Social Studies SS8H2 Colonial Georgia

James Oglethorpe

'Father of Georgia" ; Founder and head Trustee

Charter of 1732

The Charter of 1732 is a legal paper set that set Georgia's border, Georgia's Government and rights of settlement.

Reasons for Settlement

economic, defense , philanthropy

Tomochichi

Chief that assisted Oglethorpe and the GA colonist.

Mary Musgrove

Translator for Oglethorpe , helped maintain peace between English and Native Americans

Savannah

The first capital in Georgia

Trustee

There were 21 trustees. Trustees have power to make the laws.

Worthy Poor

People who went in debt were punished and killed

Philanthropy

the poor and unemployed (worthy poor) could apply to move to Georgia

Economic

Georgia would send back silk, wine and indigo back to England for profit

Defense

Georgia would serve as a buffer colony to protect from the Spanish, French, and Indians

King George II

He supported Oglethorpe's ideas for Georgia, because it would help England economically. Georgia was named after him.

Salzburgers

a group of Protestants from Austria who were invited to settle in Georgia due to religious persecution they were experiencing in Europe; established the towns of Ebenezer and New Ebenezer; were some of the most successful colonists.

Highland Scots

Early immigrants to the Georgia colony Per Oglethorpe, settled Darien, Ga. (which was on the northern bank of the Altamaha River...the southern border of the Georgia colony at the time) Were fierce fighters/helped defend border w/Spanish Florida

Malcontents

colonists who were unhappy with Trustees regulations. They wanted the trustees to
relax rules on: slavery, land & alcohol

Royal Colony

a colony under direct control of the English crown, with the governor appointed by the king.

Slave Labor

Colonists built plantations in the river deltas and cultivated rice in the fertile marshlands. They also helped grow other successful crops, such as, indigo, corn, peas, wheat, rye, and tobacco.

Georgia's thriving economy relied heavily on this.

John Reynolds

Georgia's first colonial royal governor; he introduced self-government to the colonists.

Henry Ellis

Georgia's second colonial royal governor. He was very popular with the colonists and during his time as royal governor the colony experienced lots of economic and population growth.

James Wright

Colonial Georgia's final royal governor who expanded Georgia and allowed Georgia to prosper, but leaves Georgia during the Revolution due to his allegiance to England.