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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... leaders . Lincoln was elected as secretary of the congress and served in this permanent position reorganizing and supplying the mili- tia . As the incredible events at Lexington and Concord occurred on April 19 , 1775 , the Sec- ond ...
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... leaders would have agreed with the remarks of Lieutenant Colonel Balfour who called Wright and his council " the most Absurd of all People . " Wright even- tually lost all hope as he expressed in the record : The Generals & c . have ...
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... leadership made any move toward independence was in some measure a testament to that royal success . With the 15 - year ... leaders of the province , the ultimate move toward independence was possible . Though the American Revolution had ...
... leadership made any move toward independence was in some measure a testament to that royal success . With the 15 - year ... leaders of the province , the ultimate move toward independence was possible . Though the American Revolution had ...
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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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