1. History of Georgia

2. James Edward Oglethorpe
General James Edward Oglethorpe is considered the founding father of Savannah and Georgia.
He brought 120 settlers to Georgia. This was the last of the 13 colonies. He also helped plan the
city of Savannah.

3. Tomichichi Tomichichi was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians.
He greeted Oglethorpe when he first landed on Yamacraw Bluff.
They became friends.

4. Georgia
Georgia was named to honor King George II of England, who signed the royal charter which established the colony of Georgia in 1732.

5. Mary Musgrove
Mary Musgrove (Interpreter) helped Oglethorpe and Tomochichi talk to each other.
She also owned a trading post and became a very wealthy woman.

6. Mary Musgrove the Interpreter
Tomochichi’s interpreter was one Mrs. Musgrove. She understands both languages, being educated amongst the English. She can read and write, and is a well-civilized women. She is likewise to teach us the Indian tongue.” – John Wesley, 1736

7. A Colonial Trading Post
A colonial trading post - trading post was where colonist and Native Americans traded with each other.
Mary and her husband moved the trading post to Yamacraw Bluff in The post, known as the Cowpens, became a major commerce site.

8. Ship Anne
"Anne" was the name of the ship that brought Oglethorpe and the colonists from England on November 17, 1732.
They landed on Yamacraw Bluff in Savannah on February 12, 1733.

9. Yamacraw Indians
Yamacraw Indians lived on the land that we now call Savannah.
They are part of the Creek tribe.

10. Savannah
The name Savannah is said to have came either from the Sawana people who lived in that area
Or the name may be from a Shawnee word for the Savannah River.

11. Colony
A colony is a place that is ruled by another country. James Oglethorpe brought 120 settlers in the Colony of Georgia.
The settlers arrived in
Georgia February 12, 1733,
to start a new colony
called Georgia. This new
Colony was the 13th colony
in the new world called America.

12. King George II
King George II Georgia colony was named in honor of the king of England.

13. HISTORY :Revolutionary War
England ruled America.
In 1775 the people in America decided they wanted to rule themselves. They went to war with England and gained their freedom in On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to join the United States.

14. HISTORY Life in the Colony
Life was simple in the new colony.
People farmed and raised cattle and
horses.
There was lumbering and fur trade.

15. HISTORY Revolutionary War
England ruled America.
In 1775 the people in America decided they wanted to rule themselves. They went to war with England and gained their freedom in On January 2, 1788 Georgia became the fourth state to join the United States.