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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Charter of Georgia: 1732

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a full-text of the Charter of Georgia written in 1732. Includes link to webpage with links to other colonial charters.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Mary Musgrove

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Musgrove played an important role in the history of the Creeks and the state of Georgia helping to maintain peace on the frontier. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does an excellent job of outlining her life and accomplishments in this...
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Activity
Other

Savannah Images Project: Timeline of Colonial Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
Time line beginning with the birth of James Oglethorpe and ending with his death. Focuses on major events in the history of colonial Georgia, including the granting of the charter by King George and the settlement in Savannah.
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Primary
Other

Georgia Charter of 1732

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides "a copy of the original [Georgia] charter in the British Public Record Office."
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Activity
NSTATE

Net state.com: Introduction to Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
This NetState.com article describes the events that led up to Oglethorpe's settlement in Georgia which include the obtaining of a charter from George II.
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Article
PublicBookshelf Corporation

History of Colonial Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Volume 1 of "Our Country", a book published in the late 1800s which discusses the settlement and growth of Georgia in the 18th century.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Southern Colonies: Debtors in Georgia

For Students 5th - 8th
Georgia, the last colony founded by England, was established for competing reasons. Read about James Oglethorpe's vision for a utopian colony, and find out about why that vision failed, but the colony survived.