Presentation, Graphic Organizers, & Activities The Settlement of PART TWO GEORGIA GEORGIA Presentation, Graphic Organizers, & Activities

Mary Musgrove Fortunately for Oglethorpe, a part-Indian woman named Mary Musgrove offered to translate. She served as interpreter for Oglethorpe from 1733 to 1743 and helped him work peacefully with the Creek Indians. © Brain Wrinkles

Mary Musgrove was the daughter of a Creek Indian mother and an English father. She understood the language and culture of both groups. © Brain Wrinkles

Mary Musgrove Musgrove helped Oglethorpe and Tomochichi work together to establish a peaceful relationship. Her contributions were critical to the founding of Savannah and the colony of Georgia. © Brain Wrinkles

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Yamacraw Bluff The negotiations between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi were successful. Tomochichi agreed to give the American Indian land at Yamacraw Bluff to Oglethorpe to build his settlement. Over time, the two men became close friends and worked together to establish peaceful relationships with other American Indian tribes as well. © Brain Wrinkles

Tomochichi and Oglethorpe © Brain Wrinkles

Savannah In February 1733, Oglethorpe and the colonists cleared the land beside the river for the new city of Savannah. The trustees hoped that Savannah would be a “classless society”. They wanted the houses to be similar, the land holdings to be restricted, and slavery to be forbidden in the colony. © Brain Wrinkles

Savannah City Plan, 1734 © Brain Wrinkles

Savannah Savannah was the first city in the 13 colonies to be a “planned” city. Oglethorpe’s plan for Savannah featured public squares that were surrounded by community buildings and 40 houses. Each household had an equal plot of land. The colonists built more than 50 buildings in the first year alone. © Brain Wrinkles