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H2 Vocabulary
Vocabulary for H2 unit in Georgia Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Royal Period (colony) | noun. a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state |
| Savannah | noun. a seaport in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River |
| Trustee | noun. an individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified |
| Trustee Period | the name of the period covering the first twenty years of Georgia history, from 1732–1752, because during that time the English Province of Georgia was governed by a Board of Trustees. |
| Charter of 1732 | it was the charter that granted James Oglethorpe the right to colonize Georgia |
| Debtor | noun. a person or institution that owes a sum of money |
| Rice Rivers | The Savannah, Ogeechee, Altamaha, and Satilla rivers were known collectively as The Rice Rivers. They were key in getting the state's first staple crop to port. |
| John Reynolds | was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served for a period as the royal governor of the Province of Georgia from 1754–1757. At the end of a long life of service, he became admiral shortly before his death. |
| Philanthropy | noun. the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes |
| Royal governor | is a gubernatorial official, appointed by a king or other monarch. |
| Highland Scots | were Scottish warriors that were recruited to help defend Georgia. In October 1735, they came to Georgia and settled in a town called Darien. They were the best at what they did and helped the English in many battles. |
| Mary Musgrove | She facilitated in the development of Colonial Georgia and became an important intermediary between Muscogee Creek natives and the English colonists. She attempted to carve out a life that merged both cultures and fought for her own rights in both worlds. |
| Tomochichi | was the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia in the 18th century. He gave his land to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah. He remains a prominent character of early Georgia history. |
| James Oglethorpe | was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons |
| Malcontents | noun. a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious. |
| James Wright | was a colonial lawyer and jurist who was the last British Royal Governor of the Province of Georgia. He was the only Royal Governor of the Thirteen Colonies to regain control of his colony during the American Revolutionary War. |
| Henry Ellis | was an explorer, author, slave trader and a colonial governor of the provinces of Georgia and Nova Scotia. |
| Worthy Poor | those who are incapable of work |
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