Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia: A History, 1733-1783McFarland & Company, 2006 - 220 Seiten Many of America's first European settlers felt they were traveling to a sort of promised land, but James Oglethorpe viewed America - specifically, what is today the state of Georgia - as his own personal utopia. Convincing his king to grant him a land parcel south of the existing colony of Carolina, Oglethorpe threw his lot in with 35 families, many of whom had been freed from debtor's prison, and traveled to the New World. There, he became the first administrator of the Georgian colony and founded the town of Savannah. When Oglethorpe reluctantly returned to England in 1743 under various political pressures, Georgia was quickly placed under direct royal control. A series of unwise governors and unpopular British legislation pushed the colonies into open rebellion. This work tells the detailed story of James Oglethorpe and of Georgia's colonial days from its birth as a colony in 1733 to its emergence as a free state fifty years later. It includes, from Georgia's perspective, details of the military and political movements that led to the Revolutionary War. However, the plight of the common settler is also presented with empathy and understanding. of 1777 and a detailed timeline. |
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... British hands , on January 30 General John Ashe with 1,100 North Carolina patriot militia arrived at Charles Town . Spirits and moral improved dramatically with Ashe's arrival . A young Continental reflected on the new optimism and ...
... British hands , on January 30 General John Ashe with 1,100 North Carolina patriot militia arrived at Charles Town . Spirits and moral improved dramatically with Ashe's arrival . A young Continental reflected on the new optimism and ...
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... British suffered 26 killed and 103 wounded or missing . The patriot forces lost 34 killed and 113 wounded . Lincoln explained the bat- tle to Rutledge , " Though we had not the wished for success ; yet I think good will arise from the ...
... British suffered 26 killed and 103 wounded or missing . The patriot forces lost 34 killed and 113 wounded . Lincoln explained the bat- tle to Rutledge , " Though we had not the wished for success ; yet I think good will arise from the ...
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... British had consolidated their control of most territory south of the Ashley River . At 8 A.M. on March 29 , Clinton's troops crossed 200 yards of water of the Ashley and began to move down the Charles Town Neck . " Charles Town was ...
... British had consolidated their control of most territory south of the Ashley River . At 8 A.M. on March 29 , Clinton's troops crossed 200 yards of water of the Ashley and began to move down the Charles Town Neck . " Charles Town was ...
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The Founding of Savannah | 14 |
A Georgia Victory and Charter Surrender | 37 |
The Wright Era and Patriot Crisis | 57 |
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