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Establishing the Georgia Colony, 1732-1750 In the 1730s, England founded the last of its colonies in North America. The project was the brain child of James Oglethorpe, a former army officer.
The Province of Georgia[1] (also Georgia Colony) was one of the Southern Colonies in colonial-era British America. In 1775 it was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to support the American Revolution. The original land grant of the Province of Georgia included a narrow strip of land that extended west to the Pacific Ocean. [2]
The Georgia Colony was the last of the 13 colonies to be established. It was intended as a haven for the poor those in debt trying to start over. Read more.
Learn about the history of the formation of the British colony of Georgia by James Oglethorpe, including the events leading up to its foundation.
Georgia was one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, establishing the United States of America.
James Oglethorpe, along with a twenty-one-member Board of Trustees, founded the colony of Georgia in 1733 and directed its development for nearly a decade. Although the board appointed Anglican clergy to the new colony, Oglethorpe welcomed settlers of a variety of religious persuasions.
King George II of England signed the charter creating the colony of Georgia on April 21, 1732. Originally administered by a board of trustees, the colony later came under the direct governance of the king, from 1752 until his death in 1760, when his grandson George III assumed the throne.
Use the links below to uncover the fascinating stories of the establishment of the colony, life in trustee Georgia, Georgia’s participation in the American Revolution, and Georgia’s place in the newly established United States of America.
James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia in 1733 and built Fort Frederica, which became the center of colonial frontier defense, on St. Simons Island in 1736. Oglethorpe also recruited men from along the colonial milita to form the Rangers, a full-time military force.