Jenkins Stank Ear by Trill Glock https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd By YABOI Tator and YABOI Tyrone en-us 2016-09-28 20:03:42 UTC 2016-11-17 20:01:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Some may call the battle minor mlgscopesforthewin https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636141 2016-09-30 19:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636141 One particular incident gave the confrontation its name: a Spanish privateer severed British captain Robert Jenkins's ear in 1731 as punishment for raiding Spanish ships mlgscopesforthewin https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636322 2016-09-30 19:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636322  Jenkins presented the ear to Parliament, and the outraged English public demanded retribution...SAVAGE!!! mlgscopesforthewin https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636540 2016-09-30 19:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127636540  After landing on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, the Spanish assembled for an attack on Frederica. Bloody MarshEnglish rangers encountered a scouting party, and Oglethorpe led the charge against the Spanish soldiers, who hastily fled the scene. mlgscopesforthewin https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127637436 2016-09-30 19:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127637436 Causes of the war centered on disputed land claims, but the conflict was not limited to land. Shipping on the high seas also suffered frequent interruption from acts of piracy by both sides. hdmontocorekb https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127638072 2016-09-30 19:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127638072 On the surface this conflict appears to have been of minimal consequence to colonial history, but to Georgia it represented a struggle for existence. Settlers cooperated with Indian forces to repel Spanish threats and ultimately enjoyed success despite early defeats. The colony fulfilled its original purpose as a buffer for British North America against foreign attacks and solidified English claims on the continent.  hdmontocorekb https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127639455 2016-09-30 19:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127639455 English forces sent the Spanish fleeing to the coastline and from there retreating to St. Augustine. hdmontocorekb https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127640459 2016-09-30 19:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127640459 only six years after Georgia's founding—the survival of the colony hung in the balance. Georgia was eventually preserved as an English colony, but for a time the colony's success seemed a dim hope. hdmontocorekb https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127640512 2016-09-30 19:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127640512 mlgscopesforthewin https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127643157 2016-09-30 20:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mlgscopesforthewin/55x71umji6jd/wish/127643157