For my Class Colonial Stamp project I studied the 13th colony, Georgia.
Native Americans lived in Georgia for more than 10,000 years. The Cherokee
and Creek Indians lived in the Blue Rid
ge Mountains. The Etowah
Indians lived near Cartersville and they were called Mound Builders.
Explorer Hernando de Soto made an expedition across the Savannah River in 1540. In 1566, Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded a mission and a fort on St. Catherine's Island.
Georgia got its name from King George II of England. In 1732, King George II granted the charter for the colony of Georgia to James E, Oglethorpe, who became the first governor. In 1733, the population grew steadily, in 1776 there were around 40,000 people in Georgia. The youngest governor was George Walton and he was only 29. The oldest governor was Lamartine H. Hardman and he was 71. The capitol of Georgia is Atlanta. The summers in Georgia are warm. The longitude is 95° south and the latitude is 35° east.
Savannah was the chief port of Georgia and the early colonists relied mainly on water transportation. During the 18th century, indigo, rice, and sugar cane were grown on plantations.
The first white settlers were mainly from England and started a Church of England Congregation in 1733. By 1735, Presbyterians from Scotland and Lutherans from Germany settled in Georgia. A small group of Jews made a synagogue in Savannah in 1733. One of the wealthiest white settlers was Abigail Minis. Mary Musgrove was half Creek Indian and half English and she ran a trading post and helped Oglethorpe keep peace with the Indians.
In conclusion, Georgia was an interesting colony. 