Life in Trustee Georgia

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing key terms, people, places, and educational and religious institutions during the Trustee period of Georgia.

Artisan

A skilled worker or craftsperson who set up shop in Trustee Georgia to sell goods to natives and colonists alike.

William Stephens

The secretary hired by the Trustees from Great Britain who oversaw the northern province in 1741 and was appointed president of the entire Georgia colony in 1743.

Northern Province

A territorial division of Georgia established in 1741 that was overseen by secretary William Stephens.

Southern Province

A territorial division of Georgia established in 1741 that was overseen by James Oglethorpe.

New Ebenezer

A Salzburger community that stood as one of the two significant educational institutions in Trustee Georgia by providing teachers for children.

Bethesda

Meaning 'House of Mercy,' an orphanage and school founded by George Whitefield that served as a key educational institution in Trustee Georgia.

George Whitefield

The founder of the Bethesda orphanage and school in Trustee Georgia.

Salzburgers

The group of colonists who were the most successful in organizing religious services in Trustee Georgia and maintaining teachers for their children.

Church of England Ministers

Early religious leaders sent to Trustee Georgia who held worship in public buildings due to the difficulties facing organized religion.

Silk Culture

An economic endeavor in Trustee Georgia that proved to be a major disappointment by the late 1740s.

Royal Colony

The status assumed by Georgia in 1752 after the colony was turned over to the British government in 1751 due to a lack of funding from Parliament.

Augusta

A settlement developed during the Trustee period that became an important center of trade with the Indians.