1. Could it get worse? Uh…yeah…
GA a Royal Colony
Could it get worse? Uh…yeah…

2. GA becomes a Royal Colony
Trustees gave up, GA royal colony
King chose a royal governor
1st royal governor was John Reynolds

3. John Reynolds -royal governor
He wanted colonists to run gov’t
Self-government
The government would be made up of a two-part law-writing body.
Commons House
Governor’s Council

4. Self-government Anyone who had 50 acres could vote.
Anyone with 500 acres could be in the Commons Assembly.
They wrote laws
Only the King could appoint members of the Governor’s Council.
They made laws, advised the governor, granted land, were judges.

5. Self Government Continued
Reynolds also set up a court system.
The Court of Conscience
Settle colonists’ disputes

6. GA’s 1st Assembly GA’s first government met in 1755 in Savannah
Discussed:
Militia
Colony improvements
Slave Codes
Laws for slaves

7. Getting Rid of Reynolds
When Reynolds tried to break up the Assembly for failure to agree on issues, he was run out of GA.

8. Henry Ellis Brought in to replace Reynolds
Ellis worked with the people
The colony did well under Ellis
We used to stay at the Inn at Ellis Square when we went to Savannah

9. Governor James Wright Took over when Ellis got sick
Made the defense around Savannah stronger
Promoted economic growth in GA.
Expanding the plantations, farming, made GA thrive.
Division between rich and poor grew!!

10. Late Colonial Period Growth
Towns began to spread in land and away from Savannah
Sunbury became the official port instead of Savannah
Rice and Indigo became key crops. They were even growing some tobacco