Georgia History Timeline checkpoint 1

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 600

    Mississippian

    The Mississippian (also known as lower carboniferous or early carboniferous) is a sub period in the geologic timescale or a sub system lower most of two sub periods of the carboniferous period lasting from roughly 358.9 to 323.2 millions year ago.
  • May 21, 1542

    Hernando de soto

    Hernando de soto
    Hernando de soto was born c. 1500 in Jerez de los caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro expedition , de soto helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippian River.
  • Charter of 1732

    Charter of 1732
    Twenty trustees received funding from parliament and a charter from the king, issued in June 1732. The charter granted the trustees the power of a corporation; they could elect their own governing body, make land grants, and enact their own laws and taxes.
  • Oglethorpe Arrive

    Oglethorpe Arrive
    Oglethorpe and the first colonists arrived at South Carolina on the ship Anne in late 1732, and settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia on 1 February 1733.
  • SALZBURGER ARRIVE

    SALZBURGER ARRIVE
    On 29 July, a week before the Summer of Theatre and Music was to begin, an order arrived from Propaganda Minister Goebbels cancelling every festival in the Reich. 12. August to 1. September 1945 · On 4 May, two days before the Second World War officially came to an end, American troops took control of Salzburg.
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    American revolution

    American Revolution Timeline. The American Revolution (American War of Independence) was waged between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), leading to the formation of the independent United States of America. ... February 10: Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War (1754-1763).
  • battle of kettle creek

    battle of kettle creek
    The Battle of Kettle Creek (February 14, 1779) was a major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in Wilkes County about eight miles (13 km) from present-day Washington, Georgia.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention
    February 21, Congress approves Constitutional Convention. February 28, New York selects three delegates. March 8, South Carolina selects four delegates. March 10, Massachusetts selects four delegates. March 14, Rhode Island declines to send delegates. May 5, Rhode Island again declines to send delegates.
  • Georgia Ratifies Constitution

    Georgia Ratifies Constitution
    No one knew, but it was sure to be a tough fight. Georgia called a special convention in Augusta to consider the proposed charter. 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.
  • Austin Dabney

    Austin Dabney
    May 18, 2006 - 1765-1830) Austin Delaney was a slave who became a private in the Georgia militia and fought against the British during the Revolutionary War (1775-83). ... In order to avoid military service himself, Haycock sent Delaney to join the Georgia militia as a substitute.
  • HIGHLAND SCOTS ARRIVE

    HIGHLAND SCOTS ARRIVE
    This is a Timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Scotland. See also the list of Scottish monarchs,