Unit 2 Vocabulary - Georgia’s Colonization

 

 

1. Oglethorpe, James (1696-1785) - one of the 21 members of the trustees who established Georgia; only trustee to come to the colony and served as the de facto military and governmental leader of the colony.

 

 

2. Salzburgers - a group of Protestants from Austria who were invited to settle in Georgia due to religious persecution they were experiencing in Europe; established the towns of Ebenezer and New Ebenezer; were some of the most successful colonists.

 

 

3. Tomochichi - was the Chief of the Yamacraw Indians. Tomochichi befriended James Oglethorpe and allowed him to establish the colony of Georgia on Yamacraw territory.

 

 

4. Trustee period (1732-1751) - the time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees. The trustees created many regulations during the time period, including a ban on slavery, liquor and liquor dealers, lawyers, and Catholics.

 

 

5. Musgrove, Mary (1700-1763) - Creek Indian woman who served as the translator for James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi.

 

 

6. Malcontent - a group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia colony; primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum. Eventually the malcontents got their way as liquor and slavery were allowed in Georgia in the 1750s.

 

 

7. Highland Scots - from the Highlands of Scotland and known as some of the best fighters in Europe in the 1700’s. James Oglethorpe brought a group to Georgia to serve as soldiers for the colony. The Highland Scots founded the town of Darien.

 

 

8. Charter of 1732 - the document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for Georgia’s founding and the regulations set up by the trustees.

 

 

9. Buffer Colony - one of three reasons for Georgia’s founding; colony was to serve as a defensive buffer between Spanish Florida and the successful English colony of South Carolina.

 

 

10. Charity - one of the three reasons for Georgia’s founding. James Oglethorpe and the trustees hoped to bring debtors and England’s “worthy poor” to the colony to begin new lives. However, no debtor was ever released from debtors’ prison to come to Georgia.

 

 

11. Mulberry Trees - used in the production of silk. The silk worms were placed on the trees and used the leaves as food. The Georgia colonists were required to set aside a portion of their land to grow the trees.

 

12. Savannah - The first capital of Georgia; founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe.