History of Georgia
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 18 oct 2017
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Created byJoshua Reese
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The Charter of 1732 was establishedTrustee Period ends and Royal Colony beginsGeorgia obtains its first royal governor, John ReynoldsJohn Reynolds lost his position as governorHenry Ellis became the new governorEllis proposed the establishment in 1758 of eight electoral districts called parishes.Cherokees conducted raids throughout backcountry South Carolina and Georgia in 1760Henry Ellis loses position as governorJames Wright becomes the new governor of GeorgiaThe peace settlement of 1763 made Georgia a virtual empire, stretching to the St. Marys River in the South and the Mississippi River in the WestThe Proclamation of 1763 forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and had the effect of funneling westward migration into the Georgia backcountry around Augusta.Cherokee traders informed Wright that some Indians were willing to trade land if the government assumed their debts to tradersThe Cherokees finally signed of their land since they were in debt.Georgians attended a Provincial Congress in Savannah to decide whether to join the Continental Association and ban trade with Britain.Wright left Georgia aboard the HMS Scarborough.On July 4, 1776, George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bringing an end to the period of royal government.
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