Georgia:
The Final Colony
BY: Kylee Schuenman
INTRODUCTION
❏ Georgia is a Southern Colony
❏ Georgia was established in 1732
❏ But became a Royal Colony in 1752
Climate and Geography
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Georgia it was:
swampy
coastal
fertile
warm & humid
forested
hill covered
❏ James Oglethorpe
Georgia Leaders
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founded Georgia & Oglethorpe was chosen as governor
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came to Georgia and founded the town Ebenezer with the help of Oglethorpe
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founded Methodism came as a missionary
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came as a secretary to Oglethorpe.
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came in considerable numbers and settled by the Spanish borders.
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came and founded an orphan school in Savannah
❏ A Shipload of Salzburgers, Protestant refugees, & deeply religious
people
❏ John Wesley
❏ John Wesley’s brother Charles
❏ Scotch Highlanders
❏ George Whitfield an eloquent preacher
Why establishment?
❏ refuge for (Protestant) debtors
❏ military outpost (barrier)
❏ to afford an opportunity to the unfortunate poor to
begin life over again
Economy
❏ major industry was:
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agriculture
❏ including indigo rice & sugar
❏ only colony that received financial aid by vote of the
parliament
Religion
❏ freedom in religion to all except...Catholics.
❏ Catholics weren’t allowed...EVER...meaning...killed or
tossed in jail when found
Education
....no school in the Georgia
Colony....
People
People who came:
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Settlers
Religious people
Slaves africa
England people
Population:
1780
566071
1770
223375
1760
9578
1750
5200
1740
2021
Colonial Government
The Government was:
Constitutional Monarchy
Interesting Facts
Colony named for England’s King George II
In 1742 invaded by Spain during War of Jenkins Ear
Economy’s money is pound sterling
The last American colony was Georgia, founded 50
years after the other twelve.
❏ It became a state on January 2, 1788.
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The End