How was the Georgia colony settled?

After years of planning and two months of crossing the Atlantic, James Oglethorpe and 114 colonists climbed 40 feet up the bluff from the Savannah River on this day in 1733 and founded the colony of Georgia. George II granted the Georgia trustees a charter for the colony a year earlier.

When did Georgia become a colony?

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In 1733, General James Oglethorpe, acting on behalf of the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in England, landed a group of colonists and settled the town of Savannah in the new colony of Georgia. Scroll down to learn more about Georgia during the colonial period.

When was Georgia first settled?

Georgia's first year, 1733, went well enough as settlers began clearing the land, building houses, and constructing fortifications. Those who came in the first wave of settlement realized that after the first year they wanted to work for themselves.

Who was the founder of the Georgia colony?

Establishment of the Georgia Colony, 1732-1750 In the 1730s, England founded the last of its colonies in North America. The project was the brainchild of James Oglethorpe, a former army officer. After Oglethorpe left the army, he devoted himself to helping the poor and indebted people of London whom he proposed to settle in America.

What was the first year of settlement in Georgia?

Georgia's first year, 1733, went well enough as settlers began clearing the land, building houses, and constructing fortifications. Those who came in the first wave of settlement realized that after the first year they wanted to work for themselves.

What were the boundaries of the Georgia Colony?

Its boundaries included all the lands between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers, including large parts of present-day Alabama and Mississippi. Oglethorpe advertised in the London papers for poor people who would be given free passage, free land, and all the supplies, tools, and food they would need for a year.

Throughout its colonial history, Britain sent around 60,000 men, women and children, who were considered ex-convicts, across the Atlantic. Very few of them ended up in the state of Georgia. Most were sent to Maryland and Virginia