COLONIAL GEORGIA

COLONIAL GEORGIAChapter 6 The Founding of GeorgiaChapter 7 Life of People in the ColoniesUNIT 3 VOCABULARYParliamentTrusteeBackcountryFrench and Indian WarProclamation of 1763Headright SystemPlantationIndentured ServantTriangular TradeSlave CodeI. Founding of GeorgiaI. Founding of GeorgiaRobert Montgomery first came up with the idea of founding a colony where Georgia is located. Was to be named Azalea

I.The Founding of GeorgiaTrustees a group of 21 people who obtained a charter to form Georgia in an attempt to make money. 20 of them stayed in England.James Oglethorpe the founder of Georgia. He traveled to Georgia

The Founding of Georgia

BoundariesNorthern Savannah River.Southern Altamaha River.Western Pacific Ocean (quickly became the Mississippi River)Eastern Atlantic Ocean.The Founding of GeorgiaReasons of ColonizationDefense Georgia serves as a buffer zone.Charity Georgia was to be a place for debtors to work off their debt.Economics Georgia was to make money through silk production (mulberry trees)

The Founding of GeorgiaALLOWED IN GEORGIANOT ALLOWED IN GEORGIAEconomic successReligious freedomAll ethnic groupsLand for everybodySlaveryTobaccoRumLawyersCatholicsMore than 50 acres of land

II. THE FIRST GEORGIA SETTLERSFirst Georgia SettlersThe VoyageJames Oglethorpe and 114 settlers from England on the ship Anne.Very few of them were debtors.

Georgias First SettlersGeorgias first settlementSavannah divided into squares so that all people had equal amounts of land.Yamacraw Bluff overlooks the Savannah River. Location where Savannah was built

The First Georgia Settlers

CHIEF TOMOCHICHI Chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Befriended James Oglethorpe and allowed the Georgia settlers to stay.Mary Musgrove served as a translator between the two. VIDEOFirst Georgia Settlers

HARDSHIPSDiseasesEconomics mulberry trees are not successfulThreats from Natives, Spanish, and French.Georgias First SettlesSalzburgersFounded the town of Ebenezer.Grew some mulberry trees and were very hard working. They opposed slavery and supported Oglethorpes ideas.They were Lutherans.

First Georgia SettlersWar with Spain (War of Jenkins Ear)Two Forts builtFort Frederica on the mouth of the Altamaha River to protect against the Spanish.Darien Scottish Highlanders moved to Georgia to build a new fort and protect the colony.

First Georgia SettlersWar with Spain cont.War of Jenkins EarOglethorpe attacked St. Augustine, Florida. He lost and retreated.Spanish attacked back at Fort Frederica.Battle of Bloody Marsh won by the Georgia settlers and the Spanish retreated back beyond the St. Marys River

First Georgia SettlersJames Oglethorpe Because of the economic hardships of Georgia, people were mad about the rules laid out by James Oglethorpe. They were known as MALCONTENTS. They called him the PERPETUAL DICTATOR because he was a dictator that never stopped. They forced him to return to England.

III. GEORGIA UNDER ROYAL RULEGeorgia Under Royal RuleJohn Reynolds Georgias first royal governorEstablished self rule. Had to own land to vote.

Georgia Under Royal Rule

Henry EllisWorked hard to improve Georgias economy and defenses. Tried to increase slave use.Georgia Under Royal RuleSir James WrightEverybody liked him. Was governor when the revolution began.Georgia was slow to join revolution because they liked him.

Georgia Under Royal RuleFrench and Indian WarBetween the English and the French for control of North America. The Native Americans helped the French.Won by the English, which allowed England to colonize more of North America

MAP OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

Georgia Under Royal RuleProclamation of 1763Told Settlers to stay on the Eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains.Made the St. Marys River the official southern boundary for Georgia.

Georgia Under Royal RuleHeadright System100 acres of land to the head of a household plus 50 acres for each person brought with them.Georgia now has more land available to settlers.Was a huge economic boost to the economy.

IV. Three types of coloniesThree types of coloniesNew England ColoniesVery little farming because of climate and soil.Education was important.Would eventually become far more industrialized

Three types of coloniesMiddle ColoniesSome farming and some slaves.Grew crops like wheat and corn.Most eventually outlawed slavery.

Three Types of ColoniesSouthern ColoniesRelied on slavery and agriculture.Very little emphasis on education

V. Life in the Georgia ColonyLife in the Georgia ColonyIndentured ServantsSlaveryCame from Europe and worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the new world.Came from Africa and had to work their entire lives. Survived longer because conditions were better than in Africa.Life in the Georgia ColonyEducationTook place in the home and in the church

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Life in the Georgia Colony

ReligionChurch was the center of social life.John Wesley founded the Methodist church and spent time in Savannah.Life in the Georgia ColonyTriangular Trade RoutesColonists traded rum with Africa and EuropeThen traded slaves to the West Indies (Middle Passage)Then traded sugar to other colonists

SlavesSugarRumSOME IMPORTANT NAMES TO KNOWKing GeorgeRobert MontgomeryRobert CassellJames OglethorpeMary MusgroveChief TomochichiJohn ReynoldsHenry EllisJames WrightJohn and Charles Wesley