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Georgia becomes a Royal Colony

Georgia becomes a Royal Colony. Section 2 chp 5. SS8H2 & SS8H3. H2-The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history. C-Explain the development of Georgia as a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, government, and the impact of royal governors

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Georgia becomes a Royal Colony

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  1. Georgia becomes a Royal Colony Section 2 chp 5

  2. SS8H2 & SS8H3 H2-The student will analyze the colonial period of Georgia’s history. • C-Explain the development of Georgia as a royal colony with regard to land ownership, slavery, government, and the impact of royal governors H3-The student will analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolution. • A-Explain the immediate and long term causes of the America Revolution; include the Seven Years War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, and Declaration of Independence.

  3. Becoming a Royal Colony • Georgia was a Propriety Colony until 1752 (governed by Trustees) • After 1752, became a Royal Colony (governed by King of England)

  4. Self-Government in GA • Parish-both a church and the British Government district • Bi-Cameral- Two (2) chamber legislature

  5. Legislation and Land • Landowners who had 50 acres or more could vote • Landowners who had over 500 acres could be a member of the assembly • Assembly members could write or vote on bills before they became laws

  6. Governor’s Council • King appointed men, who could advise the governor, approve land grants, make laws, and act as judges • They were all rich land owners!

  7. Governor’s Council • Lower House – owns 50 acres of land • Upper House – owns 500 acres of land • Today’s Congress • House of Representatives • Senate

  8. Who Georgia’s Royal Governors • John Reynolds-(1754-1757) introduced self-government • Henry Ellis-(1757-1760) depended on rich citizens to lead the colony • James Wright- (1760-1776) built palisades (fences of sharp stakes) around Savannah; GA grew to economic success

  9. Palisade Henry Ellis James Wright

  10. Who Fought in French and Indian War? • 3 countries had settlements in North America • Spain in Florida and Mexico • French from Louisiana north to the Great Lakes and Canada • England had the 13 colonies along the Atlantic coastline

  11. French and Indian War • Land disputes between France and Great Britain • The war lasted 9 years with greed and fear being the major factor • England won, but was in debt after the war -started heavy taxation of the early colonists (led to the Revolutionary War)

  12. Orange=British owned Yellow=Land lost to the British Brown=Land given to Spain for helping France

  13. Georgia’s Role in the French/Indian War • Did not fight in the war • Proclamation of 1763: Georgia’s western border to the Mississippi river and southern border to the St. Mary’s river • New borders provided • Water access for shipping • More farmland • More timber and naval stores

  14. George Washington • British used George Washington to warn the French to stop building forts in the Ohio River Valley • French did not listen • Washington took 150 men to fight the French and lost

  15. To come later… • How George Washington used his knowledge of losing the 1st battles in the French/Indian War, helped him win battles in the Revolutionary war

  16. Georgia’s 1st Assembly • Reorganized the militia, built and repaired roads, restricted the rights of slaves

  17. 1767 • Rice and Indigo very good money crops, a ton of silk was exported to England • Schools were still for upper class • “Crackers” moved in from Virginia and Carolinas (lower class people that did not obey Georgia’s laws)

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