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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian
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Apr 1, 1539
hernando de soto
hernando de soto was born 1500, Province of Badajoz, Spain died in May 21, 1542, Mississippi River Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. -
charter of 1732
The first twenty years of Georgia history are referred to as Trustee Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony. England's King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board on April 21, 1732. -
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. -
salzburgers arrives
German Salzburgers Arrive in Georgia. ... The community suffered British occupation during the Revolution, but the Jerusalem Church founded by Bolzius still stands, a gathering place for the descendants of the exiled German protestants who arrived in the colony on March 12, 1734, Today in Georgia History. -
highland scoot
recruited to come to Georgia from highland of Scotland strong soldier unafraid able to live off the land settlement to help protect the colony in case the Spanish in flordia were to atack -
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american revolution
The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. -
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
It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Under America's first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states operated like independent countries. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
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Austin dabney
Austin Dabney was a slave who fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War. He was born a mulatto slave in Wake County, North Carolina, sometime in the 1760s. Wikipedia
