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8SS Unit 2 all
8SS Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Wright | Georgia's third Royal Governor; served two decades |
| Henry Ellis | Georgia's second Royal Governor; did not like the heat |
| John Reynolds | Georgia's first Royal Governor; tried to govern w/o members of Governor's Council; angered many colonists |
| Royal Governor | informal term -refers to a colonial governor appointed by a king |
| government | social institution set up to promote and protect society through formal rules and serivices |
| malcontents | those who voiced displeasure with policies of Gen. James Oglethorpe and Trustees during early years of Georgia's settlement |
| land ownership | land owned by an individual |
| mercantilism | trade policy -to increase wealth of country by selling more to other countries than buying from other countries |
| Trustee Period | name of period covering first 20 years of Georgia's history 1732-1752 |
| trustee | 21 individuals named by King George in 1732 - govern new colony of Georgia; acted on behalf of others without benefitting personally |
| Trustee Colony | a colony governed by trustees |
| Royal Colony | a colony set up and run directly by the British government in the 1600s and 1700s |
| New Ebenezer | the Salzburger settlement located near Savannah |
| Darien | location where Highland Scots settled in Georgia |
| Highland Scots | group from Scotland-moved to GA colony; settled in Darien; opposed slavery |
| Salzburgers | group of German Protestants-moved to GA colony;settled in New Ebenezer; opposed slavery |
| savannah | first permanent settlement of GA colony |
| Yamacraw Bluff | location of GA's first settlement - Savannah |
| Buffer Colony | one reason the colony of GA was founded; served as a buffer between the Carolinas and the Spanish in Florida |
| Charter of 1732 | legal document granting special rights and privledges |
| James Oglethorpe | founder of GA; known as the 'father of GA' |
| Mary Musgrove | Creek who was translator between James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi |
| Tomochichi | Creek leader who allowed Oglethorpe to settle on Yamacraw Bluff |
| slavery | forcing another person to spend his or her entire life in service to others |
| charity | help relieve poverty & unemployment; one reason Georgia was founded |
| defense | act of defending someone from attack; one reason Georgia was founded (defend Carolinas from Spanish attack) |
| economics | increase trade & wealth; one reason Georgia was founded |
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