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YEAR FOUNDED
Georgia was founded in 1732, named in honor of George || the King of England, by James Edward Oglethorpe and others. -
Georgia Day
February 12, 1733 is the day celebrated as Georgia Day to mark the landing of six small ships and Oglethorpe at Yamacraw Bluffs and set up on a site -
Oglethorpe was chosen Governor
On February 12,1733 James Oglethorpe traveled to America with thirty-five families. The land was inhabited by Native Americans, primarily the Creek and Cherokee. On a bluff overlooking the Savannah river and the sea he founded, the first city, and named it after the river. -
Georgia was Haven
Georgia was a haven, a place of safety, for those protestants fleeing religious persecution in Europe. In 1734 the first immigrants arrived in Savannah. -
Treaty of 1734
Treaty of 1734 was between Oglethorpe and the creeks, it was a treaty of trade and friendship. -
The War of Jenkin's Ear
1739 the war of Jenkins Ear was named after an english sea captain who had his ear severed while being held prisoner by the spanish. Southern Georgia and Florida were battlefields over the next couple of years. This war was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1743. -
Treaty of Coweta
Treaty of Coweta was a treaty between the British and the Creek Indians -
Spaniards invaded Georgia
In 1742, the Spaniards invaded Georgia. It was a military campaign by Spanish forces, based in Florida, which attempted to seize and occupy disputed territory held by the British colony of Georgia. The campaign was a part of the conflict "The War of Jenkin's Ear." -
Battle of Bloody Marsh
The battle of bloody marsh was fought on the afternoon of July 7,1742, on St.Simons Island in Georgia. This battle was a key battle in 1742 War of Jenkin's Ear. The story of the battle of bloody marsh is the story of the battle of bloody marsh is the story of two forts, Fort St.Simon and Fort Frederica, which lay about 7 miles apart on St.Simon Island. Between the two forts a " military road" ran, a path one wagon wide, along which the army and nearby settlers in Frederica could recieve supply. -
Oglethorpe's Return to England
In 1743, Oglethorpe led one more unsuccessful attempt to take the Spanish fortress at St.Augustine. -
Georgia's a Royal Colony
In 1732 King George || granted a charter for 21 years to bound of 21 trustees for the land between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers and westward to the "South Sea." They were referred to as "The Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia." The trustees were unable to establish self-government and gave up before the 21 year charter had expired and Georgia became a royal colony in 1752.
