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14 Cards in this Set
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WHERE WAS JAMES OGLETHORPE BORN? |
LONDON, ENGLAND |
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WAS HE FROM A POOR FAMILY OR A WEALTHY FAMILY? |
WEALTHY |
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JAMES FAVORITE THINGS TO AS A KID WERE..... |
READ AND LEARN NEW LANGUAGES |
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JAMES OGLETHORPE DECIDED TO START A NEW COLONY WHEN HE WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY. |
HE WORKED IN PARLIAMENT (PEOPLE IN PARLIAMENT MAKE LAWS) |
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ONLY WEALTHY(RICH) MEN WERE IN PARLIAMENT |
HE WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE PAY THEIR BILLS |
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PRISONS HAD TOO MANY DEBTORS(PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T PAY THEIR BILLS) |
JAMES WANTED TO GIVE THE COLONIST(PEOPLE WHO MOVED TO A COLONY) TOOLS AND LAND |
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THE COLONISTS WANTED TO BE FARMERS AND GROW CROPS |
KING GEORG II (THE KING OF ENGLAND) SAID YES TO LET OGLETHORPE START A NEW COLONY |
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COLONY WAS BETWEEN THE CAROLINAS |
CAROLINA WAS RULED BY ENGLAND |
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FLORIDA WAS RULED BY SPAIN |
OGLETHORPE NAMES HIS NEW COLONY AFTER KING GEORGE II |
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OGLETHORPE MADE LAWS FOR GEORGIA |
ONE RULE WAS SLAVERY HAD TO STOP IN GEORGIA |
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IT TOOK 3 MONTHS (90 DAYS) TO GET TO THE NEW COLONY |
OGLETHORPE WAS COMPASSIONATE |
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HE GAVE THE COLONIST FOOD |
HE GAVE THEM THINGS TO DO SO THEY WOULDNT GET BORED |
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HE TOOK CARE OF SICK PASSENGERS |
JAMES CHOSE A PLACE ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO START THE NEW COLONY OF GEORGIA |
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THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE COLONY WAS CALLED SAVANNAH |
THE SETTLEMENT HAD 9 HOUSES, A WATER WELL, A LIGHTHOUSE AND A BLACKSMITH SHOP |
