Exploration and Colonization

Spanish, explored the Southeast, landed in Florida, exploited Natives.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Tomochichi

• James Oglethorpe

Defense ----for British

economic---benefits such rice, silk, and indigo production

philanthropy---desire to help poor people move up in society

• Reasons for British settlement of Georgia

• Reasons for Spanish settlement of Georgia

• Reasons for French settlement of Georgia

• Reasons for German settlement of Georgia

___________ explored to find gold and spread Christianity. _____________ explored to find wealth and escape religious persecution in Europe.

• Spanish, British

• British, Spanish

• French, Spanish

• British, French

Signed by King George II, established royal colony of Georgia, appointed a Board of Trustees with Royal Governor

• Compromise of 1850

• Charter of 1732

• Articles of Confederation

• Georgia Platform

The desire to help others

• Philanthropy

• Entrepreneur

• Commissioner

• Sovereignty

Places of worship set up by Spanish Catholic missionaries to convert native peoples to Christianity.

• Spanish missions

• British missions

• German missions

• French missions

Half Native American, half British, Creek interpreter, worked with James Oglethorpe, helps develop Savannah

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• Abraham Baldwin

• Button Gwinnett

Helped develop city of Savannah, Creek Indian Chief, mediator with James Oglethorpe

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• Abraham Baldwin

• Button Gwinnett

Philanthropist, British, civilian leader of Savannah, acted against the policies of the trustees of Georgia colony.

• James Oglethorpe

• Tomochichi

• Mary Musgrove

• Hernando de Soto

Georgia colonist, known for being good soldiers, Scottish, founded the city of Darien

• Highland Scots

• Malcontents

• Jews

• Salzburgers