Georgia: Polity Style: 1732-2024 |
| 9/20 Jun 1732 |
the southern territories of the Province of Carolina are constituted as a separate province, by the name of Georgia, to be governed by the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America in accordance with a charter granted by the King of Great Britain on 9/20 Jun 1732 (Georgia Colonial Records, 1:11-26) |
| 1/12 Feb 1733 |
the colony of Georgia is established on the arrival of first settlers (Georgia Colonial Records, 20:8-10) |
| 1/12 Feb 1733 - 5 Feb 1777 |
Province/Colony of Georgia |
| 25 Jun 1752 |
the government of Georgia is devolved on the King of Great Britain in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Lords Justices on 25 Jun 1752 at Whitehall following the surrender of the Charter of Georgia by the Trustees (London Gazette, No. 9180, 30 Jun - 4 Jul 1752, p. 1) [1] |
| 12 Jun 1776 |
the references to the King of Great Britain in judicial documents are replaced with the references to the Province of Georgia in accordance with a statement of the Provincial Congress of Georgia of 12 Jun 1776 (Coleman, p. 77) |
| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed "free and independent states" in accordance with a declaration approved by the Congress on 4 Jul 1776, session of the Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 5:510-515) |
| 10 Aug 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress is proclaimed at a public ceremony in Savannah (Connecticut Gazette and the Universal Intelligencer, No. 676, 25 Oct 1776, p. 2) |
| 5 Feb 1777 |
the Constitution of the State of Georgia is adopted by the Convention on 5 Feb 1777 (Georgia Revolutionary Records, 1:282-297) |
| 5 Feb 1777 - |
State of Georgia [2] |
| 26 Feb 1778 |
the delegates of Georgia to the Continental Congress are authorized to sign the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union in accordance with a resolution passed by the House of Assembly of Georgia on 26 Feb 1778 (Journals of the Continental Congress, 11:670-671) |
| 24 Jul 1778 |
the delegates of Georgia to the Continental Congress signed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, session of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 11:716) |
| 29 Dec 1778 |
the royal government is restored in parts of Georgia after the capure of Savannah by the army of Great Britain (Lawrence 1952) |
| 29 Dec 1778 - 11 Jul 1782 |
Province/Colony of Georgia |
| 1 Mar 1781 |
Georgia
formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Journals of the Continental Congress, 19:213-223)
[3] |
| 11 Jul 1782 |
the royal government ceased to function after the evacuation of Savannah by the army of Great Britain and the installation of the government of the State of Georgia in the capital (The Royal Gazette, South Carolina, No. 147, 24-27 Jul 1782, p. 3; Georgia Revolutionary Records, 2:340, 3:122) |
| 19 Jan 1861 |
Georgia seceded from the United States in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Convention of the People of Georgia on 19 Jan 1861 (Georgia Convention 1861, 27-39) [4] |
| 8 Feb 1861 |
Georgia formed part of the Confederate States of America on the date when the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America was approved by the Congress and came into operation (Confederate Congress Journal, 1:39; Confederate Statutes at Large, 1-8) |
| 26 Oct 1865 |
the ordinance of secession of 1861 is repealed in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Constitutional Convention on 26 Oct 1865 (Georgia Constitutional Convention 1865, 17-18) [5] |
| 21 Jul 1868 |
Georgia is re-admitted to representation in the Congress of the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 14 May 1868; Senate on 10 Jun 1868 with amendments; the amendments were concurred in by the House on 12 Jun 1868; vetoed by the President of the United States on 25 Jun 1868; the veto was overridden by the House of Representatives and by the Senate on 25 Jun 1868), took effect in
Georgia immediately upon the passage of a resolution approving the Amendment XIV to the Constitution of the Unites States by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia (Statutes at Large, 16:73, 16:703; Georgia Senate Journal, 1868, 44-47; Georgia House Journal, 1868, 49-53) [6] |
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| [1] |
The proclamation was issued by the Lords Justices during the absence of the King at Hanover. |
| [2] |
After the proclamation of the Declaration of Independence in Georgia (10 Aug 1776), both Province of Georgia and State of Georgia were in official use. |
| [3] |
The admission of Georgia to the United States on 1 Mar 1781 affected only the territories under control of the government of the state. The rest of Georgia was governed by colonial administration to 1782. |
| [4] |
Full title: An Ordinance to dissolve the Union between the State of Georgia and other States united with her under a compact of Government entitled "the Constitution of the United States of America" |
| [5] |
Full title: An Ordinance to repeal certain ordinances and resolutions therein mentioned, heretofore passed by the people of the State of Geonria in Convention. |
| [6] |
Full title: An Act to Admit the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, to Representation in Congress. |
