How Did James Oglethorpe Influence The Government

James Edward Oglethorpe born December 22nd, 1696 died June 30th, 1785 was the founder of Georgia. In 1732, King George II granted a charter for the settlement on any land if the colony was named after him. In 1733, James and the rest of his crew landed on the Savannah where it became Georgia. Oglethorpe’s plan on the colony was to make refuge for debtors, English prisoners, and persecution. When the colony was established the Trustees made their own laws and taxes and decided to ban slavery to encourage “the settlement of English and Christian people.” Throughout the year the settlers began to improve Georgia by clearing up land and building houses. Eventually, the settlers began to complain about the Trustees laws and how it was unfair that no one could take part in the government. James Oglethorpe was the governor for 12 years and throughout the years he moved to England. Oglethorpe became less and less involved with

Georgia’s money came from the crops because they traded and exported what they grew. The daily life in Georgia for men was farming on their small farm and for the women was doing chores around the house and cooking. It was until slavery was allowed in Georgia and the slaves did the many chores for the people. Children played with handmade toys, hopscotch, tag, or marbles. There wasn’t schools in Georgia but boys were taught at home the girls weren’t taught how to read or write but how to sew, cook, and clean. Georgia didn’t specifically have a religion but Catholics weren’t allowed due to the fear that Catholics would cause problems among the other people. Many religions were practice in Georgia and became a “melting pot” due to the various religious there were. In conclusion, Georgia was one of the last colonies to ever be developed and the economy developed towards the end of the