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Georgia was founded in 1732.
It got its name because King George wanted a colony named after him. George ll later gave the rights of business to the eight Lord Proprietor and 21 Trustees.
Wouldn't it be fun to visit a state named after a King?

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He was a political activist who was put in charge of setting up Georgia. He was famous because he made a committee on prison reform. This means he was trying to fix prison so people who commit crimes will be punished. James also made laws about drinking alcohol, owning slaves, and people living on small farms. A lot of people didn't like what he was trying to do because they wanted big farms and to own slaves. You should visit Georgia because James Oglethorpe spent all of his money trying to give it a good start.

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The people grew cotton, indigo, tobacco, and rice.

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When the first white settlers arrived, they found Native Americans already living in that area.

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We weren't as familiar with the English weather since the summers where so hot and long and the winter were shorter and milder.

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Before Australia was the prison island for the British, they used Georgia. They would send any bad people there to live a normal life.

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Cash crops were grown using slave labor.

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Cash crops were grown using slave labor.

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Originally, there wasn't slave labor in Georgia, but then they started using it for farming. They did this to be more competitive price-wise with other colonies that own slaves.

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Settlers were from English prisons and Europeans from many countries such as France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, the Netherlands, and what is now Switzerland and Austria.

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Some settlers were missionaries who tried to explain and convince the Native Americans into Christianity.

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Settlers bought their white indentured servants, and by 1751 African slaves were imported to provide cheap labor.

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Many different religions were there but the main one was Christianity.

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People owned small farms.
People also worked in trades as shoemakers, brickmakers, tailors, blacksmiths, pottery makers, and silversmiths.

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Many European nations had competing claims for land in North America especially England and Spain.

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They made this colony so New Spain (Florida) wont attack the colonies and invade

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Along the coast were fertile swamps where plantations grew rice and indigo, a plant used to make blue dye. Inland, cotton and tobacco were grown and known as red- clay plains.

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People went to Georgia to enjoy the religious freedoms there. Many Jews, Catholics, and Protestants went there because England wouldn't expect them.

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The owners of lands in Georgia were free, white men and they elected representatives from among themselves to the Common House of Assembly.

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You won't have to do any of the work! Someone else will!

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Don't worry, we will protect you from the monarchy that is Spain.

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You wont have to pay a lot of money for anything!

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Don't worry about the mosquitoes and the humidity, you will have incredible farmland!

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The first governor of Georgia was smart and tried to make laws against alcohol and became the first state to have probation.

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The far western part of the Georgian colony was mountainous and forested.

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Many people came to Georgia to escape persecution due to religion, which made Georgia a good place to live.

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The farmers started self-sufficient farms instead of large and wide plantations.

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Lawmakers were watched over by the Upper House of General Assembly, whose members were appointed by the Trustees.

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Above the two legislative bodies was a Governor, appointed by the Trustees and the King of England.

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Until the African slave trade became more common, Native Americans were often entered into slavery.

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People have freedom of religion, so you won't be forced to follow one religion!