1. Georgia Colony
S. Yip
G. Wenson
Block 2

2. Key Terms Yamacraws James Oglethorpe Board of Trustees
War of Jenkin’s Ear

3. History Founder: James Oglethorpe
Reasons Founded: Buffer colony and a Debtor’s Haven

4. Government Type: Aristocracy
How it worked: Needed to pass governing actions by Parliament.
Was it democratic? Partially democratic

5. Population 1752: 3,500 people 1773 (height of colony): 33,000 people
Mainly Englishmen towards beginning of settlement

6. Culture Men’s Roles Women’s/Children’s Roles
Relationship with natives (Yamacraws)

7. Economy Based on plantations/agriculture
Plantations: massive, basically self-sufficient
Main industries
Other exports
Traded for materials not produced on plantations

8. Religion
Type of Religion: All except Catholic and for a temporary time Judaism

9. Major Events/Important People
James Oglethorpe: a founder of the colony
King George II: issued first official charter for the colony
1732
1740
1751
1733
1743

10. Works Cited https://sites.google.com/site/burnsmcdanielraja/home