Unit 2.1 Exploration and Georgia Colonization Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering European exploration motivations, key historical figures, the Charter of 1732, diverse colonial groups, and the transition between the Trustee and Royal periods in Georgia.

Spanish Exploration Primary Motivation

God gold and glory

Spanish Exploration Areas Explored/Colonized

South eastern US

British Exploration Primary Motivation

Mercantalism

British Exploration Goal

Expand the British Empire

French Exploration Relation with Natives

Not too bad

French Exploration Areas Explored/Colonized

Far east and mid west

Mercantilism

When the mother country exports more than it imports from its colonies.

Hernando de Soto

He pioneered the way through the south east

Spanish Missions in Georgia

To spread religion and to control that area

Charter of 1732 (Economics)

Mercatalism

Charter of 1732 (Defense)

Defend south carolina from the spanish

Charter of 1732 (Philanthropy)

Help the worth poor out of the street

James Oglethorpe

He was the lead trustee and led the foundation of georgia

Tomochichi

He allowed the colonist to settle there

Mary Musgrove

She translated for oglethorpe and tomochichi

Malcontents

They led to the unbanning of slavery and rum

Jews (Colonial Georgia)

The first doctors and brought wine

Highland Scots

They were crucial to defending georgia

Salzburgers

Very hard workers

Battle of Bloody Marsh

It took place on saint simons island , the british against the spanish, it ended spanish expansion

Trustee Period

Colonial period with land ownership limited to white men, no slavery, no hard alcohol, and governed by trustees.

Royal Period

Colonial period with land ownership for white men and women, lots of slavery, all alcohol allowed, and governed by Royal governers.

WRIST

Wine rice indigo silk and tobacco

Most Successful Georgia Export Crops

indigo and rice

Unsuccessful Georgia Crops

Mulberry trees and wine