7 Exploration and Colonization of Georgia
Age of Exploration
Spanish Claims in the New World
Division of the New World 1493 – dotted line – “Line of Demarcation” 1494 – solid line – “Treaty of Tordesillas”
English Claims in the New World
Spain comes to the Southeast
First European Settlement in North America
Hernando de Soto Explores Georgia
Changes for the Indians in Georgia
De Soto’s Journey through Georgia
French Claims in the Southeast
Spanish Outrage
Spanish Missions in Georgia
England Comes to North America
England Comes to N. America cont’d
Types of Colonies
England Creates Carolina
Carolina Colony
A New Colony on the Savannah River
James Oglethorpe
Georgia is Created
Georgia’s boundaries See picture page 80 in your textbook!
Georgia as a Trustee Colony
Georgia as a Trustee Colony cont’d
Trustees restrictions Colonists had to agree to the following: Each man had to defend the colony Land could not be sold or $ be borrowed on it Had to farm land with seeds Had to grow mulberry trees for silk Had to obey all trustees rules and regulations
Arrival in Georgia
Life in the New Colony
Life in the New Colony cont’d
Salzburgers come to Georgia
Protecting the Colony
Trade Regulations with Indians
War with Spain
Battle of Bloody Marsh
Colony declines
Georgia becomes a Royal Colony
Georgia becomes a Royal Colony cont’d
French and Indian War and Proclamation of 1763
Colony Prospers
Slavery in Georgia
Slave codes 1770
Life in the Colony