Declaration of Independence
James Wright - helped the colony grow faster than any other English Colony
Patriots - wanted to part ways from the British
John Reynolds - First Governor of Georgia
Intolerable Acts - 4 punishments for the Boston Tea Party
Nancy Hart - Colonial Spy who captured a British Patrol
Malcontents - Group that wanted to own slave, have rum, and land rights.
The Charter of 1732 established Georgia
Salzburgers - Escaping religious persecution built New Ebeneezer
Austin Dabney - Slave who fought during the revolution and was honored for bravery
Highland Scots - brought to help defend the colony
Tomochichi helped support the first colonist of Georgia
Loyalist - wanted to keep united with Britain
Savannah would be the first city in Georgia
Mary Musgrove was a translator for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
Elijah Clarke - lead Georgia militia in successful attacks on the British
Proclamation of 1763 - forbade moving east of the
Henry Ellis - second governor and helped the colonist learn how to govern themselves
James Oglethorpe was the founder of Georgia with the goal of helping the debtors in prison and poor.
King George granted James and the Board of Trustees permission to found the colony of Georgia
Stamp Act - tax on paper
