1. EQ: How can I afford a war with Spain?
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EQ: How can I afford a war with Spain?
PT: List reasons why the Georgia colony was able to support Great Britain.
King George II

2. Reenactment of the Battle of Bloody Marsh
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Reenactment of the Battle of Bloody Marsh

3. - Nov. 1736 – JO returns to GR BRIT
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- asks Parliament for money
- fund colony 1 more year
- warned invasion likely
- needed more soldiers
- Fall 1737 – rumors true
- large SP military force headed to Cuba

4. - relations b/t GR BRIT & SP worse
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- relations b/t GR BRIT & SP worse
- Oct – KGII gave JO rank of Colonel
- JO in charge of GA & SC
- spring 1738 – JO returned w/ 600 soldiers
- most sent – Fort Frederica St. Simons Island

5. - spring 1740 - JO attacked 1st
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- spring JO attacked 1st
GR BRIT declared war on SP
- to knock out St. Augustine
- 1st came upon Fort Diego
- captured it

6. - unit of escaped Carolina slaves to SP FL
- 2nd came upon Fort Mose
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- home to Black Militia
- unit of escaped Carolina slaves to SP FL
- outnumbered – fell back to St. Augustine
- JO began a siege of ST. AUG
- 300 SP soldiers inc. Black Militia crept back – Fort Mose

7. - JO pulled back to Fort FRED
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- defeated JO & troops
- JO pulled back to Fort FRED
- 2yrs later – June 1742
- SP fleet – several thousand SP soldiers appeared on ocean’s horizon
- looked like Fort FRED would fall to SP

8. - July 7, 1742 – SP appeared w/in 1 mile of Fort FRED
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- patrol of JO’s Rangers opened fire on SP from woods
- SP surprised –turned back
- JO formed small force of soldiers – circled around SP
- caught SP on a foot path into the marsh – opened fire

9. - short, but fierce fighting - by the time JO shows up
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- short, but fierce fighting
- by the time JO shows up
- Battle of Bloody March fighting over
- several days later SP tries to capture Fort FRED by sea
- SP return to St. AUG
- KGII makes JO a general for saving GA colony

10. - 1743 – JO now 48 yrs old returns to GR BRIT never to return to GA
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- KGII pays JO personal funds he spent on GA colony
- marries Elizabeth Wright
- continues to work in Parliament

11. - late 1740s – GA colony was in decline
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- many colonists gave up an returned to England or moved to other colonies
- TRUST began relaxing restrictions
– lifted slavery restriction
– transferred control to BRIT government

12. Write
Reflection:
Why do you think the Georgia Colony as a Trustee Colony was doomed to fail?