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Trustee Period
(1732 - 1752) During the trustee period in Georgia, Oglethorpe made most of the government decisions, there was no land ownership, and there were no slaves (until 1750). -
Slaves
In 1750, the Malcontents were so angry that the king allowed slaves into Georgia. The amount of slaves in Georgia jumped from 500 - 18,000. -
Royal Period
(1752 - 1776) When the royal governors came to Georgia, several things changed. Georgia was given a court system and a bicameral legislature, you could buy and sell land, and slavery was legal. -
French and Indian War
(1754 - 1763) It was a war over land between the French and the British. The British won, however, war is expensive and huge debt made Britain tax the colonists, triggering the Revolutionary War. -
John Reynolds
(1754 - 1756) John Reynolds was the 1st Royal Governor and created a bicameral legislature and a court system for the citizens of Georgia. He didn't like his job and kept firing people, so we made him leave. -
Henry Ellis
(1757 - 1760) Henry Ellis was the 2nd Royal Governor of Georgia. He developed a true system of self - government and divided us into parishes. He was known as the 2nd founder of Georgia. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation set GA's south border at the St. Mary's River and the west border at the Mississippi River. It kept people from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed to raise money for the French & Indian War. It taxed important documents and GA was the only one to ever sell the stamps. (For a very short time) -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were 4 laws that closed the port of Boston, abolished town meetings, forced colonists to house & feed soldiers, and kept the colonists from trying soldiers in GA. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was held in response to the Intolerable Acts and a decision was made to boycott Britain. GA did not send representatives because they depended on British support. -
James Wright
(1760 - 1776) James Wright was the last royal governor of Georgia. He came to us 3 years before the French and Indian war ended. He completed the palisades around Savannah and supported the king. -
Signers
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton all signed the Declaration of Independence at the 2nd Continental Congress. They each have a county named -
2nd Continental Congress
At the 2nd Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence was signed. Walton, Hall, and Gwinnett from GA, also signed it. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 at the 2nd Continental Congress. It said that the 13 colonies were one nation separate from Britain and was signed by Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton. -
Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was the 1st real victory the GA militia had over the British. It lifted the morale of the soldiers and gave them horses and supplies. -
Elijah Clark
Elijah Clarke led the Georgia militia to victory in the Battle of Kettle Creek in 1779. The smallest county in the state of Georgia is named after him. -
Austin Dabney
Austin Dabney was a slave that saved Elijah Clark's life in the Battle of Kettle Creek. He was denied his award of land because he was black. -
Siege of Savannah
The British controlled Savannah at the time of the attack, when the French and Americans tried to win back Savannah. The British won, and 100's of our men died. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the 1st written constitution of the United States.
