notes about the colonization of georgia
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| what year did Tomochichi die? | 1739
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| what happened the same year Tomochichi died? (1739) | Britain declared war on Spain
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| when did the first colonists arrive in Yamacraw Bluff? | 1733
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| What year did the trustees vote to allow slavery in Georgia? | 1750
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| was Oglethorpe in Georgia when slavery was allowed? | No
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| when did the trustees give up the charter and make Georgia a royal colony? | 1752
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| the THREE purposes of Georgia's charter? | charity, economics, defense
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| what was the fourth reason for Georgia's creation, which was not stated in the charter? | religion
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| who did England see the new American colony as a home for? | protestants that were being prosecuted in Europe
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| the Anglian Church, a Protestant church, was the church of what country? | the Church of England
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| what was the official church of Spain and France? | Roman Catholic
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| Did Georgia's charter impose an official church for the colony? | No, the people coming to Georgia would be able to worship as they pleased
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| Why did the charter's guarantee of freedom of religion specifically exclude Catholics? | because of the threat of the Spanish Florida to the south
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| What river was selected as Georgia's northern boundary? | the Savannah River, because South Carolina had no settlements south of the river
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| What river was chosen as the southern border for Georgia? | the Altamaha River
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| what are the 7 states that would be a part of Georgia if the old map was still used? | California, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
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| what kind of colony was Virginia? | joint-stock
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| what kind of colony was South Carolina? | royal
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| why was Georgia a unique colony? (in the first two decades) | no one owned Georgia;it was England's only colony in America to be governed by trustees
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| what did Georgia's charter name? | that James Oglethorpe and 20 other British men will be trustees. they would be responsible for managing Georgia for the next 21 years
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| what was the creation of georgia supposed to be? | a social experiment
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| what did the trustees want to avoid? | conditions that led to poverty & other probs in England. wanted it to be a model society
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| what was the key to having a model society according to the trustees? | 1. strict rules on land and work 2. carefully selected colonists
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| how did they raise money? | they had a series of pamphlets, speeches, and newspapers to encourage it
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| how many families were selected for the colony? | 35 families
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| and the trustees made sure that among the families there were no | debtors
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| what did the Trustees give the families? | land on which to live & work,weapons,tools, seed,and food
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| what did the families do in return after they were given all those things? | they cleared lands, built houses, and public stuctures
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| how many figures of people are on the Colonial Georgia seal? | 3 people
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| what ship did Oglethorpe and 114 settlers sail on from England in 1732 in late November? | Anne
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| who did Oglethorpe confer with once they reached Charles Town harbor, and what about? | the South Carolina officials, and about the colony
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| what was just uupstream of the large flat area that Oglethorpe had found for a settlement? | a small village of Yamacraws, a branch of Creek Indians. where nearby John Musgrove & his wife operated a trading post
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| who translated for Oglethorpe when he wanted to talk to the Yamacraw chief, Tomochichi | Mary, since she was half-white, and half-Creek.
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| where was Oglethorpe trying to settle his colony? | in Yamacraw Bluff
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| did Tomochichi become an ally of Oglethorpe's? | Yes
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| what are 3 things found near a dig near the trading post? | pottery dishes, wine bottles, and kaolin
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| how could Mary tranlate between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe? | because Mary father was white and her mother was a Creek Indian
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| who was the Yamacraw cheif? | Tomochichi
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| what kind of colony was georgia like in some ways? | a proprietary colony-but no one owned it
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| what is a debtor's prison? | a prison for those unable to pay a debt
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