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Battle of Bloody Marsh   (July 7, 1742)-The decisive battle during the War of Jenkins Ear - Georgia colonists stopped the Spanish invasion of St.Simmons Island. England would not have to worry about the Spanish posing a threat to their colonies ever again.  
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Defense   1 of 3 reasons for Georgia's founding; colony was to offer protection to South Carolina and the other colonies  
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Charity   1 of 3 reasons for George's founding. James Oglethorpe and the trustees hoped to bring debtors and the England's "worthy poor" to the colony to begin new lives  
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Charter of 1732   The document that formally established the colony of Georgia; the reasons for Georgia's founding and the regulations set up by the trustees.  
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Economics   1 of 3 reasons for Georgia's founding. The English hoped that Georgia would be able to produce wine, rice, silk and indigo. (Crops and natural resources/raw materials)  
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Highland Scots   From the Highland areas of Scotland. James Oglethorpe brought this group to Georgia to serve as soldiers for the colony.  
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Malcontent   Colonists who complained about the trustee rules or regulations for the Georgia colony.  
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Mary Musgrove   Woman who served as the translator for James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Indian Chief Tomochichi.  
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James Oglethorpe   (1696-1785)- one of the 21 members of the trustees who established Georgia; Only trustee to come to the colony and served as the military and governmental leader of the colony.  
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Royal governor   Governor appointed by the English Monarch to run a colony.  
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Salzburgers   Group of Protestants from Austria who were invited to settle in Georgia due to religious persecution they were experiencing in Europe. They were very industrious or hard working.  
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Savannah   The first capital of Georgia; founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe.  
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Tomochichi   Was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians. He befriended James Oglethorpe and allowed him to establish the colony of Georgia on Yamacraw Indian territory.  
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Trustee Period   (1732-1751)-The time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees.  
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Royal   Georgia would transition to this kind of colony after the Trustee Period.  
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King   Controlled the Georgia colony during the Royal Period of Georgia history. (He appointed a royal governor to serve.)  
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Jews   Second group to settle the Georgia colony. A much needed medical doctor was among this group.  
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Colony   A group of people who settle in a new land but who retain ties to their homeland or mother country.  
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Hernando de Soto   Spanish explorer who traveled through Georgia searching for gold.  
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Mercantilism   England wanted to export more than they imported, thus desired to make money from raw materials found in the colonies. What was this economic policy called?  
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Creek and Cherokee   Two Native American Indian groups that lived in Georgia at the time of European contact  
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Convert the Native Americans to Christianity   The main purpose of Spanish missions located throughout Georgia's barrier islands:  
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Charter   A document that grants special rights and privileges. (Signed by the king and allowed Georgia to become a colony.)  
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