Charleston Colony
- mother country is England, founded by William Sayle
- sailed from England on boats
- Key Players
- King Charles II-was the King of England
- Williams Sayle-founded colony
- Charlestown-city, changed name to Charleston after war of independence
- contact with natives-traded deer skins and hides with the Indians, Cherokee and Creek tribes
- Agriculture-grew maize, potatoes, cotton, and tobacco. cotton was the most important agriculture element
- issues faced-Indians wanted them off their land
Massachusetts Colony
- origin of settlers-first settlers came from Humber, England, escaping form the King's brutality for rejecting church of England, originally went to Holland, arrived on the Mayflower
- before settlement-originally inhabited by Indians Wampanoag tribe
- settled in 1620, 2nd most successful colony after Jamestown
- contact with Natives-quickly build friendly relations with natives, traded food and hunting secrets
- Key Players
- John Winthrop-Puritan Leader, lead pilgrims to Massachusetts
- King James I-granted Charter to colony
- Matthew Cradock- first governor
- Agriculture-cleared land for houses and farm land, traded with Indians, corn, squash, potatoes, Indians helped with crops rotation, hunted
- issues faced-winter was very hard, hard to get food, Indians were hostile sometimes
Georgia Colony
- founded in 1732, James Oglethorpe was told from King George II to create a new colony and called in Georgia, mother country is England
- Agriculture-indigo, rice, sugar, tobacco most successful crop, oranges
- Key Players
- James Oglethorpe -founded Georgia colony, also member of Brithish Parliament and general
- king George II - King of great Britain and gave permission to Oglethorpe
- Tomochichi -chief of Yamacaw, became very good friends with Oglethorpe
- How settlers got there-many settlers were in debtor's prison, persecuted protestants, and military presence to other colonies
- Contact with Natives-upper Creek tribe--negotiated treaties to stop chance of attack, Tomochici helped build road and schools, Indian trade, trust fair humane
- issues-fresh water hard to find, swampy lands and insects cause diseases
- successes-Oglethorpe ended slavery because it wasn't right for their social and economic intentions
- after Oglethorpe left, slavery was brought back
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