Georgia
Published on Nov 18, 2015
everything you wanted to know about Georgia
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Founder
James Edward Oglethorpe was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World
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Why was Georgia Founded?
It had been more than 50 years since the British had established a new colony. James Oglethorpe created a charter to settle a new colony and named it Georgia in honor of King George II.
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People In Colony
In 1733, a group of English settlers joined Oglethorpe to found Savannah Georgia. It was meant for English debtors in prison to go start a new life.
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Geography and Climate
The various swampy areas made Georgia, and the Southern colonies, perfect for farming, growing, and producing rice. Running through Georgia were the Ogeechee, Savannah, and Altamaha rivers. Also running through Georgia were mountains, and in South East Georgia, there were flat lands where they would hunt deer, bison, and beaver.
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Economy
The economy was mainly based off plantations. Cotton didn't come until later, when cotton gin was invented in 1793.
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Religion
Georgia was very open to different religions. Georgia let all religions, natives, protestant, and even various African religions, in. The only two religions that Georgia strictly prohibited was Catholic and Judaism.
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