Georgia: The Debtors Colony

by Harkins, Susan Sales; Harkins, William H.

• ISBN13: 9781584154655
• ISBN10: 1584154659
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-15
• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Pub Inc

Summary

The English colony of Georgia was the product of specific goals. First, England hoped to provide its most impoverished citizens opportunities for land and a new life. Second, the frontier needed a military buffer between Charles Town, the southernmost settlement, and the Spanish in Florida. Third, it certainly wouldn't hurt if the Georgia settlers produced raw materials and goods to export to England.

Table of Contents

The Promise of Georgia	p. 7
FYInfo: James Edward Oglethorpe	p. 13
Georgia's Promise Becomes Reality	p. 15
FYInfo: Georgia's Climate and Early Industry	p. 21
Georgia, the Buffer Colony	p. 23
FYInfo: The Scottish Highlanders	p. 29
Georgia Faces the Spanish Alone	p. 31
FYInfo: Frederica: Fort and Town	p. 35
Post-Invasion Georgia	p. 37
FYInfo: The Coastal South in the Revolutionary War	p. 42
Chapter Notes	p. 43
Chronology	p. 44
Timeline in History	p. 45
Further Reading	p. 46
For Young Adults	p. 46
Works Consulted	p. 46
On the Internet	p. 46
Glossary	p. 47
Index	p. 48
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