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(1721) British settlement
British build Fort King George settlement. -
1729 land proprietors
Seven land proprietors gave their land rights over to England's King George II. -
1732 king George ll issued Georgia's first offical charter
England's King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board on April 21, 1732. -
(1733) Jews in Savannah establish Mickye Israel
Jews in Savannah establish Mickye Israel, oldest congregation practicing Reform Judaism in U.S. -
(1735) Alice Riley hanged
Alice Riley hanged for participation in murder, first woman to be executed; Scot Highlanders founded New Inverness; Trustees enacted new law prohibiting slaves. -
(1739) during a war between England and Spain
during a war between England and Spain, the Spanish tried to force the English colonists out of Georgia but were unsuccessful. -
(1741) Trustees divided Georgia into two counties
Trustees divided Georgia into two counties - Savannah and Frederica. -
(1742) Battle of Bloody Marsh between Spanish and English
Battle of Bloody Marsh between Spanish and English; English stopped invasion of St. Simons Island. -
(1749) Law
(1749) Law prohibiting slavery rescinded -
1752) Trustees
Trustees surrendered charter to British government; Georgia became royal colony. -
1775 Georgia was governed as a Royal Colony.
The colony's declaration of independence at the beginning of the American Revolution (1775 Royal Georgia refers to the period between the termination of Trustee governance of Georgia and -83 -
1807) The state capital moved to Milledgeville
The state capital moved to Milledgeville and the there’s a boundary between Georgia and North Carolina established. -
(1811) Fight between sailors in Savannah
Fight between sailors in Savannah and it caused a three day of riots. -
(1812) War
war began -
(1815) British burned fort at point Peter
British burned fort at point Peter in the final battle of the War of 1812. -
(1817) First Seminole War began
First Seminole War began and the Indians raided white settlements. -
(1818) the first Seminole war ended.
first Seminole war ended. -
(1819) Steamship SS Savannah sailed from Savannah to Liverpool
Steamship SS Savannah sailed from Savannah to Liverpool, England first steamship to cross the Atlantic which I think would be hard. -
(1820) Fire in Savannah destroyed 463 buildings
Fire in Savannah destroyed 463 buildings and most of the residents became
Homeless. -
(1824) Hurricane hit St. Simons Island 83 were killed!
Hurricane hit St. Simons Island 83 were killed! -
(1827) All Creek Indian lands ceded to Georgia.
All Creek Indian lands ceded to Georgia. -
(1903) Tornado hit Gainesville
Tornado hit Gainesville and New Holland, 106 dead; earthquake struck Tybee Island/Savannah. -
(1906) Atlanta Race Riot continued for two days 26 got killed, many wounded.
Atlanta Race Riot continued for two days 26 got killed, many wounded. -
(1912) White residents of Forsyth County drove black population out
White residents of Forsyth County drove black population out; Girl Scouts founded in Savannah. -
(1916) Fire in downtown Augusta destroyed 32 city
Fire in downtown Augusta destroyed 32 city blocks, 600 homes and six blocks of businesses burned, over 3,000 homeless. -
(1918) Spanish flu struck; thousands died
Spanish flu struck; thousands died -
(1921) Boll weevils reduced cotton crop to half
Boll weevils reduced cotton crop to half -
(1924) Delta Airlines starts as Crop Dusting Company
Delta Airlines starts as Crop Dusting Company -
(1936) Tornado in Cordele killed 23, destroyed 289 buildings
Tornado in Cordele killed 23, destroyed 289 buildings -
(1944) 47 railroad workers died in train derailment in Stockton.
47 railroad workers died in train derailment in Stockton. -
(1976) Jimmy Carter elected U. S. president.
Jimmy Carter elected U. S. president.
