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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian
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Sep 5, 1540
hernando de soto
Hernando de Soto was born c. 1500 in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. In the early 1530s, while on Francisco Pizarro's expedition, de Soto helped conquer Peru. In 1539 he set out for North America, where he discovered the Mississippi River -
Highland Scots arrive
Scottish Highlanders. On this day in 1735, a group of Scottish Highlanders sailed from Inverness, Scotland aboard the Prince of Wales, bound for Georgia -
charter of 1732
Georgia history are referred to as Trustee Georgia because during that time a Board of Trustees governed the colony. -
oglthrope landed
James Edward Oglethorpe was a british soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist -
salzburger arrival
a group of German-speaking Protestant colonists, founded the town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County. Arriving in 1734, the group received support from King George II of England and the Georgia Trustees -
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The American revolution
becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France and others -
Austin Dabney
he help fight against the British and has several different wound on his thigh -
Battle of kettle creek
The batte of kettle creek was a major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in Wilkes County about eight miles -
constitutional convention
Constitutional Convention and Ratification, 1787–1789. The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between may and september of 1787 -
Georgia Ratifies constitution
