Anne Miller

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The colony of The colony of Georgia was truly Georgia was truly the vision of the vision of James Edward OgletJames Edward Oglethorpehorpe. He had planned to . He had planned to use the new colony use the new colony to help people in to help people in debtors prison. debtors prison.

However, by the time he received the charter However, by the time he received the charter for Georgia (June 9, 1732) Oglethorpe had for Georgia (June 9, 1732) Oglethorpe had dropped his plan to use debtors and hand-dropped his plan to use debtors and hand-picked the picked the 116 men and women116 men and women who would who would travel to Georgia on travel to Georgia on The Ann.The Ann.

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General James General James Edward OglethorpeEdward Oglethorpe is is considered the considered the founding father of founding father of Savannah, Augusta, Savannah, Augusta, and Georgia.and Georgia.

He brought He brought 120 settlers120 settlers to Georgia. This was to Georgia. This was the last of the the last of the 13 13 colonies.colonies. He also He also helped plan the city of helped plan the city of Savannah.Savannah.

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Tomichichi Tomichichi was was the the chiefchief of the of the YamacrawYamacraw IndiansIndians. .

He greeted He greeted Oglethorpe when Oglethorpe when he first landed on he first landed on Yamacraw BluffYamacraw Bluff..

They became They became friends.friends.

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King George IIKing George II signed the signed the royal royal chartercharter which which established the established the colony of colony of Georgia in Georgia in 17321732..

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Georgia colony Georgia colony was named in was named in honor of honor of King George King George II,II, the king of the king of England.England.

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"Anne""Anne" was the was the name of the name of the shipship thatthat brought brought OglethorpeOglethorpe and the and the colonists fromcolonists from England on England on November 17,November 17, 1732.1732.

They landed on They landed on Yamacraw BluffYamacraw Bluff in in Savannah on Savannah on February 12, 1733.February 12, 1733.

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Yamacraw BluffYamacraw Bluff is located in is located in Savannah on the Savannah River. It is Savannah on the Savannah River. It is where the settlers and where the settlers and OglethorpeOglethorpe landed in 1733. Yamacraw was the landed in 1733. Yamacraw was the name of a tribe of Indians that lived name of a tribe of Indians that lived there.there.

These monuments mark These monuments mark the spot where Oglethorpe the spot where Oglethorpe landed with the first landed with the first Georgia Colonists.Georgia Colonists.

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A A colony colony is a place that is is a place that is ruled by another country.ruled by another country. James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe brought 120 settlers to brought 120 settlers to the Colony of Georgia.the Colony of Georgia.

The settlers arrived inThe settlers arrived in

Georgia Georgia February 12, 1733,February 12, 1733,

to start a new colonyto start a new colony

called Georgia. This newcalled Georgia. This new

Colony was the Colony was the 13th13th colony colony

in the new world called in the new world called America.America.

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Yamacraw IndiansYamacraw Indians lived on the lived on the land that we now call land that we now call Savannah.Savannah.

They are part of the Creek tribe.They are part of the Creek tribe.

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The name The name SavannahSavannah is said is said to have came to have came either from the either from the SawanaSawana people who people who lived in that area lived in that area

Or the name may Or the name may be from a be from a ShawneeShawnee word for the word for the Savannah RiverSavannah River..

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Mary MusgroveMary Musgrove (Interpreter)(Interpreter) helped Oglethorpe helped Oglethorpe and Tomochichi and Tomochichi talk to each other. talk to each other.

She also owned a She also owned a trading posttrading post and and became a very became a very wealthy woman.wealthy woman.

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In 1736, John Wesley In 1736, John Wesley wrote, wrote, “She understands both “She understands both languages, being languages, being educated amongst the educated amongst the English. She can read English. She can read and write, and is a and write, and is a well-civilized women. well-civilized women. She is likewise to She is likewise to teach us the Indian teach us the Indian tongue.”tongue.” – –

Tomochichi’s Tomochichi’s interpreter was interpreter was Mary Mary Musgrove.Musgrove.

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A colonial trading A colonial trading postpost -A -A trading post trading post was a store where was a store where colonist and Native colonist and Native Americans traded Americans traded with each other.with each other.

Mary and her husband Mary and her husband moved their trading moved their trading post to Yamacraw Bluff post to Yamacraw Bluff in 1732. The post, in 1732. The post, known as the known as the Cowpens,Cowpens, became a successful became a successful business. business.

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Life was simple in the new colony. Life was simple in the new colony. People People farmed and raised cattle farmed and raised cattle

and and

horses.horses.

There was There was lumbering lumbering and and fur fur trade.trade.

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The first people to live in The first people to live in Georgia were the prehistoric Indians Georgia were the prehistoric Indians

called the called the Mound Builders.Mound Builders.

