SS8H2 Vocabulary

credited with founding Georgia; one of the original 21 trustees in charge of establishing the colony. Also, he went with the original colonists and lived in Georgia for 10 years.

business plan for the colony of Georgia. Included permission from King George II and included the rules and regulations that was to govern the colony for 21 years.

The group of 21 men that were in charge of setting up, running, and making sure the colony of Georgia was established

King of England when GA was founded. Granted Oglethorpe and the trustees the Charter of 1732, allowing them to establish the colony of Georgia. The colony was named after him.

Leader of the Yamacraw (Creek) indians living in the Savannah area when Oglethorpe and the Georgia colonists arrived. He allowed the colonists to settle the area and became close friends with Oglethorpe, even visiting England.

Interpreter between Yamacraw Indians (Tomochichi) and the Georgia colonists (Oglethorpe)

City built by the colonists in Georgia. It was a planned city, based on a design by Oglethorpe's best friend Robert Castell who had died in debtor's prison.

Group of German and Austrian Lutherans who moved to Georgia in search of religious freedom from the Catholic Church in Europe. They founded the community of Ebenezer and later new Ebenezer near Savannah.

A group of immigrants recruited by Oglethorpe to come to Georgia to help defend the colony form the Spanish in Florida. They arrived in 1736 and established the town of Darien. Well known for their bravery and determination in battle.

The common name given to the GA colonists who became frustrated in GA due to the rules and restrictions of the Trustees and their lack of success in growing crops in the outer coastal plain region. This group complained about not being allowed to have slaves, to own more than 500 acres of land, about having access to liquor (rum), and about the rule of only being able to pass down land to a male heir.