This is Georgia. 👇
It is located in the coastal plain.

THIS IS THE FOUNDER OR GEORGIA

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HISTORY OF GEORGIA

• The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time in to the present day. The area was inhabited by Native American inhabitants before the English settlers arrived in the 1730's led by James Oglethorpe.

WHY WAS GEORGIA FOUNDED?

• It had been more than five decades sincethe Britishhad established a new colony. James Oglethorpe, an English general, along with 21 other men, created a charter to settle a new colony which they named Georgia in honor of King George II.

GEORGIA MADE A LIVING BY:

• Exporting tobacco, furs, indigo, rice and farm products, colonial work was generally related to agriculture and farming with top exports including vegetables , fruit, cotton and livestock.

WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE LIVED HERE?

• People that lived in early Georgia included Northern Europeans, Caribbean natives, Africans , people from the Mediterranean and some native Americans . Georgia gained citizens from other colonies in the United States as well. It is also saw Spanish influence as Spanish explores moved Ito the religion, bringing trade and Spanish traditions.

WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT?

• Colonial Georgia was originally under a trustee system. The board or trustee served in humanitarian roles, and they elected 15 members, called the common council ,to conduct business for the colony . The colony defaulted to monarch rule in 1755.

WHAT ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT LAND FORMS IN GEORGIA ?

• Major landforms in Georgia include the Blue ridge mountains, Piedmont Plateau , Appalachian Mountains, Cohutta Mountains, Stone Mountain, Chattahoochee River , Savannah River, Flint river and Ocmulgee river .

3-5 REASONS WHY YOU WOULD LIVE HERE?

• They had good agriculture.
• They had nice homes and good wide land.
• Good religion .
• Good government.

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