Timeline of 1732 - 1788

By ironbat555

  • King George II signs the charter to establish the colony of Georgia

  • First Colonists arrive in Georgia

  • Salzburgers arrive in Georgia

  • Britain declares war on Spain

  • Trustee's give up the Georgian Charter/ Georgia becomes a Royal Colony

  • Georgia becomes a Royal Colony

  • James Wright becomes the Governor of Georgia

  • Stamp Act is in power to pay for the French and Indian war

  • Declaratory Act is passed and the Stamp act is repealed

  • Townshend Act

  • Boston Massacre

    The Townshend Act is repealed except for the tax on tea

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Tea act is passed

  • Intolerable Acts

  • The 13 colonies sign their Declaration of Independence

  • Governor Wright flees to Britain from Georgia

    Button Gwinnett, George Walton, and Lyman Hall sign the Declaration of Independence on Georgia's behalf

  • Britain captures Savannah

    Governor Wright returns

  • Battle of Kettle Creek

  • George Washington makes British General surrender in Yorktown

    Articles of Confederation are ratified by all 13 states

  • American Revolution ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris

  • US Constitution was ratified