Georgia Colony

Founded:1763 colonies founder: John

Oglethorpe By: Kendra, Gracie, Nathan

First People• Georgia’s first people

were Tomochichi. Tomochichi helped Oglethorpe create A land Treaty with a group of 50 creek chiefs.

• William Cox, Georgia's first doctor, died after only 3 months.

• Nancy Morgan Hart was a tough Georgia frontier woman

Early Settlers

• The colonies first settlers were debtors. Debtors are people put in prison for owing money.• They chose carpenters, sawyers, and

other craftsmen to build the new colony.• The first settlement was Savannah.• Settlers arrived in Georgia in 1733 with

120 English settlers.

Life In The Colony

• The battle of Bloody Marsh took place near Fort Frederica on St.Simons Island

• They bought rice, wheat and flour from settlers in South Carolina.

• Later, colonists planted peas, corn, squash and rice to feed themselves.

• The wet coastal area was good for planting rice and Indigo

Life In The Colony

• Trees produced tar for roads and Bike Tires.

• The settlers farmed and raised cattle, pigs, and horses.

• At first the leaders of Georgia limited the size of farms and did not allow slavery

• King George II wanted debtors to settle the lands

Work and Trade

• Georgia's Economy grew as a result of people and enslaved Africans.

• Georgia's colony tried to make silk but failed.

• Georgia's First colony tried to grow olives and grapes.

• Colonist in Georgia soon found crops that grew well.

Work and Trade

• Georgia’s climate was not right for growing Olives and Grapes, or for raising silk worms.

• Colonist soon found crops right for Georgia.• Wheat, corn, and peas grew well farther

inland.• Forest Products and livestock were also

important.

Colony’s Exports

• Georgia’s agricultural exports were indigo, pork, rice.

• Georgia’s industrial export was pottery. • Georgia’s natural resource exports were

clay and lumber. • Instead of slaves, colonists used

indentured servants.

Community and Religion

• James Oglethorpe let any religion freedom for many colonist.

• Catholics were not allowed in Georgia.• The church of England was Georgia's first

religion.• Luthererans fleeing from Germany arrived

in Georgia in the early 1730’s.

Community and Religion

• Lutherans left there own country because they wanted to be able to practice there religion.

• The highland Scots were another group to settle in the Americans colonies.

• They brought their Presbyterian religion with them.

• Some of the groups came to Georgia.

Becoming a State• Georgia Became a state in 1733.• In 1752 the Trustees gave up their Charter to

The British King.• The Colony also elected assembly members.• At first Georgians' were happy to follow Britain’s

Rules, Over time their happiness faded. • The King Choose a governor to rule Georgia.

Statehood

• Georgia became a state in 1788. • Georgia was the 4th state.• The American colony’s called

themselves The United states.

Important Facts

• Georgia was called the debatable land.• The Spanish attacked Georgia in 1742.• The location of the colony was named for

King George II of England.• Major industries in the Georgia colony are

logging and trading.• Religious faiths in Georgia were Church of

England, French, Huguenot, Jewish, Lutheran, Moravian, Presbyterian.