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Royal Period

Royal Period. Land, Slavery, Governors, Legislature. Farwell to Oglethorpe. 1730s the trustees in England sent William Stephens to Georgia to act as the secretary to communicate better. Oglethorpe was not happy.

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Royal Period

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  1. Royal Period Land, Slavery, Governors, Legislature

  2. Farwell to Oglethorpe • 1730s the trustees in England sent William Stephens to Georgia to act as the secretary to communicate better. • Oglethorpe was not happy. • Georgia was divided into 2 counties with Stephens in charge of the northern county and Savannah.

  3. Farwell to Oglethorpe • 1743 Oglethorpe goes back to England never to return to Georgia. • William Stephens becomes president of the colony. • Colonists began to ignore the rules of the trustees. • They could now sell and buy rum, own more land, females could be heirs, sell and borrow against their land. • 1750 slavery was officially allowed. Rum

  4. Slavery in Georgia • As a result of slavery, plantations would grow and become the foundation of Georgia’s economy. • Rice became the new cash crop for Georgia. (Crops raised in large amounts for lots of money)

  5. Royal Colony Begins • 1752 Georgia officially becomes a royal colony. • Royal Colony- Georgia under the direct control of the king and not the trustees. • 1754 John Reynolds becomes the first governor of Georgia. • Reynolds establishes a representative government and has the most power in Georgia.

  6. Royal Georgia • Governor- the governor could decide when the assembly would meet, land grants, negotiated with Indians, and was commander of the Georgia militia(military force). • Reynolds set up a new government for Georgia called a bicameral assembly. • Bicameral Assembly- house and a governors council. • Under the new royal Georgia, slavery, land ownership, and all of the rules under the trustee period were now allowed.

  7. The First Governors of Georgia • 1st John Reynolds was not very popular with the colonists.(wasteful with money, appointed unqualified people ect.) • 2nd Henry Ellis listened to the Ga. Colonists, replaced unqualified people, tried to abolish slavery in Ga. but failed, and established good relationship with the Creek. • 3rd James Wright was highly educated. Wanted more land, wealth and people for Ga.

  8. James Wright 1760 • Wright gained more land for Georgia stretching to the Miss. River, negotiated with Cherokee. (6 million acres) • Granted colonists right to own more land. • Under Wright’s leadership Georgia adopted the South Carolina Model. • Wright owned 20 plantations and 500 slaves. • Wright had the biggest impact on Georgia.

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