British officials looked to establish a colony between South Carolina and Florida in order to create a buffer between British and Spanish territory in the South. There was also a desire to create a place where the poor and destitute in England could be sent to give them a chance at a new life. A group of Trustees oversaw the establishment of Georgia. The first colonists arrived in 1733 and started laying out the town of Savannah. Colonists were given 50 acres of land and silkworms as an incentive to help Georgia prosper.
Essential Facts
- Year Founded — 1732
- Founded By — James Oglethorpe
- General Assembly Established — 1751
- Region — Southern Colonies
Biographies
History
Colonial America
Key Concepts
- Agriculture in Colonial America
- Board of Trade
- Mercantilism
- Navigation Acts
- Salutary Neglect
- Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Triangular Trade
- Taxation Without Representation — Overview and History
American Revolution
- Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763)
- Proclamation of 1763
- Sugar Act (1764) — Guide
- Stamp Act (1765) — Guide
- Sons of Liberty
- Townshend Acts (1767—1768)
- Committees of Correspondence
- Tea Act (1773)
- Intolerable Acts (1774)
- Continental Association (1774)
American Revolutionary War
1775
1776
- Battle of the Rice Boats (March 2–3, 1776)
- Declaration of Independence (Rough Draft)
- Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
1778
1779
- Battle of Kettle Creek (February 14, 1779)
- Battle of Briar Creek (March 3, 1779)
- Siege of Savannah (September 16, 1779–October 18, 1779)
