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(Most Spanish place names in Georgia date from the 19th century, not from the age of colonization.) Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732. Oglethorpe envisioned the new colony as a refuge for the debtors who crowded London prisons; however, no such prisoners were among the initial settlers.
Founded as Gadir or Agadir by Phoenicians from Tyre, [16] [17] [18] Cádiz is often regarded as the most ancient city still standing in Western Europe. [19] The city was an important trading hub founded to access different metals including gold, tin, and especially silver. [6] The Phoenicians established a port in the 7th century BC. [20]
Date Independence declarations Country Captaincy General of Venezuela: 1811 July 5 Acta de la Declaración de Independencia de Venezuela, First Republic of Venezuela: Venezuela: Viceroyalty of New Granada: 1811 July 15 First Republic of New Granada, Constitución de Cundinamarca, United Provinces of New Granada: Colombia: Viceroyalty of New ...
One of the oldest Georgian parties, actively involved in national movement of the late Soviet period, seeking to secure Georgia's independence from the Soviet Union. The party's then-nationalistic and theocratic views have been replaced by more christian democratic positions. Victorious Georgia: Militarism: 2019
State delegation to the United States House of Representatives For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Darker shading indicates confirmed partisan affiliation or majority; lighter shading indicates likely, but unconfirmed, partisan affiliation or majority.
The Province (and later State) of Georgia was a significant battleground in the American Revolution. Its population was at first divided about exactly how to respond to revolutionary activities and heightened tensions in other provinces. Georgia was the only colony not present in the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Spain's American colonies took advantage of the postwar chaos to proclaim their independence. Most established republican governments. The fact that the Constitution was considered too liberal by the conservative elements in the colonies only precipitated their decision to join the effort for independence from Spain.
The new state of Georgia was a member of the Second Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the tenth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778, [18] and the fourth state to be admitted to the Union under the U.S. Constitution, on January 2, 1788.