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Colonizing Georgia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Highland Scots | A group of settlers who came to help defend Georgia from Spanish invaders |
| Malcontents | Early immigrants to Georgia, mostly Scots |
| Salzburgers | German-speaking settlers from Austria who were early immigrants to Georgia |
| Buffer | A protected area along the frontier to defend more settled areas |
| Charter | A legal document that grants certain rights or privileges. A document passed by the state legislature creating a city and spelling out its boundaries, form of government, and powers. |
| Colony | A territory on foreign soil claimed, settled, and controlled by another country. |
| Mercantilism | A trade policy based on the idea that a country should sell more to other countries than it buys from them, in order to increase its wealth |
| Royal colony | A colony set up and run by the British government in the 1600s and 1700s. |
| Founding | The creation and initial settlement of a colony or territory |
| Trustees | The 21 individuals named by King George II in 1732 to govern the new colony of Georgia. They were to act on behalf of others without personally benefiting. |