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GEORGIA IS CREATED Georgia’s Charter Trustee Colony A Great Social Experiment Georgia’s 1st Settlement

Georgia is Created James Oglethorpe elected to Parliament at age 25 Became leader of prison reform John Percival helped him ask King George II for a new colony 6/20/1732-GA received its official charter

What 4 things did GA’s charter specify? GA’s boundaries Form of government The powers of its officials The rights of its settlers

3 Purposes of GA’s Charter Charity - relieve poverty & unemployment Economics - increase Britain’s trade & wealth Defense - provide S.C. with a buffer against Indian attacks Religion – 4th reason Home for people being persecuted in Europe Catholics excluded b/c of the threat of Spanish Florida

Georgia - Trustee Colony Only colony run by trustees Oglethorpe & 20 others named as trustees Trustees banned from receiving a salary, owning land, or holding public office Official motto - “Not for ourselves but others”

A Great Social Experiment GA - a model society Strict rules on land & work Colonists carefully selected - hardworking people down on their luck & who had skills to make the colony a success 35 families chosen - no debtors; farmers, carpenters, tailors, & bakers Charity families received land, weapons, tools, seed, & food to feed them until the 1st harvest Colonists in turn had to clear land, raise crops, build houses & public structures, & FOLLOW RULES!

GA’s 1st Settlement 1733-114 settlers arrive on Anne Oglethorpe lands on flat area-Yamacraw Bluff John & Mary Musgrove translate negotiations b/w Oglethorpe & Tomochichi 2/12/1733 - GA Day Savannah laid out in squares