Warm Up:On your green warm-up sheet answer the following questions:1. Why are native Americans

called Indians? 2. How many trips did

Columbus make to North America before his death?

Agenda: -Founding of Georgia

Class Instructions:1. Managers get folder.2. Get out your Charter Notes from yesterday

Friday, Septemb

er 5th

Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain's so-called "Invincible Armada" is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. After

eight hours of furious fighting, a change in wind direction prompted the Spanish to break off from the

battle and retreat toward the North Sea. Its hopes of invasion crushed, the

remnants of the Spanish Armada began a long and difficult journey

back to Spain.

COLONIZATION

SS8H2 – The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history.

Sir James Oglethorpe, A man with a mission • Sir James Oglethorpe was a

member of the English parliament.

• After the death of his friend (Robert Castell), he was committed to prison reform.

• Believing that many good, but unfortunate people were imprisoned because of the corruption of society, he worked to get laws passed and improve prison conditions.

• He devised a plan to send the “worthy poor” and unfortunate to North America where they could prosper in the service of England.

In 1732, King George II granted Oglethorpe and 20 fellow trustees a charter giving them the right to establish the new colony, called

Georgia, and govern it for 20 years.

The Charter of 1732According to the charter, the colony of

Georgia was to extend from the Savannah River in the north to the St. Mary’s River in

the South, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

The Charter of 1732Reasons for Establishment

1. Defense- Georgia would be a “buffer colony” to protect against South Carolina against Spanish Florida, natives and pirates.

2. Economics – (Mercantilism) Georgia would be a colony that would grow crops and produce natural resources to be sent back to England for profit

3. Charity – Georgia would be a place for the poor and unfortunate to live and

prosper. In addition, a place of religious freedom.

1. Trustees could NOT own land

2. Could not hold political office

3. Could not be given money for their work

4. No Alcohol

5. No one of color.

Rules for the Trustees

Wanted- ColonistsColonists wanted. Looking for a “new start” in a delightful land of mild temperatures and rich soil? The Georgia colony is the place for you.

This colony is a safe refuge for all, despite previous indiscretions. You will be given 50

acres, tools, and FREE FOOD for a YEAR. If you can pay your own way, you will receive 500 acres

and you will be allowed to bring your own indentured servants!

Despite the Previous Promises and Purpose

• Debtors and prisoners were NOT allowed to go. • Those who did apply were carefully

investigated.

Rules for Colonists1. You must defend the new colony against all elements

2. Land given to colonists could not be sold, and no money could be borrowed against it. It could be passed to a male heir.

3. Colonist was to receive seeds agricultural tools and was to use them in cultivating the lands of the new settlement.

4. Colonists were to use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees so silkworms would eat the leaves and make cocoons for the production of silk.

5. Each colonist was to obey all regulations established by the trustees.   

In November 1732, James Oglethorpe and the first 114 Georgia colonists sailed from

England on the ship Anne.

.

The Journey • Supplies• Hogs, sheep, ducks, geese, and dogs• Five barrels of wine and ten barrels of cider

• Food: fish pork, peas, beef, pudding, bread, few vegetables other than onions and carrots• Activities: games, talking, planning• Crowded • Only 2 deaths

After months at sea, the Anne reached North America.

Oglethorpe selected a high bluff overlooking the Savannah River as his potential settlement.The bluff was called Yamacraw Bluff after the local

Creek Indian tribe the lived there.

Fortunately, Oglethorpe met Mary Musgrove, a woman who was half-English and half-Yamacraw Indian. She agreed to serve as Oglethorpe’s interpreter, and she remained with him until 1743.

Their Arrival Docked at Charleston for a day, then to Port Royal South Carolina-Oglethorpe made friends with the Yamacraw before they set anchor.

Mary Musgrove

• Part British and part Native American

• Operated the trading post near the Savannah River where Oglethorpe arrived.

• Paid to translate and helped Oglethorpe establish strong friendship with Tomochichi

Tomochichi

• Chief of the Yamacraw tribe

• Believed that their best opportunities would come from an alliance with the English instead of the Spanish

• Allowed Oglethorpe to set up on Yamacraw Bluff

• Good friends with Oglethorpe

• Help with Indian affairs, and Spanish relations

• Given English military honors at death

The Yamacraw Chief, Tomochichi, became a close, personal friend of Oglethorpe. He agreed to grant them Yamacraw bluff as the site of their

new settlement, called Savannah.

Tomochichi traveled to England, led his people in converting to Christianity, and taught his

people to speak and read English.English became the official language of the

Creek Nation.

Tomochichi was buried in Savannah, at his request, among his English friends. He was given full military honors at his funeral.

On February 12, 1733 – Georgia Day– the Georgia colonists arrived at Yamacraw Bluff to begin building Savannah.

Surveyed and designed by Noble Jones, Savannah became the first planned city in American history.

Georgia’ s was supposed to be a worker’s paradise. Unfortunately, things did not

go as planned:

1. Though the colony was supposed to serve debtors and other unfortunates, all of Georgia’s first 114 settlers were accomplished craftsmen, artisans, or businessmen.

2. The hot, humid climate proved unbearable for many of the first colonists.

3. Of the twenty-one trustees, only James Oglethorpe ever visited Georgia. The others remained in London, and were unable to understand the settlers’ needs.SS8H2 – The student will analyze the colonial period of

Georgia’s history.

What do you remember??1.The father of the colony of Georgia was 2.King George II granted permission to establish the colony of

Georgia in the year

3. According to Georgia’s charter, the three purposes of the colony were3.Georgia’s first 114 colonists sailed from England

on a ship called the

4.The original name for the settlement of Savannah was

5.The chief (or mico) of the local Yamacraw Indians was.

6.Oglethorpe’s female assistant and interpretor was

5. Georgia was governed by twenty-one businessmen and leaders called

Sir James Oglethorpe

1732

charity, economics, and defense.Anne

Yamacraw Bluff

Tomochichi

Mary Musgrove

Trustees