1. Georgia as a Royal Colony August 26, 2014

2. Remember… In ______, Georgia’s Trustees returned their charter to King George II and became a ______________ –A Royal colony is directly governed by the _____ Many settlers ___________ to Georgia who had left because they couldn’t do things the way they wanted __________ was now allowed in Georgia, so in 1752, a group moved in from South Carolina and brought their slaves with them

3. Royal Governors Because King George II did not live in Georgia, he could not keep an eye on things He appointed _______________ to run the colony in his name

4. Governor John Reynolds The first Royal governor –Became governor on October 1, 1754 Gave Georgians the idea of ____________________, appointed a _____________, started a _______ system Worked well with the legislature for a while –Didn’t agree about amount of money for the ___________, so he dissolved the legislature Tried to govern on his _____, but his popularity had _____________ –He was replaced after suggesting that the location of ____________ be moved

5. Governor Henry Ellis Became governor in February 1757 Learned from the ____________ of Gov. Reynolds Sought the advice of S. Carolina’s governor and depended on the ______________ to help lead Many new colonists came to Georgia during his term –Brought their ____________ with them: by 1759, the population was about ___________, including 3,600 slaves Colony made _____________ gains under his leadership –More __________, more merchants with larger variety of stuff to sell Became ill in 1759, and resigned

6. Governor James Wright Became governor in 1760 Expanded ____________ and opened Georgia’s _____________ lands to settlers Completed the _____________ around Savannah More __________ opened and more (bigger and better) ___________ were built

7. Problems in Georgia during the Royal Period During Wright’s term as governor, not everything was going __________ Many mothers were dying in _____________ Only _______________ children were allowed to go to school A group of _______________ moved to Georgia and were thought of as people who did not ___________________ and were not welcome in the colony

8. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?

9. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?

10. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?

11. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?

12. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?

13. Questions: 1) Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? 2) Who was the first royal governor of Georgia 3) Why did Gov. Reynolds dissolve the legislature? 4) Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? 5) How did the population change while Ellis was governor? 6) Who was the third royal governor of Georgia? 7) How did Gov. Wright improve the colony? 8) Who were the “undesirables”?