Welcome to Georgia

Founders Place

• Founder James Oglethorpe
• Born in 1696
• Passed away in 1785
• He was 89 at his death
• British soldier
• Went to three colleges

Geography

• Lots of forests
• Appalachian Mountains in the north
• Many plains throughout Georgia

Economy

• Georgia exported cotton, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit and livestock
• Georgia grew cotton, rice, sugar, indigo and other crops
• some things were traded for items that could not be produced

Religion

• The religions was Baptists, Anglicans and others
• they always had religious freedom
• It was the only colony to ban Catholics initiall

Borders

• North Carolina is in the north
• South Carolina is in the north east
• Tennessee is in the north
• Alabama is in the west
• Florida is in the south

Why You Should Live in Georgia

• If you like peaches they are fresh
• It is not as cold in the winter as some other colonies
• There is beaches

Fun Facts

• Georgia is the peach state
• It was the last of the 13 colonies to be founded
• It was founded in 1732
• It was named after King George the Secon
• It was warmer in the Summer then some other colonies

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