Georgia Colony by Zoë R https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb Made with fortitude en-us 2016-09-12 12:31:13 UTC 2025-03-01 01:54:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Jame Oglethorpe's Speech scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123089408 This speech was to delivered to the South Carolina Assembly of why he colonized Georgia.]]> 2016-09-12 12:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123089408 The Founder of Geogia julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123090672 James Edward Oglethorpe founded Georgia on February 12, 1733. It was founded because it had been almost 5 decades since the British had established a colony in America.]]> 2016-09-12 12:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123090672 Colony of Georgia skelly31 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123091584 Sophia Kelly, Zoë Rogers, Julie Frary, and Sara Cook
Period A]]> 2016-09-12 12:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123091584 First Woman Execution scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123091589 On January 19th, 1735, Alice Riley was the first woman hanged in Georgia for participating in murder of her master with her boyfriend. She was pregnant at the time and got to deliver the baby before the execution. This was taken place in Wright Square.]]> 2016-09-12 12:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123091589 Other Founders of Georgia julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123093237 Before leaving on the journey to Georgia, the Trustees looked for colonists to join Oglethorpe. They looked for carpenters, tailors, bakers, farmers, merchants, and other skilled people to help make the colony successful. In November 1732, James Oglethorpe and 114 other colonists started the expedition to find Georgia. They crossed the Atlantic on a journey that lasted 2 months. The main religion of the Georgia colony and its founders was based on the Anglican Church.]]> 2016-09-12 12:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123093237 Interesting Fact: scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123095075 Georgia was the last and biggest of the 13 Colonies]]> 2016-09-12 12:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123095075 Tomochichi julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123096040 When the colonists arrived in Georgia, a group of Yamacraw Indians inhabited the land. The chief, Tomochichi, kept peace between the two groups and strived for the success of Georgia as a colony. ]]> 2016-09-12 12:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123096040 1735-1736 scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123096273 James Oglethorpe was given a new assignment to build a fort, Fort Forderica, on St. Simons Island.]]> 2016-09-12 12:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123096273 Family Life skelly31 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123097034 Families were very large. Children played games outdoors and did lots of chores. There were no schools so boys were taught at home while girls learned to sew, cook, and clean. Most people were small farmers. Many people died because it was so hard to find fresh water & many disease-bearing insects came. 

]]> 2016-09-12 12:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123097034 Boundaries of Georgia zrogers1 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123405762 Georgia lies between the head waters of the Savannah and the Altamaha rivers with its western boundary formed by the Pacific and its eastern boundary formed by the Atlantic.]]> 2016-09-13 12:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123405762 Native Americans skelly31 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123405839 Before Georgia was colonized by the early Europeans, three main Native American tribes lived on the land. The three tribes where the Yamacraw, Yamassee, and the Creek Indians.]]> 2016-09-13 12:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123405839 Treaty of Savannah scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123406049 Established in 1733, which states that the colonists are to make use and posses all of the land. Also known as "Articles of Friendship and Commerce between the Trustees for Establishing the Colony in Georgia in America and the Chief Men of the nation of the Lower Creeks".]]> 2016-09-13 12:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123406049 Colonial Georgia julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123407650 Most citizens in Georgia were refugees from Europe. They were all fleeing religious persecution. Jews also found refuge in the Georgia colony. ]]> 2016-09-13 12:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123407650 Interesting Fact:  zrogers1 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123408293 Georgia's original boundary remained the same from the founding of the colony until 1763 when the French and Indian war ended in a territorial victory for the British. ]]> 2016-09-13 12:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123408293 Battle of Bloody Marsh scook16 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123408785 Took place on July 7th, 1742. It was between the English and the Spanish on St Simons Island. The Spanish were forced to retreat, and the English won the battle. It got the name "Bloody Marsh" because a legend was told that the marsh at St. Simons Island ran red with blood following the English's victory.]]> 2016-09-13 12:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123408785 Rivers of Georgia & Bordering Colonies skelly31 https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123409768 2016-09-13 12:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123409768 Georgia's First Official Charter julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123409791 In 1732, King George issued Georgia's first official charter. The Trustees of Georgia elected John Percival as president of the new colony.]]> 2016-09-13 12:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123409791 Citations julianne_frary https://padlet.com/zrogers1/pr486925enfb/wish/123411094 - "Georgia Colony Founded." Todayingeorgiahistory.org/. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.
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