1. EQ: How do I decide on the rules for a new colony?
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PT: List 3 reasons to settle in a new place where people have never settled before.
King George II

2. - allowed for each to keep its name & boundaries
1707 – England (ENG) & Scotland (SCOT) united to form Great Britain (GR BRIT)
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- allowed for each to keep its name & boundaries
- national government called “British” NOT “English”
- national legislature of Great Britain (GR BRIT) called Parliament

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4. James Edward Oglethorpe
- Born: 1696
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- Elected to Parliament – age 25
- learned that debtors (people who can’t pay their bills) were put in prison
James Edward Oglethorpe
- became leader for prison reform

5. How could they pay if they were poor?
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In order to receive decent treatment, jailed debtors in England had to pay for room, board, & special privileges.
How could they pay if they were poor?

6. - power of its officials - rights of settlers
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- June 20, 1732 – JO received official Georgia (GA) charter from King George II (KG II)
- charter specified
- colony’s boundaries
- form of government
- power of its officials
- rights of settlers

7. Georgia Colony: 3 purposes + 1
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Georgia Colony: purposes + 1
1. Charity – help relieve poverty & unemployment in Britain (BRIT)
- Georgia (GA) seen as home
- “worthy poor”

8. 2. Economics – increase Britain’s (BRIT) trade & wealth
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- mercantile system trade policy designed to make a nation as self-sufficient & wealthy as possible
- provide needed agricultural products
- market for BRIT goods

9. 3. Defense – provide South Carolina (SC) as buffer
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- against Indian attacks
- Spanish (SPN) attacks
- French (FRA) attacks
4. Religion – not listed BUT…
- home for persecuted Protestants
- Church of England Protestant

10. - GA colony – no official state religion
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- free to worship as pleased
- excluded Catholics due to Spanish threat from Florida (FL) to the south
- Catholic FL gave freedom to English run-away slaves from SC - converted to Catholic religion & stayed in FL

11. - Savannah River – north border
Georgia’s Boundaries
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- Savannah River – north border
- Altamaha River – south border
Spanish Florida
- west border – Pacific Ocean

12. Both Spain (SPN) & France (FRN) claimed this same land.
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Reflection:
Both Spain (SPN) & France (FRN) claimed this same land.
Why couldn’t they do anything about Britain’s claim?
No Settlers
No Military Position
No Claim

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