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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Mississippian
it lasted from 300 to 310 million years. they were really good at building. and could survive for a very long time without resources and they knew how to protect themselves. -
May 21, 1542
Hernando De Soto
He was 14 years old when he started exploring . Him and his men traveled 4,000 miles acorss the region. -
Salzburger arrives
In 1731, twenty thousand Protestants were expelled by the Archbishop Firmian of the Province of Salzburg. All they wanted was rto believ their own stufff. -
Charter of 1732
King George signed a charter establishing the colony and created it on April 21. Before that Georgia was referred to as a trustee colony. -
Oglethorpe arrives
James Oglethorpe landed in Savannah in 1733. Oglethorpe makes a agreement with Tomochichi about land. They agree that most people need a place to live. -
Highland Scott arrives
In 1739, Gabriel Johnston, royal governor of North Carolina provided them a ten-year tax exemption for doing so. -
Austin Dabney
Dabney's racekept him from participating in any of the Georgia land lotteries. Austin Dabney was a slave who became a private in the Georgia militia -
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American revolution
The war of independence waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a fledgling, largely disconnected nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time. -
Battle of Kettle creek
It was fought in Wilkes County. Major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War.major encounter in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. -
constitutional convention
Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, convention that drew up the Constitution of the United States. The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
Augusta , Georgia has a date to ratify the constitution. January 2, 1788 is when it was signed. The delegates had to vote to get to vote on it.
