgia's Coast

  • The Ship William and Sarah Bring the Jews to Georgia

  • The Ship Purysburg Brings the First Salzburgers to Savannah

  • The Town of Ebenezer is Established

  • The Ship Prince of Wales Brings the Highland Scots to Georgia

  • The Battle of Bloody Marsh Leaves Only One British Soldier Dead and All Spanish Soldiers Dead Too

  • John Reynolds Becomes Georgia's First Governor

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    The Royal Period of Georgia Begins

  • Henry Ellis Becomes Georgia's Second Governor

  • Georgia Divided Into Eight Parishes

  • James Wright Becomes Georgia's Third and Final Governor

  • The Declaration of Independence Is Signed