Exploration and Colonization Vocabulary

Signed by King George II, it established the royal colony of Georgia and appointed a Board of Trustees to govern it. (SS8H2a)

• Declaration of Independence

• Georgia Constitution

• Charter of 1732

• U.S. Constitution

A Spanish explorer and conquistador who landed in what came to be known as Florida in 1539. He explored the Southeast, including Georgia, from 1539 to 1542. He and his 600 men searched for wealth, sparking conflict with American Indian groups, whom they exploited and enslaved.

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• James Oglethorpe

• Thomas Jefferson

People descended from the Hebrews of the Middle East whose traditional religion is Judaism. . In the group was a doctor, Samuel Nunes, who is often credited for “saving the colony.

• Jews

• Europeans

• Catholics

• Protestants

: A group of Scottish people who came to Georgia in the 1730s. Known for being good soldiers, they provided protection for the colony. They founded the city of Darien along the colony’s southern border.

• Salzburgers

• Puritans

• Highland Scots

• Colonists

A group of mostly Scottish colonists who loudly opposed the policies of James Oglethorpe and Georgia’s Board of Trustees.

• Highland Scots

• Salzburgers

• Conquistadors

• Malcontents

An American Indian woman who was James Oglethorpe’s Creek interpreter and negotiator during Georgia’s earliest years.

• Sequoyah

• Pochahontos

• Mary Musgrove

• Eugenia Hope

The British general and philanthropist who helped to found the colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe was one of the original trustees, and the only trustee to come to Georgia.

• George Washington

• Tomichichi

• James Oglethorpe

• King George II

The desire to help others. James Oglethorpe and the trustees hoped to create a colony for the poor and debt-ridden people of England. However, no debtor was ever released from debtors’ prison to come to Georgia. (SS8H2a)

• Debt

• Philanthropy

• Economics

• Defense

A group of German-speaking Protestant refugees who helped settle the colony of Georgia in the 1730s.

• Highland Scots

• Salzburgers

• Jews

• Catholics

A Georgia city near the mouth of the Savannah River, founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe.

• Augusta

• Savannah

• Macon

• Valdosta