Georgia

Founded

Founded/Region

• Founded by James Oglethorpe
• Georgia was founded in 1732
• The Georgia colony is in the southern region

Religion

• The only religion not welcome were the Roman Catholics
• Georgia's founders feared that Catholic settlers might be sympathetic to the Spanish if conflict erupted between the two world powers

Geography
Two of Georgia's geography features is they have mountains and hilly plains

Georgia had hilly plains, rivers, mountains, and swampy areas

Economy

Georgia would make money by selling rice, sugar, cotton, indigo, lumber, and wild turkey.

FUN FACTS

• The Georgia colony was the last of the 13 original colonies to be established
• The Georgia colony was named after King George ll
• The major city was Savannah
• The Georgia colony became a state on January 2nd, 1788

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