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Georgia is Created § James Oglethorpe elected to Parliament at age 25 § Became leader of prison reform § John Percival helped him ask King George II for a new colony § 6/20/1732 -GA received its official charter

What 4 things did GA’s charter specify? § GA’s boundaries § Form of government § The powers of its officials § The rights of its settlers

3 Purposes of GA’s Charter § Charity - relieve poverty & unemployment § Economics - increase Britain’s trade & wealth § Defense - provide S. C. with a buffer against Indian attacks § Religion – 4 th reason – Home for people being persecuted in Europe – Catholics excluded b/c of the threat of Spanish Florida

Georgia - Trustee Colony § Only colony run by trustees § Oglethorpe & 20 others named as trustees § Trustees banned from receiving a salary, owning land, or holding public office § Official motto - “Not for ourselves but others”

A Great Social Experiment GA - a model society Strict rules on land & work Colonists carefully selected - hardworking people down on their luck & who had skills to make the colony a success § 35 families chosen - no debtors; farmers, carpenters, tailors, & bakers § Charity families received land, weapons, tools, seed, & food to feed them until the 1 st harvest § Colonists in turn had to clear land, raise crops, build houses & public structures, & FOLLOW RULES! § § §

GA’s st 1 Settlement § 1733 -114 settlers arrive on Anne § Oglethorpe lands on flat area-Yamacraw Bluff § John & Mary Musgrove translate negotiations b/w Oglethorpe & Tomochichi § 2/12/1733 - GA Day § Savannah laid out in squares