Georgia's History

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  • Colonists Arrive in Georgia

    This is day is celebrated as Georgia day, the day when the colonists arrive in the Yamacraw Bluff.
  • Charter of 1732

    Charter of 1732

    Georgia has received its charter created by Oglethorpe to bring trustees to govern Georgia. Georgia was created for three reasons: Charity, Defense, and Economics

  • Oglethorpe in England to give Status of Georgia

    Date not Exact, Summer of 1734
    Tomochichi and his nephew came with him. Others came as well.

  • Oglethorpe come back with new colonists

    Oglethorpe comes to Georgia with 235 other new colonists

  • Fort Frederica

    Fort Frederica was created off of England's instructions to build it on St. Simons Island.

  • 'Colonel' Oglethorpe

    Oglethorpe is given the colonel rank of the British army by King George II

  • Britain Declares war on Spain

    Because Britain was becoming nervous about an attack by Spain, war is declared.

  • Oglethorpe Leads an Attack

    Oglethorpe wins Fort Diego throughout this attack on Spain.

  • Battle of Bloody Marsh

    Fought by the Highland Scots on St. Simons Island.

  • Oglethorpe Returns to England

    The Trustee period becomes to come to an end, and General Oglethorpe has gone to England
    Date not accurate, year is

  • Slavery Legalized

    The Trustees relaxes the rules, Trustee period dying.

  • First Representative Assembly

  • End of Trustee Period

    Trustees transfer power to the Britain Government.
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    Captain John Reynolds

    He was the Governor
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    French and Indian War

    Also known as the Seven Year War
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    Henry Ellis

  • Church of England becomes the Official church of Georgia

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    Sir James Wright

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Britain Announced it is Creating four Colonies:
    Quebec
    Grenada
    East Florida
    West Florida
    The Boundaries of Georgia changed stretching to the east of the Mississippi River

  • Georgia Gazette

    First Newspaper in Savannah

  • Stamp Act Passed

    Parliament passes the stamp act.

  • Stamp Act Repealed

    Parliament repeals the stamp act

  • Declaratory Act

    This allows the parliament to tax the colonies.

  • Townshend act passed

    Allows taxes on imported tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint.

  • Townshend Act Repealed

    Repealed, except for tea.

  • Boston Massacre

    Soldiers brought out their guns to shoot and kill five men of a crowd of people.

  • Social Classes Made

    Social Classes based on wealth from Plantation Owners to Slaves

  • Tea Act Passed

    Puts more taxes on tea, but in result, had lowered the price of tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston colonists dump over 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • Intolerable Act

    Also known as the Coercive acts, these acts ban all ships from doing any business whether it has to do with loading and/or unloading materials, until the desecration of the Boston Harbor due to the Boston Tea Party

  • Patrick Henry

    "Give me liberty or give me death"

  • Second Continental Congress

  • Revolutionary war began

    70-80 militia fight against 700 British Soldiers, starting the revolution.

  • Continental Army Formed

  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is utilized by the Second Continental Congress.

  • Declaration of Independence Signed

  • British Captured Savannah

    James Wright comes back to claim Savannah, no force was needed. Georgia was back at a royal colony.

  • Battle of Kettle Creek

    This was the first battle that the patriots had won.
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    Siege of Savannah