1. Georgia becomes a Royal Colony
Section 2 chp 5

2. SS8H2 & SS8H3
H2-The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history.
C-Explain the development of Georgia as a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, government, and the impact of royal governors
H3-The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution.
A-Explain the immediate and long term causes of the America Revolution; include the Seven Years War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, and Declaration of Independence.

3. Becoming a Royal Colony
Georgia was a Propriety Colony until 1752 (governed by Trustees)
After 1752, became a Royal Colony (governed by King of England)
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4. Self-Government in GA
Parish-both a church and the British Government district
Bi-Cameral- Two (2) chamber legislature

6. Legislation and Land
Landowners who had 50 acres or more could vote
Landowners who had over 500 acres could be a member of the assembly
Assembly members could write or vote on bills before they became laws

7. Governor’s Council
King appointed men, who could advise the governor, approve land grants, make laws, and act as judges
They were all rich land owners!

8. Lower House – owns 50 acres of land
Governor’s Council
Lower House – owns 50 acres of land
Upper House – owns 500 acres of land
Today’s Congress
House of Representatives
Senate

9. Who Georgia’s Royal Governors
John Reynolds-( ) introduced self-government
Henry Ellis-( ) depended on rich citizens to lead the colony
James Wright- ( ) built palisades (fences of sharp stakes) around Savannah; GA grew to economic success

10. Palisade
Henry Ellis
James Wright

11. Who Fought in French and Indian War?
3 countries had settlements in North America
Spain in Florida and Mexico
French from Louisiana north to the Great Lakes and Canada
England had the 13 colonies along the Atlantic coastline

12. French and Indian War Land disputes between France and Great Britain
The war lasted 9 years with greed and fear being the major factor
England won, but was in debt after the war -started heavy taxation of the early colonists (led to the Revolutionary War)

13. Orange=British owned
Yellow=Land lost to the British
Brown=Land given to
Spain for helping France

14. Georgia’s Role in the French/Indian War
Did not fight in the war
Proclamation of 1763: Georgia’s western border to the Mississippi river and southern border to the St. Mary’s river
New borders provided
Water access for shipping
More farmland
More timber and naval stores

15. George Washington
British used George Washington to warn the French to stop building forts in the Ohio River Valley
French did not listen
Washington took 150 men to fight the French and lost

17. To come later…
How George Washington used his knowledge of losing the 1st battles in the French/Indian War, helped him win battles in the Revolutionary war

18. Georgia’s 1st Assembly
Reorganized the militia, built and repaired roads, restricted the rights of slaves

19. 1767
Rice and Indigo very good money crops, a ton of silk was exported to England
Schools were still for upper class
“Crackers” moved in from Virginia and Carolinas (lower class people that did not obey Georgia’s laws)