King George II

1. Write EQ: How is a trustee or proprietary colony different from a royal colony? PT: List characteristics a “Royal Governor” should have. King George II

2. Write Georgia’s Royal Legislature FLOW CHART

3. Write Georgia’s Bicameral (2) Legislature Royal Governor appointed by the king Lower House Upper House elected by the people appointed by Governor Commons House Of Assembly advise governor to vote white male 50 acres land to serve white male 500 acres land

4. My Very Own Flip Book Write Georgia’s Royal Governors Captain John Reynolds Henry Ellis Sir James Wright

5. Write Characteristics of a Royal Governor: Example Important Facts: Popular/Effective: Example Other Facts: Date: Captain John Reynolds

6. FLIP CHART Write 1754-1757 - 1752 became royal colony - colonists delighted 1st Royal Governor of Georgia Captain John Reynolds - king’s rep - most important job - CEO – chief executive officer of colony

7. We also have this French & Indian War!? I was not effective or well liked. Write I guess I’m a better Navy Sea Captain than a Governor! I sent the legislature home and wouldn’t let them have a say! I tried to let these peasants rule themselves! I tried to run the colony by myself.

8. - GA now has bicameral (2) House legislature Read - appointed by governorupper house - wealthy, influential landowners - advise governor - approve land grants - make laws - act as judges in legal cases

9. Read - elected by the people lower house - Commons House of Assembly - GA colonists 1st chance at self-government - however, limited voice

10. - requirements for voting Read - only white males - must own 50 acres land - could vote in Commons House Assembly (CHA) elections - to serve in Commons House of Assembly (CHA) - white male - own 500 acres land

11. Write on Back of Flow Chart Write - laws enacted (voted on & passed) by CHA could be vetoed (over turned) by - royal governor or - king - colonists still had more say than under trustee’s rule

12. - 1757-1760 2nd Royal Governor Henry Ellis (Use Flip Chart) Write - traveled all over the world - hated the weather in GA - wore a thermometer around his neck to check the temperature - carried an umbrella - learned fm Reynolds mistakes - brought diff political groups together

13. Write - best royal governor 1760-1776 - cared about colonists - rich 3rd and last Royal Governor of Georgia Sir James Wright - well liked - owned plantations

14. - 1754 GR BRIT & FR went to war over world empires Write - began in North America (NA) - Indians sided w/ FR - colonists called it French & Indian War - fighting on frontier was savage - war spread to Europe

15. - too late – SP joined FR Write - costly mistake for SP - 1762 FR & SP asked for peace - 1763 Treaty of Paris - FR & SP give up all claims in NA - FR gave up Canada & all land east of Miss River except New Orleans - SP lost FL

16. Write - GR BRIT gave up all land west of Miss River Now this! Mississippi River Was this… 1763 GA west boundary

17. - King George III issues Write - Proclamation of 1763 - 4 new NA colonies - Quebec - Canada - Grenada - Caribbean - East FL - West FL - GA’s South boundary St. Marys River - all lands west of Appalachian Mts for Indians

18. GA Colony Prospers Write - SP & FR no longer threat - Creeks ceded (gave over to) to GA 2 million acres + land - surveying began - GA wanted to give land away to attract people - headright system began

19. - head of each family had the right to 100 acres Write - + 50 acres for each - family member - indentured servant - slave - only cost - small surveying fee - record fee - settlers rushed to GA for free land

20. Write - 1766 - 10,000 white settlers - 8,000 black slaves - 1776 - 50,000 colonists - almost ½ were slaves from Africa - new land continued to open up

21. Write Reflection: