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The Trustee period of Georgia, was the first 20 years of Georgia history. It is referred to the Trustee period, because a Board of Trustees ran the colony.
Georgia's colony was intended to operate under a trustee management structure, with the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia overseeing its administration. This group, formed in 1732, aimed to create a philanthropic settlement for debtors and the poor, emphasizing agriculture and self-sufficiency. The Trustees would govern the colony for 21 years, prohibiting slavery and land ownership to promote equality and a communal spirit among settlers. However, these restrictions were eventually lifted, leading to a shift in the colony's management and economic model.
Georgia had a diverse collection of European settlers in the original Georgia colony. Initially, people from the other American colonies were barred from living in Georgia. Settlers were either charity settlers, who had been financed by the colony's trustees or adventures who paid their own way and received the best land grants. Initially, the colony was to focus on the growth of silk fiber. Settlers were required to plant a set number of Mulberry trees. Slavery was also prohibited. But after the silk industry floundered and the slavery ban was found to be restrictive to development, those restrictions disappeared.
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James Edward Oglethorpe
Georgia transitioned from a trustee-led colony to a royal colony in 1752 due to various challenges, including economic difficulties and conflicts with Native Americans. The trustees, who initially governed the colony under James Oglethorpe, faced pressure to relax restrictions on land ownership and slavery, which they resisted. As the colony struggled to thrive, the British government decided to take control, establishing Georgia as a royal colony governed by a series of appointed royal governors. This change aimed to stabilize the colony and promote economic growth through the introduction of rice and indigo cultivation.
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The first settlers of Georgia came from England in 1732. They were led by General James Oglethorpe and landed at what is now Savannah. The settlers established the colony of Georgia as a place for debtors and the poor to get a fresh start.
The economy of royal Georgia differed from trustee Georgia primarily in its shift towards a more traditional colonial model that allowed for the cultivation of cash crops like rice and indigo. Under trustee rule, the economy was limited by restrictions on land ownership, slavery, and the cultivation of rum, which aimed to promote a more egalitarian society. Once Georgia became a royal colony in 1752, these restrictions were lifted, leading to increased agricultural production and the introduction of slavery to support the labor-intensive cash crop farming. This transition marked a significant change towards a plantation-based economy typical of the Southern colonies.
A Royal Colony is when they are under the king control. A Trustee Colony is when they are just workers for the king.
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