Daily Life in Colonial Georgia

1. Suppose you are new to this country, are alone, and have no money, very few skills of any kind, but you have a burning desire to make a new life for yourself. How would you go about finding a place to live, a way to make a living, clothes, food, etc.?

2. Imagine what it would have been like for the early settlers of Georgia as they set foot for the first time in this new world. List all the things they would have to bring with them and what they would have to know (or learn) how to do in order to live in the wilderness and off the land.

1. Pretend you are a colonist leaving England for Georgia in 1732. You are allowed to bring ten small items with you.
 List those items and defend your selections. 


2. Many colonists and Native Americans died of diseases. Research to find which diseases were prevalent during colonial times. Include possible causes and available treatment.

Ann(e): the ship that sailed from England to Charleston to bring the first colonists to Georgia

bailiff: a law enforcement officer who serves warrants and makes arrests

buffer: something that serves as a protective barrier between two objects

charter: a legal document that grants special rights and privileges

clamorous malcontents: a group of colonists who were in active opposition to rules and regulations in Georgia

debtor: a person who owes money

diplomacy: the art of resolving conflict and reducing hostility

Ebenezer: city on the coast of Georgia founded by the Salzburgers

emigrant: one who leaves a place of residence

Frederica: English fort on St. Simons Island

George Whitfield: Evangelist who established Bethesda Orphans Home in Ebenezer

humanitarian: a person who is active in the issues of social reform and the welfare of others

immigrant: a person who comes to a country to become a new resident

indentured servant: a person who signs a contract to work for another for a specified time period in exchange for food, shelter, clothes and travel expenses

Mary Bosomworth Musgrove: a woman of mixed English and Indian heritage who worked as an interpreter for Oglethorpe

mercantilism: an economic system used by England to secure additional profit from the colonies through trade 

militia: a citizen army that defends a town or areabnm 

mulberry trees: a tree with dark purple fruit; its leaves are eaten by silkworms

Papists: followers of the Roman Catholic religion

Parliament: British law-making body of government

regulation: a rule or order issued by an administrator

Salzburgers: a group of German Protestants who came to Georgia with Oglethorpe and settled in Frederica and Ebenezer

Tomochichi: Yamacraw Indian chief who was a friend to James Oglethorpe; Tomochichi sold Oglethorpe the land for the settlement of Savannah

trustees: a group responsible for the management and maintenance of a colony

utopia: a perfect place to live

Yamacraw Bluff: landing site near Savannah for the first colonists to arrive in Georgia

1. Suppose you are new to this country, are alone and have no money, very few skills of any kind, but you have a burning desire to make a new life for yourself. How would you go about finding a place to live, a way to make a living, clothes, food, etc.?
Student answers will vary. 

2. Imagine what it would have been like for the early settlers of Georgia as they set foot for the first time in this new world. List all the things they would have to bring with them and what they would have to know (or learn) how to do in order to live in the wilderness and off the land.
Student answers will vary, but they will likely include some of the following information. Early settlers would likely bring tools and supplies that would help them harvest crops, hunt, chop wood, build shelter, and cook. Settlers from England would have to adjust to Georgia's warm, humid climate and learn which crops would thrive in its soil and weather.