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Period: 15,000 BCE to 7000 BCE
Paleo
The first human colonization of The New World. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Archaic
A period where the climate became more drier and warmer than today. -
Period: 1000 BCE to Jan 1, 900
woodland
From the late Archaic period trends ben=gan, and the Woodland period watched those trends develop. -
Period: Jan 1, 800 to
Mississippian
The Mississippians observed the development of some of the most complex societies on the continent. -
Mar 3, 1540
Hernando de Soto
De Soto and his army left Apalachee, and they had reached a couple miles south of what would be present day Cario. -
Georgia founded
George ll permitted the colony's corporate charter on April 21, 1732 to General James Oglethorpe. The colony served as a haven for English citizens who have been imprisoned for owing debt. -
Charter of 1732
King George from England signed a charter making the Georgia colony and its government board. -
Salzburgers arrive
A protestant clique speaking German colonists arrived in Georgia in 1734, with the support of King George & others after being evicted from their home in the catholic principality of Salzburg. -
Scottish Highlanders
A Scottish Highlanders group sailed on the Prince of Wales, from
Inverness, Scotland on their way to Georgia. -
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John Reynolds
He was Georgia's first governor. -
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Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis was the 6th governor of the Georgia colony. -
James Wright
Georgia's third governor, and the last governor to answer to King George. -
Austin Dabney
A slave who faught in the Revolutionary War against the British. He moved with his master to Wilkes County, Georgia. -
Elijah Clarke/Kettle Cr.
His name was on a petition in support of the kings government, also joined the rebels. -
American Revolution
Tension arose between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American Colonies & the colonial government. -
Constitutional Convention
The first Constitutional convention in Georgia was held three months after the colonies declared independence from GB. -
Georgia Ratifies Constitution
In Augusta a convention was held, called by Georgia, to contemplate the passing of the charter that was proposed. Georgia was the 4th state to ratify to US Constitution.
