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James Jackson
| September 21, 1757 |
James Jackson born, Moreton, Hamstead, Devonshire, England
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James Jackson |
| February 15, 1780 |
George Wells is killed in a duel by James Jackson, Augusta, Georgia
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James Jackson |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| July 11, 1782 |
James Jackson and American forces enter Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Jackson |
| July 25, 1782 |
Lt. Col. James Jackson, leading a group of Georgia militia briefly engage British forces on Skidaway Island. This is the final action in the coastal war.
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 14, 1787 |
James Gunn, Abraham Baldwin and James Jackson visit William Bartram's home in Philadelphia
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William Bartram |
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James Jackson |
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Abraham Baldwin |
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James Gunn |
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James Jackson |
| July 14, 1787 |
James Gunn, Abraham Baldwin and James Jackson visit William Bartram's home in Philadelphia
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William Bartram |
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James Jackson |
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Abraham Baldwin |
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James Gunn |
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James Jackson |
| March 4, 1789 |
James Gunn and William Few begin service as Georgia's first U. S. Senators. Abraham Baldwin, James Jackson and George Mathews begin service in the U. S. House of Representatives.
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Abraham Baldwin |
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James Gunn |
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William Few |
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James Jackson |
| January 14, 1796 |
Responding to public pressure, almost all legislators who profited from the Yazoo Land Act are removed from office. U.S. Senator James Jackson, now a member of the state legislature, convenes the so-called "Reform Legislature"
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James Jackson |
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| February 11, 1796 |
Jackson County created
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James Jackson |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jackson County, Georgia |
| February 15, 1796 |
The Yazoo Land Fraud comes to an end as James Jackson and other expunge the event from Georgia history by buring all records related to the incident on the steps of the capitol, then in Louisville, Georgia. They missed one copy, sent to George Washington.
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James Jackson |
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George Washington |
| February 18, 1796 |
Under pressure from reformists led by U.S. Senator and Revolutionary War hero James Jackson, the Yazoo Land Act is rescinded.
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Georgia headright grants |
| January 12, 1798 |
James Jackson begins term as governor
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James Jackson |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| March 19, 1806 |
James Jackson dies, Washington, D. C.
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James Jackson |
Perhaps best known for his return to the Georgia house from the U. S. Senate to oversee a reform movement that swept the state following the Yazoo Land Fraud, James Jackson was a Revolutionary War hero who also served the state as governor.
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