Georgia History: Changes and Challenges

Vocabulary flashcards detailing key terms, settler groups, legal changes, and defensive operations in early colonial Georgia.

Ally

A person, group, or country that unites with another for a common purpose or mutual defense.

Slavery

A system of forced labor for a lifetime, which was initially made illegal in Georgia under laws approved by Britain.

Indentured servant

A worker allowed in colonial Georgia when extra labor was needed, who agreed to work for a specific period of time rather than for a lifetime.

Pacifist

An individual who believes that fighting or violence is wrong, such as the Moravian settlers in colonial Georgia.

Malcontent

A Georgia colonist who grew unhappy with the trustees' policies and laws, including restrictions on female land inheritance and prohibitions on rum and slavery.

Dr. Samuel Nunez

A doctor among forty-two Jewish settlers who arrived in Georgia without trustee permission and saved many colonists from a deadly fever.

Salzburgers

German-speaking Lutherans who arrived in Georgia in 1734 to escape religious persecution and became successful farmers dedicated to producing silk.

Moravians

German-speaking Protestant pacifists who came to Georgia to educate and convert Native Americans to Christianity, leaving the colony for Pennsylvania by 1740.

Highland Scots

A group of settlers recruited by James Oglethorpe because of their reputation as skilled soldiers and fighters.

Fort Frederica

A southern fort and town located on St. Simons Island, named in honor of Frederick, Prince of Wales, established for the colony's defense.

Augusta

A northern fort and town established for defense and named in honor of Augusta, the German bride of Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Battle of Bloody Marsh

A military engagement on July 7, 1742, at Fort Frederica in which Georgia defeated the Spanish, securing Georgia's status as a British colony.