Question

WHAT ARE SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN GEORGIA ?

Answer 1

1732

To view the Georgia Charter, see the Georgia Archives.

King George II issued Georgia’s first official charter.

Georgia’s Trustees held their organizational meeting and elected John Percival, Earl of Egmont, as president.

Georgia’s Trustees decided that the new colony’s first settlement would be located on the Savannah River and would be named Savannah.

James Oglethorpe and 114 colonists departed England aboard the Anne.

1733

James Oglethorpe and a party of settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the ship Anne to begin settlement of the colony of Georgia. They first arrived off the coast of Carolina, then negotiated permission to settle from Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi. Acting as interpreters were John Musgrove, who had a trading post in the area, and his wife Mary Musgrove, who was part Yamacraw. The settlers then entered the mouth of the Savannah River, finally disembarking at Yamacraw Bluff on February 12 - now known as Georgia Day. The settlement they founded was named Savannah. Note: despite Oglethorpe’s hopes to establish Georgia as a haven for debtors; reality prevented it (the settlers were chosen for their skills). None of the original settlers aboard the Anne were debtors, and few ever settled in Georgia. See This Day in Georgia History for February 1, 1733.

Soon after settlement, James Oglethorpe took Tomochichi on a visit to Charles Town, SC with him; his positive reception there helped lead Oglethorpe to make the decision to take Tomochichi and a group of Yamacraws to England the following year.

On July 11, a group of 42 Jewish settlers arrived in Georgia. The Trustees had earlier decided not to allow Jews in the colony, but James Oglethorpe allowed them to land - largely because one of them was a doctor - Samuel Nunes. While there was some controversy amongst the Trustees regarding the new settlers, they were ultimately allowed to remain in Georgia.

An agreement was reached between the Lower Creek Indians and the Georgia colonists, containing “Articles of Friendship and Commerce between the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America and the Chief Men of the nation of the Lower Creeks.” This was the first Treaty of Savannah; there would be another one later in the colonial period.

1734

A group of German Salzburgers arrived in the colony of Georgia. They were led by Pastor Johann Martin Boltzius, and established the settlement of Ebenezer.

James Oglethorpe took Tomochichi, his wife, nephew (and his successor), and a group of five Yamacraw warriors to England.

1735

John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley sailed from England for Georgia, Charles to serve as secretary to James Oglethorpe, while John was to be a minister to the Georgia colonists. John Wesley’s time in Georgia was an unhappy one, as he wished to be a missionary to the Indians, plus he fell in love with a young woman who chose to marry another man.

Future signer of the Declaration of Independence Button Gwinnett was born in England.

John Musgrove, an Indian trader who had helped translate for James Oglethorpe on his first meetings with the Indians, died near Savannah.

A group of Moravian Church colonists arrived in Georgia.

Alice Riley was hanged in Savannah for participating in a murder, making her the first woman to be executed in Georgia - here is a story of her “crime,” punishment, and how her ghost is reported to still haunt the place where she was hanged.

James Oglethorpe and over 200 new colonists departed England for Georgia, with instructions to build a fort on St. Simons Island.

A group of Scot Highlanders sailed from Inverness, Scotland bound for Georgia. They would settle on the Altamaha River, where they founded New Inverness, later named Darien.

Answer 2

The first Creek Native Indian cession  

         

   1756 1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba  

         

   1742 July 7: The Battle of Bloody Marsh was the last Spanish action in the War of Jenkins Ear  

         

   1742 July 25 - First Thanksgiving Day in Georgia  

         

   1733 Georgia was named after King George II of England in 1733. The terms of the charter granted by the king specified that the colony (to be founded by James Oglethorpe) was named after the king.  

         

   1756 1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.  

         

     For additional facts and information about Colonial America refer to the Georgia Colony  

         

   1775 1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence). Timeline of Wars  

         

   1776 July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence  

         

   1778 July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces  

         

   1783 September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain  

         

   1788 Statehood - The Date that Georgia was admitted to the Union - January 2, 1788. Constitution - Georgia was the 4th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation ".