1. Colonization

2. Where we left off… 1600: English began permanen t settlement s along the Atlantic coast English=#1

3. Whaaaaat? English Colonies? What were the reasons for British Colonization? 1. Religious refuge 2. Economic Gains 3. Bring Christianity to Natives 4. New Start Mercantilism: Trade policy where England should export more than it imported.

4. Jamestown 1607…The First Colony! Named after King James I Flourished after settlers discovered tobacco could grow in the area 104 settlers arrived too late for planting and malaria spread Left only 38 settlers

5. Thirteen Colonies By the early 1700’s England had 12 colonies and the earliest- Virginia was already 120 years old!

6. James Oglethorpe Parliament member that was upset with harsh conditions of the prison systems of England oOglethorpe & 20 others began to outline a plan that promised a new start in the New World

7. Reasons for Settling Georgia James Oglethorpe and his fellow philanthropists asked King George II for a land grant and gave him three reasons why he should say yes: 1. Charity 2. Military 3. Economy

8. Charity It would take the deserving poor from England & give them a fresh start in a new colony.

9. Military By the 1720’s South Carolina was a very productive colony but no British lived south of the Savannah River because they did not want to anger the Spanish who lived in Florida. If Georgia was settled it would be a protective buffer between Spanish Florida and South Carolina, as well as the French that were settling near the Mississippi. France

10. Economic Trustees hoped Georgia could produce four products not grown in England: WRIS(T) W=Wine R=Rice I=Indigo S=Silk T=Tobacco**Not important until later colonial period

11. Charter of 1732 Established Georgia as a trustee colony with 21 trustees who were to manage the colony. Latin for “Not for self, but for others”

12. Rules of the Colony Set up boundaries Stated that Trustees were to manage the colony, but thatAll regulations had to go through King George II Excluded Catholics, blacks, liquor sales, and lawyers

13. All colonists were given 50 acres of land, tools, and food for a year Colonists agreed to… 1.Defend the colony 2.Not sell land 3.Use tools to grow crops 4.Plant mulberry trees 5.Obey all rules of trustees

14. November 1732: The English colonists leave England to colonize in Georgia January 1733: They land in Georgia

16. Oglethorpe’s design for Savannah was based on a design by Robert Castell.

17. James Oglethorpe Meets Tomochichi at Yamacraw Bluff, 1733

19. Salzburgers (1733)  German protestants seeking refuge  Given land—Ebenezer—the Rock of Help  Also founded New Ebenezer  Established the first Methodist Church in Georgia  John and Charles Wesley established 1 st Sunday School  Bethesda Orphans Home

20. Highland Scots (1735) Scottish Protestants that came to Georgia searching for religious freedom Settled in present day Darien Created the first Presbyterian Church in Georgia Helped the English defeat the Spanish in the Battle of Bloody Marsh

22. Today in History Video http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/conten t/georgia-colony-founded http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/conten t/georgia-colony-founded