COLONIZATION

SS8H2a- The student will explain the importance of James Oglethorpe, the Charter of 1732, reasons for settlement (charity, economics, and defense), Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and the city of Savannah.

Prior to Sir James Oglethorpe, England, desperate for a ______to protect wealthy South Carolina from the ______in La Florida, attempted to establish a colony in Georgia.

  • In 1717, Sir Robert Montgomery proposed a colony between the ______and ______Rivers. The colony was to be called Azilia.
  • In 1721, Fort King George was built at the mouth of Georgia’s ______River, to provide protection from ______attack. Sickness, climate , and ______caused the Fort to be ______in 1727.
  • In 1724, Jean Pierre Purry of ______proposed a new colony, to be called “______.” The proposas was not accepted and the colony was never created.
  • Sir James Oglethorpe, a member of the English government, was committed to the idea of ______. He believed that many ______, but “poor unfortunates,” were imprisoned because of ______in society.
  • Oglethorpe believed that man was basically ______, but that society was ______and capable of corrupting good men. He devised a plan to send the ______and unfortunate to North America where they could ______in the service of England.
  • In 1732, King George II granted Oglethorpe and _____ fellow ______a charter giving them the right to establish the new colony, called “______,” and govern it to _____ years.

The Charter of 1732

According to the charter, the colony of Georgia was to extend from the ______River in the north to the ______River in the South, and from the ______to the Pacific Ocean.

According to the charter, the colony of Georgia was to serve three particular purposed (C, E, D)

  1. ______- Georgia would be a place for the ______and ______to live and prosper.
  2. ______- Georgia would be a colony that would grow ______to be sent back to England for ______.
  3. ______- Georgia would be a ______to protect South Carolina against the ______, hostile Natives, or pirates.

Because the colony of Georgia was to be a place where people could escape the ______of society, those who ______to come had to follow certain ______:

  1. No ______
  2. No ______
  3. No ______
  4. No ______

In November 1732, James Oglethorpe and the first ______Georgia colonists sailed from England on the ship ______.

  • After months at sea, the Anne reached North America. Oglethorpe selected a high ______overlooking the ______River as his potential settlement. The bluff was called ______after the local Creek Indian tribe that lived there.
  • Fortunately, Oglethorpe met ______, a woman who was half English and half Yamacraw Indian. She agreed to serve as Oglethorpe’s ______, and she remained with him until 1743.
  • Because of Musgrove, Oglethorpe was able to establish good relations with the ______and other tribes of the ______nation. The Creek would remain friends of the English until the ______War.
  • The Yamacraw Chief, ______, became a close, personal friend of Oglethorpe. He ______to grant them Yamacraw bluff as the site of their new settlement, called ______.
  • Tomochichi traveled to England, led his people in converting to ______, and taught his people to speak and read ______. English became the official language of the Creek Nation.
  • Tomochichi was buried in Savannah, at his request, among his English friends. He was given a full military honors at his funeral.
  • On February 12, 1733- “Georgia Day” – the Georgia colonists arrived at ______to begin building Savannah. Surveyed and designed by Noble Jones, Savanna became the first ______city in American history.

Georgia was supposed to be a “______paradise.” Unfortunately, things did not go as planned:

  1. Though the colony was supposed to serve ______and other unfortunates, ______of Georgia’s first ______settlers were accomplished craftsmen, artisans, or businessmen.
  2. The ______, humid climate proved unbearable for many of the first colonists.
  3. Of the ______trustees, only James Oglethorpe ever visited Georgia. The other remained in ______and were unable to understand the settlers’ needs.