They built mounds to bury They built mounds to bury

the dead, for temples, and the dead, for temples, and

others were built in animal others were built in animal shapes shapes

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Before the White SettlersBefore the White Settlers

Cherokee IndiansCherokee Indians

live in live in North Georgia.North Georgia.

CreekCreek IndiansIndians

lived in lived in SouthSouth

Georgia.Georgia.

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A Georgia Indian A Georgia Indian called called SequoyahSequoyah was was the first to make an the first to make an Indian Indian alphabetalphabet in in 1821.1821.

These words are written in These words are written in Sequoyah's alphabet and Sequoyah's alphabet and are spoken in the are spoken in the Cherokee language.Cherokee language.

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The first Indian newspaper was The first Indian newspaper was

published in Georgia published in Georgia

in 1828. in 1828. It was called the It was called the

““Cherokee Phoenix”.Cherokee Phoenix”.

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This is known as the This is known as the "Trail of Tears""Trail of Tears" or or "The Trail Where They Cried"."The Trail Where They Cried".

In 1830 the Congress of the United States In 1830 the Congress of the United States passed the passed the "Indian Removal Act.""Indian Removal Act." This act This act forced the Cherokee Indians from their forced the Cherokee Indians from their homelands in the east to Indian Territory homelands in the east to Indian Territory what is now called Oklahoma in 1838-1839. what is now called Oklahoma in 1838-1839.

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The The “Trustee’s Garden“Trustee’s Garden”” was the was the first first agricultural experimentalagricultural experimental farm and station farm and station in American. in American.

It was started in It was started in 17331733 in Savannah. The purpose in Savannah. The purposewas to experiment with herbs and plants from allwas to experiment with herbs and plants from allover the world to find out over the world to find out which crops would grow which crops would grow

best in Georgia best in Georgia such as such as peaches, peaches, rice, cotton, grapes, flax,rice, cotton, grapes, flax, hemp, indigo, olives, and hemp, indigo, olives, and the mulberry treesthe mulberry trees..

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The first protestant Sunday School The first protestant Sunday School was started by was started by John WesleyJohn Wesley

in Savannah in in Savannah in 17361736. This was the . This was the first first

““Sunday School”Sunday School”

in Americain America..

Christ Christ Church was Church was founded in founded in 1733.1733.

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Bethesda Bethesda OrphanageOrphanage is the is the oldest Orphanage oldest Orphanage stillstill in operation in in operation in America. America.

It was opened in 1741 by It was opened in 1741 by George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield and and James HabershamJames Habersham. .

It is located in Savannah. It is located in Savannah.

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In 1788, two slaves, Andrew Bryan and Abraham Marshall, worked to organizethe first black Church in America named the First African Baptist Church.

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England ruled England ruled America. America.

In 1775 the In 1775 the people in people in America decided America decided they wanted to they wanted to rule themselves. rule themselves.

They went to war with They went to war with EnglandEngland and gained and gained their their freedomfreedom in 1783. in 1783.

On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourthfourth state to join the United States. state to join the United States.

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• Eli Whitney invented the first cotton gin near Savannah in 1793.

The cotton gin helped to make cotton the south’s most important crop.

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The S.S.The S.S.Savannah was Savannah was the firstthe firststeamship to steamship to cross thecross theAtlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean.

It took 29 days for the S.S. Savannah to travel It took 29 days for the S.S. Savannah to travel from Savannah to Liverpool, England in 1891. from Savannah to Liverpool, England in 1891.

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The first The first gold rushgold rush

in the United States in the United States

was in was in DahlonegaDahlonega, , GeorgiaGeorgia in in 18281828..

Georgia goldGeorgia gold was used to cover was used to cover the dome of the the dome of the Capital Building in Capital Building in

Atlanta.Atlanta.

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It is now a famousIt is now a famous

soft drink sold soft drink sold

around the world.around the world.

Coca – ColaCoca – Cola was was first made in a first made in a drugstore indrugstore in

AtlantaAtlanta in in 1886.1886.

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The first The first Girl Scout TroopGirl Scout Troop was started inwas started inSavannah in 1912Savannah in 1912..

It was formed by It was formed by

Juliette Gordon Juliette Gordon LowLow..

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Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was the first Georgian was the first Georgian to win the to win the Nobel Nobel Peace Prize.Peace Prize.

He was a blackHe was a black Baptist Baptist minister that was minister that was known for his known for his leadership during the leadership during the black freedom black freedom movement in the movement in the sixties. sixties.

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Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter was the was the 39th39th President of the President of the United States from 1977-1981.United States from 1977-1981.

He was born on October 1, 1924 in He was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains,Plains, Georgia.Georgia.

His name was His name was James Earl James Earl Carter, Jr.Carter, Jr.

Jimmy Carter has been very Jimmy Carter has been very active in his post-presidential active in his post-presidential life. He is a champion of life. He is a champion of human rightshuman rights and works for and works for several charitable causes several charitable causes such as such as Habitat for Humanity.Habitat for Humanity.

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