1. Trustee Period vs Royal Colony Period
Compare and Contrast
Instructions: Describe each of these categories for each period of Georgia’s colonial history. Focus on the differences between each time period. Use complete sentences.
Trustee Period
Royal Colony Period
Economy slow to start
WRIST crops not immediately successful
Severe labor shortage due to ban on slavery
Economy begins to improve with the legalization of slavery
Rum trade allowed
Economics
All restrictions on alcohol lifted
Wine only, no hard liquor or rum allowed for trade or consumption
Alcohol
Royal governor appointed by King.
Established bi-cameral legislature (two house law making body)
Allowed for voting
Set up local county gov’ts ( known as parishes) *Self-Govern
While still part of the UK, Oglethorpe made most decisions.
Common settlers had little say
Government
Slavery banned
Slavery legalized and encouraged by government
Slavery
Women could not inherit land, only males
Settlers couldn’t buy/sell land
All restrictions on land ownership and inheritance removed
Land Inheritance