Trustee Period

1. Trustee Period The Salzburgers, Highland Scots, malcontents, Spanish threats!

2. Conditions in the Colony • Georgia’s climate was extremely hot and humid for the new colonists. • Many became sick from a poor diet and poor sanitation. • Lucky for them Dr. Samuel Nunis arrived along with other Jewish settlers.

3. The Salzburgers • The Salzburgers were German Lutherans trying to escape Catholic persecution in their homeland. • Oglethorpe gave them land 25 miles from Savannah • They called their settlement Ebenezer. • The location was close to a swamp and not good for farming.

4. New Ebenezer • The colonists survived the hardship and moved their town to a new site and called it New Ebenezer. • Because they spoke German, the colonists stayed separated from others. • The Salzburgers were hard workers and became some of the most successful and productive citizens of the Georgia colony. Salzburgers 1934

5. Highland Scots • These new colonists were from Scotland. • They came to Georgia and settled in Darien, Georgia. • The Scots became close to the Native Americans because like the Indians, they belonged to clans. • The Scots were skilled, fierce warriors, who wanted to protect the colony from the French to the west and the Spanish to the South.

6. Oglethorpe Goes to England • Oglethorpe wanted to improve on the Georgia colony. • He took Tomochichi on his voyage and introduced him to King George. • The Trustees and the King were happy with the progress and Indian relations. As a result, more financial support was given.

7. Rules of 1735 • Slavery and rum had drifted into Georgia from other colonies. • Oglethorpe secured the official Rules of 1735 to stop the spread of both. • He blamed rum for much of the sickness that had occurred and new that slavery would result in idleness by the colonists, creating large slave plantations.

8. The Malcontents • Many of the settlers did not like the new Rules of 1735. • The most dividing issue was slavery. • Many colonies, including S. Carolina, used African and some Indian slaves. • The colonists who did not like the rules for Georgia were known as the Malcontents.

9. The Malcontents • South Carolina Model- Georgia’s neighbor allowed slavery. They were able to grow large amounts of rice, cotton, and tobacco. • As a result South Carolina’s economy was more successful than Georgia’s. • Why did Oglethorpe and the trustees not want slavery? (No big plantations) Farmers would demand more land which would spread them out making Georgia harder to defend. Slaves may try and fight for the Spanish to gain freedom.

10. The Malcontents • Salzburgers and Highland Scots supported Oglethorpe. • The Malcontents met and signed a petition to be able to own more than 50 acres as well as sell their land and own slaves. • The Malcontents eventually moved to S. Carolina or other parts of Georgia that could not be monitored by Oglethorpe.

11. Spanish Threat • Read pages 124-127 • Answer these questions • 1. Why was this conflict called The Battle of Jenkins Ear? • 2. Why were the Spanish angry? • 3. How did Oglethorpe respond to Spanish aggression? • 4. What battle helped secure the British frontier boundaries against the Spanish? • 5. Who helped Oglethorpe defeat the Spanish? • 6. What was Oglethorpe’s secret plan to get rid of the Spanish?