Georgia was the 13th American colony, founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe under a charter from King George II. The first settlers landed at Yamacraw Bluffs and established the city of Savannah. Originally intended as a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida, Georgia was initially established as a slave-free colony but later allowed slavery. During the American Revolution, Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution and contributed signers to the Declaration of Independence, though Savannah was briefly captured by the British in 1778.

1. Georgia
by Anna Scifres

2. Colonial Georgia
• Georgia was the 13th Colony
• Founded on June 9th 1732 by James Edward
Oglethorpe under commission of King George II
• Six Ships with 116 Colonists landed at
Yamacraw Bluffs on Feb 12, 1733 and set up
what would later become Savannah
• Local Native American Tribes were Cherokee,
Muskegee (Creek), Chickasaw, Ocmulgee,
Etowah and Nachoochee

3. Oglethorpe and The Indians
U.S. Capital Rotunda frieze by Filippo Costaggini (1880-1889)

4. A view of Savannah Georgia March 29, 1734A view of Savannah Georgia March 29, 1734

5. Georgia Facts
• Named after King George II
• The King Wanted a Buffer between South
Carolina and Spanish Florida
• Oglethorpe was the First Governor of Georgia
• Local Economy Fact??
• Started as slave free colony but later decided to
allow slavery
• Government of Colony fact??
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7. Georgia in American Revolution
• 4th State to Ratify the Constitution
• Least Populated State at the Time
• Of the 50,000 inhabitants, half were slaves
• Georgians signing The Declaration of
Independence were: Button Gwinnett, Lyman
Hall and George Walton.
• In 1778 Savannah was captured by the British.

8. Other Georgia Facts
• Famous people from Georgia??