History of Georgia. James Edward Oglethorpe General James Edward Oglethorpe is considered the founding father of Savannah and Georgia. General James Edward.

History of History of GeorgiaGeorgia

James Edward OglethorpeJames Edward Oglethorpe General James Edward General James Edward

OglethorpeOglethorpe is is considered the founding considered the founding father of Savannah and father of Savannah and Georgia.Georgia.

He brought He brought 120 settlers120 settlers to Georgia. This was the to Georgia. This was the last of the last of the 13 colonies.13 colonies. He also helped plan the He also helped plan the

city of Savannah.city of Savannah.

Tomichichi Tomichichi Tomichichi Tomichichi was was

the the chiefchief of the of the YamacrawYamacraw IndiansIndians. .

He greeted He greeted Oglethorpe when Oglethorpe when he first landed on he first landed on Yamacraw BluffYamacraw Bluff..

They became They became friends.friends.

GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia was Georgia was

named to honor named to honor King George IIKing George II of of England, who England, who signed the signed the royal royal chartercharter which which established the established the colony of colony of Georgia in Georgia in 17321732..

Mary MusgroveMary Musgrove Mary MusgroveMary Musgrove

(Interpreter)(Interpreter) helped Oglethorpe helped Oglethorpe and Tomochichi talk and Tomochichi talk to each other. to each other.

She also owned a She also owned a trading posttrading post and and became a very became a very wealthy woman.wealthy woman.

Mary MusgroveMary Musgrove the Interpreter the Interpreter

Tomochichi’s Tomochichi’s interpreter was one interpreter was one Mrs. Musgrove.Mrs. Musgrove. She She understands both understands both languages, being languages, being educated amongst educated amongst the English. She can the English. She can read and write, and read and write, and is a well-civilized is a well-civilized women. She is women. She is likewise to teach us likewise to teach us the Indian tongue.”the Indian tongue.” – – John Wesley, 1736John Wesley, 1736

A Colonial Trading PostA Colonial Trading Post A colonial trading A colonial trading

postpost - - trading post trading post was where colonist and was where colonist and Native Americans Native Americans traded with each other. traded with each other.

Mary and her husband Mary and her husband moved the trading moved the trading post to Yamacraw Bluff post to Yamacraw Bluff in 1732. The post, in 1732. The post, known as the known as the Cowpens,Cowpens, became a major became a major commerce site. commerce site.

Ship AnneShip Anne "Anne""Anne" was the was the

name of the name of the shipship thatthat brought brought OglethorpeOglethorpe and the and the colonists fromcolonists from England on England on November 17,November 17, 1732.1732.

They landed on They landed on Yamacraw BluffYamacraw Bluff in in Savannah on Savannah on February 12, 1733.February 12, 1733.

Yamacraw IndiansYamacraw Indians Yamacraw IndiansYamacraw Indians lived on the lived on the

land that we now call land that we now call Savannah.Savannah. They are part of the Creek tribe.They are part of the Creek tribe.

SavannahSavannah The name The name

SavannahSavannah is said is said to have came to have came either from the either from the SawanaSawana people who people who lived in that area lived in that area

Or the name may Or the name may be from a be from a ShawneeShawnee word for the word for the Savannah RiverSavannah River..

ColonyColony A colony is a place that is A colony is a place that is

ruled by another country.ruled by another country. James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe brought 120 settlers in brought 120 settlers in the Colony of Georgia.the Colony of Georgia.

The settlers arrived inThe settlers arrived inGeorgia Georgia February 12, 1733,February 12, 1733,to start a new colonyto start a new colonycalled Georgia. This newcalled Georgia. This newColony was the Colony was the 13th13th colony colonyin the new world called in the new world called

America.America.

King George IIKing George II

King George King George IIII Georgia Georgia colony was colony was named in named in honor of the honor of the king of king of England.England.

HISTORYHISTORY:Revolutionary :Revolutionary

WarWar

England ruled America. England ruled America. In 1775 the people in America decided In 1775 the people in America decided

they wanted to rule themselves. They they wanted to rule themselves. They went to war with went to war with EnglandEngland and gained and gained their their freedomfreedom in 1783. On January 2, in 1783. On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the 1788, Georgia became the fourthfourth state state to join the United States.to join the United States.

HISTORYHISTORY Life in the ColonyLife in the Colony

Life was simple in the new Life was simple in the new colony. colony.

People People farmed and raised cattle farmed and raised cattle and and

horses.horses. There was There was lumbering lumbering and and fur fur

trade.trade.

HISTORYHISTORY Revolutionary Revolutionary WarWar

England ruled America. England ruled America. In 1775 the people in America In 1775 the people in America

decided they wanted to rule decided they wanted to rule themselves. They went to war with themselves. They went to war with EnglandEngland and gained their and gained their freedomfreedom in in 1783. On January 2, 1788 Georgia 1783. On January 2, 1788 Georgia became the became the fourthfourth state to join the state to join the United States.United States.