Unit 3 Review: Colonial Georgia

Mercantilism

When a country exports more than it imports

Tomochichi

*Chief of the Yamacraw Indians
*Granted land to Oglethorpe to begin the colony

Enslaved

The trustees did not allow _______________ labor in the colony because they thought it would encourage the colonists to be lazy.

Highland Scots

*Recruited by Oglethorpe to settle in Georgia for defense purposes
*Fought in the Battle of Bloody Marsh

Robert Castell

He helped inspired GA's creation when he died in debtor's prison.

Salzburgers

*Protestants who came from Austria for religious freedom
*Settled in New Ebenezer
*Successfully grew mulberry trees

James Oglethopre

*Considered to be Georgia's founder
*Unofficial governor of the colony
*Only Trustee to live in GA

Malcontents

*Georgia colonists who were unhappy about many of the the rules and restrictions
*Many left for South Carolina

Charter of 1732

*Signed by King George II
*Officially established the colony
*Gave the Trustees authority over the colony for 21 years

To feed silk worms/produce silk for England

Why were Georgia's colonists required to plant mulberry trees?

500 acres

What was the maximum amount of land an "adventurer" was granted in colonial Georgia?

50 acres

How much land was granted to each "worthy poor" man who came to Georgia?

Mary Musgrove

Served as the translator between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi

Catholics, lawyers, enslaved people

Who was not allowed in the early colony of Georgia?

Economics, Defense, Charity

What were the three reasons for the settlement of the Georgia Colony?

The colonists were provided with food, seeds, and tools for the first year.

How did the Georgia Trustees demonstrate charity to poor colonists?

South Carolina

Which colony was Georgia expected to protect?

Laws in Colonial Georgia

*No slavery
*No liquor/rum
*No trade with Native American unless licensed

Women not inheriting land, no Catholics, men must defend the land, no lawyers, no selling of land

Rules and regulations in Colonial Georgia

Samuel Nunez

*Jewish doctor
*Saved the lives of many early colonists
*Allowed to settle in GA and started a Jewish community

Non sibi sed aliis

Motto of Georgia's Trustees which means not for self but for others

WRIST crops

grapes (wine), rice, indigo, mulberry trees (silk), tobacco

Economic reason explanation

Help England achieve mercantilism by providing raw materials (WRIST crops) to be used in the production of finished goods for export

Charity reason explanation

1. Give the "worthy poor" new opportunities
2. Give Protestant Christians religious freedom

Defense reason explanation

*Act as a buffer between Spanish Florida and South Carolina
*Protect South Carolina's rice planations

Why did King George II change GA to a Royal Colony?

The colony’s population dropped so much, not enough WRIST crops were being produced; the King saw the colony as a failure

Local Government Changes as a Royal Colony

*The colony had a local legislature that could make laws

*Some colonists had the right to vote

Land Ownership Changes as a Royal Colony

*Women could inherit land

*MORE land was granted under the headright system

*Colonists could buy land

Headright System

*Used when GA became a Royal Colony

*Granted 100 acres to the head of the household and 50 acres for each additional family member

Slavery as a Royal Colony

The use of enslaved labor was made legal.

Liquor as a Royal Colony

Liquor was made legal.

Governor Reynolds

*First Royal Governor

*Very strict; replaced by the King

*Passed the Militia Act

Governor Ellis

*Second Royal Governor

*Well-liked by the colonists but did not like the colony’s climate

*Built palisades; established first parishes (counties)

Governor Wright

*Third Royal Governor

*Liked by the colonists; spent most of his life in the colonies

*Signed the Treaty of Augusta with Native Americans that greatly increased the amount of land in the colony