Georgia's Colonial History

The City of Savannah

Background Information

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The city of Savannah,Georgia was founded in 1773. It was the last British colonial capital in America. James Oglethrope designed the city. It was very different from previous colonial towns. Its organization reflected many new European ideas about cities and buildings. Great European cities such as Paris, France, were also designed during this time using the same ideas. Savannah was built using connected neighborhood,square,ward,garden lot was of equal size. They were also arranged in a repeating pattern. This pattern allowed the distribution of land to new settlers to be fair.Commons surrounded the city. Commons are public lands owned by the city.The commons allowed the city to expand  later. Why was Savannah Founded?
Savannah was founded so that the poor people and people in debt could get a fresh start,and Georgia was right above Spain Florida so Georgia protected the other colonies.
   

Primary Source

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Savannah was built in to different periods: Colonial and Revolutionary Eras and Antebellum Period. The antebllum period was built around salvery and agriculture. The two main reasons of savannah was to serve as a place where debtors in prison could go to start a new and it served as a barrier against Spanish expansion from Florida. The main intention to have little landholding and no slavery. However, when it became a royal colony in 1752, plantations and slavey became a major part of the Georgian economy.                                                                      
FUN FACTS                                        
*The plan for Savannah was to have 4 lots
*Had a lack of fresh vegetables, changes in the climate, poor sanitation,and hard labor.

The City of Savannah

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When Savannah was first designed, by Oglethorpe, Jones, Bull, and Castell, it consisted of square shaped units called "wards". In the middle of each ward contained a "tything", which consisted of 10 houses on each lot thaty was reserved for the private homes of the settlers. Every lot was 60 ft. by 90 ft. Ten men in each tything were ready to bear arms at all times. Squares served as assembly points and drilling spaces for militiamen. In case of an attack, farm animals and colonists could take refuge in the squares. East and west of the squares(wards)= Trust Lots (reserved for public structures, for example-churches, banks, or government buildings).
Date: 1734
Author: Peter Gordon

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Savannah population has increased very much since it was created. One of the main reason are because there were more females during this time period ready to reproduce.

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Savannah population has increased very much since it was created. One of the main reasons are because there were MORE FEMALES during this time period ready to reproduce.