Hernando DeSoto Spanish “conquistador” 1540 landed with 600 men, 200 hundred horses, 300 pigs Search for gold DeSoto died in 1542

Spanish Missions Church outposts Political, economic, cultural, and religious outposts Spread Christianity, market economy, and disease Throughout “Guale” and Mocama

James Edward Oglethorpe Head of Trustees Arrived February 12, 1733 in Savannah Charter for Georgia  Charity  Economics  Defense

Chief Tomochichi Yamacraw Chief Allowed Savannah settlement Ally of English against the Spanish Friend and aid to Oglethorpe

Mary Musgrove Coosaponakeesa of Creek heritage Married to John Musgrove a trader Translator between Tomochichi and Oglethorpe

Salzburgers German-speaking Lutherans Came to Savannah in 1734 Settled in Ebeneezer Rigid religious community Staunchly anti-slavery during Trustee Period John Treutlen governor of Georgia

Highland Scots Settled in Darien Presbyterian “Scots- Irish” Of great aid to Oglethorpe in Battle of Bloody Marsh Anti-slavery Fiercely independent

Malcontents Objected to (malcontented with)  Land policies  Prohibition of slavery  Prohibition of hard liquor THEY WANTED  Unlimited land  Slavery  rum

Trustee Period Unique Georgia Charter  Prohibited slavery  Outlawed hard liquor  Banned Catholics, liquor dealers, and lawyers

Robert Castell Friend of Oglethorpe; he died in debtor’s prison Situation greatly affected Oglethorpe Castell’s plans influenced the final plans for Savannah

Battle of Bloody Marsh Crucial battle in War of Jenkins’s Ear Fought in the marshes of St. Simon’s Island Spanish threat to Georgia turned back

War of Jenkins’s Ear In 1731Jenkins lost his ear to the Spanish (maybe) Inflamed tensions between Spain and England After Jenkins appeared before Parliament in 1738 – War was declared