Establishment of the Colony of
Georgia
Write out questions and
answers:
What would you do with the
“overcrowding” problem in
prisons today?
Who (if anyone) should be given
a fresh start in life?
GPS SS8H2 The student will analyze the colonial
period of Georgia’s history.
SS8H2a Explain the importance of James
Oglethorpe, the Charter of 1732, reasons for
settlement (charity, economics, and defense)
Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and the city of
Savannah.
SS8G1d Evaluate the impact of climate on
Georgia’s development.
Essential questions
*What persons were instrumental in the
establishment of the Georgia colony and
why?
*What goods and materials did the English
king and the Georgia trustees feel that the
Georgia colony could provide England?
I.
Purpose for the establishment of the
Georgia colony in 1732
A. Provide debtors a fresh start
B. Obtain more economic power
C. Buffer zone against Spanish and
French
D. Religious freedom
II.
Georgia Charter of 1732
A. Who were restricted?
1. Catholics
2. Slaves
3. Liquor dealers (rum)
4. Lawyers
B. Limits placed on Trustees
1. Could not own land in Georgia
2. Could not hold office in colony
3. Could not make profit from
colony
C.
Items promised to colonists
1. 50 acres of land and free passage
2. Provide tools and food for one year
3. 500 acres (and allow to bring 10
servants) if one can pay the way to
Georgia.
D. Regulations and Responsibilities of the
Colonists
1. Males must serve in militia
2. Could not sell land
3. Tools and seeds provided must be
used on land given
4. Grow mulberry trees for silk
5. Obey all regulations of Trustees
III. Products England hoped to obtain
from Georgia
A. Silk
B. Cotton dyes
C. Wines
IV.
Roles of significant people or objects
A. John Oglethorpe —founder of
colony and unofficial leader
B. Trustees—group of 21 Englishmen
responsible for establishing And
managing the new colony of Georgia
C. Charter of 1732 –legal document
that designated special rights and
privileges to Trustees
D. John and Mary Musgrove –
interpreters who helped Oglethorpe
conduct business with Native
Americans
E. Chief Tomochichi – chief of the
Yamacraw tribe who helped first
colonists
F. Savannah– First settlement of Georgia
colony and first planned city in
America
Draw the boundaries of the land given to the
Trustees under the Charter of 1732
Questions for Video Clip on
“Colonial Evening News”
Who exactly were the first settlers in the Georgia
colony?
What was the climate like in Savannah?
How many colonist died the first year of the
colony’s existence? And why?
Why were some colonist unhappy with the
Trustees?
What threatened the security of the Georgia
colony?