| January 1, 1788 |
Before signing the letter of ratification, John King and Henry Osborne propose that the Constitution and the ratification by Congress be added to the document. The Convention agrees and returns the document to the committee. |
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Augusta Convention |
| January 2, 1788 |
Delegates to the Augusta Convention sign the letter of ratification, making Georgia the fourth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. It was the first state in the Deep South to do so.
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Augusta Convention |
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 20, 1788 |
First African Baptist Church founded, Savannah, Georgia. It is the first African-American church in the United States. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 26, 1788 |
George Handley begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 30, 1788 |
The Georgia assembly gives Governor Handley the power to call a convention to rewrite its state constitution to fit with the new Federal system. |
| February 1, 1788 |
Patent for steamboat issued to Briggs and Longstreet of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 3, 1788 |
John Reynolds, first royal governor of Georgia, died after suffering a stroke
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| March 9, 1788 |
Jonathan Bryan dies at his plantation near Savannah. |
| October 6, 1788 |
Georgia is notified that 9 states have accepted the National Constitution. Governor Handly calls for the legislature to convene in Augusta to prepare a new state constitution
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| November 1, 1788 |
Samuel Elbert dies, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Samuel Elbert |
| November 4, 1788 |
The convention to rewrite the Georgia state constitution meets |
