Georgia's Colonial History

The Charter of 1732

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Trustees
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Oglethorpe

Who?

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King George
                              *King George-
King Georga was the 
King of England during the Colonial Period.
King George granted and signed the Charter of 1732.
                                 *James Oglethorpe-
Head of Trustees Board
He is known as the "Founder of Georgia"
*Trustees-
 Georgia's trustees governed and managed the colony.

When?

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Map of Colonial Georgia 1795
      *1700's-  
The charter was granted on April 21, 1732
King George signed the charter on  June 7, 1732

                                                                                                    
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                     

What?

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Charter Of 1732
     *Reason for the charter-
Oglethorpe believed that the best way for the worthy poor to find a new life was to start a new colony.
  

Where?

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Colony of Carolinas
    *The charter took place in . . .
The Georgia charter granted an area of "all those lands, Countries and Territories
" between the Savannah and the Altmaha rivers extending westward "to the South Seas" the Pacific Ocean.
                                                                                            

Want to check out the charter for yourself?
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/charter.htm


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Charter Summary:

~4 main rules

1) NO TRUSTEE COULD OWN LAND OR HOLD OFFICE-
Such limitations prevented leadership from becoming currupt and kept the colony from becoming a region of large plantation.

2) NO CATHOLICS-
Protestan nations and Cahtolic nations seldom got along, since England was Protestant it did not want Catholics in Georgia who might cooperate with Catholic Spain.

3) NO LAWYERS-
The leaders wanted the colonists to learn to settle disputes among themselves rather than in court.

4) A COMMON COUNCIL-
The council consisted of 15 men, at least 8 of which had to be present for discussions to be made. Oglethorpe was seen as the true leader of the colony.

~Vocabulary~

Charter:
a legal document that grants special rights and privilages

King George:
the King of England during the 1700's

James Ogelthorpe:
founded Georgia so that the "worthy poor" had a chance for a better life in America.

Colony:
a group of people who live together

Carolinas:
 One reason why Georgia was created; as an area of protection to the Carolinas

 Trustees:
 the group of men that were to watch over Georgia while King George was in England

Charter Document Analysis

1. Type of Document
    ~Legal Document
2. Date of Document
    ~April 21,1732 - June 7,1732 -

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Primary Sources:
http://www.nndb.com/people/021/000086760/
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-816


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