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SS8H2

Analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history.

a. Explain the importance of the Charter of 1732, including the reasons for settlement (philanthropy, economics, and defense).

b. Analyze the relationship between James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove in establishing the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff.

c. Evaluate the role of diverse groups (Jews, Salzburgers, Highland Scots, and Malcontents) in settling Georgia during the Trustee Period.

d. Explain the transition of Georgia into a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, alcohol, and government.

e. Give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced and traded in colonial Georgia.

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Atlantic Slave Trade to Savannah

Atlantic Slave Trade to Savannah

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Johann Martin Boltzius

Johann Martin Boltzius

1703-1765
Colonial Immigration

Colonial Immigration

Henry Ellis

Henry Ellis

1721-1806
English Trade in Deerskins and Enslaved Indians

English Trade in Deerskins and Enslaved Indians

Olaudah Equiano in Georgia

Olaudah Equiano in Georgia

Fort Frederica

Fort Frederica

Geechee and Gullah Culture

Geechee and Gullah Culture

Indigo

Indigo

Judaism and Jews

Judaism and Jews

Malcontents

Malcontents

Lachlan McIntosh

Lachlan McIntosh

1727-1806
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Mary Musgrove

Mary Musgrove

ca. 1700-ca. 1763
Samuel Nunes

Samuel Nunes

ca. 1667-ca. 1741
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James Oglethorpe

1696-1785
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ca. 1713-1788
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Royal Georgia, 1752-1776

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Thomas Spalding

Thomas Spalding

1774-1851
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ca. 1644-1739
Trustee Georgia, 1732-1752

Trustee Georgia, 1732-1752

War of Jenkins’ Ear

War of Jenkins’ Ear

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Charles Wesley

1707-1788
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John Wesley

1703-1791
George Whitefield

George Whitefield

1714-1770
Women in Colonial Georgia

Women in Colonial Georgia

James Wright

James Wright

1716-1785
Yamacraw Indians

Yamacraw Indians

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