Georgia

motivation for settlement

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-wanted economic success, driven primarily military and philanthropic
-wanted to build a military border against the Spanish
-refuge for impoverished -> people without prospects at home (fresh start)

why was it so urgent to make a military border against the Spanish

conflicts with force of Indians/ creole from Florida attacked and destroyed outlying South Carolina settlement (Queen Anne's War/ War of Spanish Succession)

Funding/ sponsorship

-charter granted by King George
3 ways of funding
1) Trustees were solely for the benefit of settlers of Great Britain
2) Public donations: originally private subscriptions but not sustain -> charitable individuals
3) Parliament supported Georgie through direct parliamentary grants
-> public expenses covered by charitable individuals/ govt. so there was no need for colonists to pay taxes -> No representative assembly to levy taxes

political organization

-strict rules/ governing of life -> stifled early development and ensured failure of Oglethrope's vision
-for many years no foundation of self-govt.
-common council: govt. body of Georgia which met in London
-after frustration with the lack of growth in the colony it returned to the control of the colony to the king who permitted a representative assembly

Relationship with the Natives

-strictly regulated trade -> limited the possibility of war
-"Middle grounds"
-No notion of "nation" -> more kinship groups/ ceremonies
-took some time but eventually set up peaceful relations

middle grounds

ways of living together, with making concessions-> equals/ no established dominance

How did the Indians view the colonists

-saw the Europeans as menacing and appealing
-they were afraid of their power (guns, etc.)
-wanted the settlers to be like "fathers" (settle their disputes, gifts)

What caused problems with the Natives

-American presence grew -shifted balance of power ->New comers had difficulty adopting to rituals -> which led to conflicts
-middle grounds were removed and eventually the natives too

General James Oglethorpe

-founder of Georgia
-led trustees
-appalled by confidment
-believed prisoners could become farmers/soldiers
-limited size of land-holdings -> compact settlements are easier to defend
-led first expedition to Georgia, fortified town at the mouth of Savannah

Sir Thomas Lombe

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