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Establishment of the Colony of Georgia. Write out questions and answers: What would you do with the “overcrowding” problem in prisons today? Who (if anyone) should be given a fresh start in life?. GPS SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history.
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Write out questions and answers:What would you do with the “overcrowding” problem in prisons today?Who (if anyone) should be given a fresh start in life?
GPS SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history. SS8H2a Explain the importance of James Oglethorpe, the Charter of 1732, reasons for settlement (charity, economics, and defense) Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and the city of Savannah. SS8G1d Evaluate the impact of climate on Georgia’s development.
Essential questions *What persons were instrumental in the establishment of the Georgia colony and why? *What goods and materials did the English king and the Georgia trustees feel that the Georgia colony could provide England?
Purpose for the establishment of the Georgia colony in 1732A. Provide debtors a fresh startB. Obtain more economic powerC. Buffer zone against Spanish and FrenchD. Religious freedom
Georgia Charter of 1732 A. Who were restricted? 1. Catholics 2. Slaves 3. Liquor dealers (rum) 4. Lawyers
B. Limits placed on Trustees 1. Could not own land in Georgia 2. Could not hold office in colony 3. Could not make profit from colony
Items promised to colonists1. 50 acres of land and free passage2. Provide tools and food for one year3. 500 acres (and allow to bring 10 servants) if one can pay the way to Georgia.
Regulations and Responsibilities of the Colonists 1. Males must serve in militia 2. Could not sell land 3. Tools and seeds provided must be used on land given 4. Grow mulberry trees for silk 5. Obey all regulations of Trustees
III. Products England hoped to obtain from Georgia A. Silk B. Cotton dyes C. Wines
Roles of significant people or objectsA. John Oglethorpe —founder of colony and unofficial leaderB. Trustees—group of 21 Englishmen responsible for establishing And managing the new colony of GeorgiaC. Charter of 1732 –legal document that designated special rights and privileges to Trustees
D. John and Mary Musgrove – interpreters who helped Oglethorpe conduct business with Native Americans E. Chief Tomochichi – chief of the Yamacraw tribe who helped first colonists F. Savannah– First settlement of Georgia colony and first planned city in America
Draw the boundaries of the land given to the Trustees under the Charter of 1732
Questions for Video Clip on “Colonial Evening News” Who exactly were the first settlers in the Georgia colony? What was the climate like in Savannah? How many colonist died the first year of the colony’s existence? And why? Why were some colonist unhappy with the Trustees? What threatened the security of the Georgia colony?