E.Q.: Who was James Oglethorpe?

What did he do for Georgia?Born 1696 Died 1795

Getting a Fresh StartSocial Change in a New World

James Oglethorpe◦British general◦Member of Parliament◦Social reformer◦Had a friend who died in prison after

not paying a bill◦General Oglethorpe wanted to

provide a safe place for people to start their lives over

Asked King George for permission to take people to the New World who were law breakers or who wanted freedom of religion

1733- Left England for Georgia to start colony

117 settlers went with him They brought beads, cloth, and metals to

trade with the people who already lived there (Indians)

Helped by Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove

Founder of Georgia

Oglethorpe and the settlers would have died when they got to the New World without the help of the Native Americans

They needed help to build houses, make roads, plant crops, catch fish and game to eat

They traded cotton cloth, beads, and metal They had to do without sugar, flour, and tea in

the beginning so they learned how to eat the way the Native Americans taught them

Oglethorpe named the city Savannah; he named the state Georgia after King George

Native Americans Helped the Settlers

Mary Musgrove was married to a man with a trading post, John Musgrove

She was born to a Native American mother and a white father who went away

She had lived near settlers in another part of the country

She spoke good English so she helped Oglethorpe talk to other Native Americans

She was an interpreter. She traveled with Oglethorpe to help him

make treaties.

Mary Musgrove Helped Oglethorpe and the Settlers

Tomochichi was a nico (chief) of his own tribe, the Yamacraw. He told other tribes not to fight the English settlers. He helped them make treaties with other tribes. He traded for English goods. He went to England with Oglethorpe. He asked King George for a school for the Yamacraw children.

Tomochichi Helped Oglethorpe

The Native Americans taught the settlers how to grow and catch food in the New World

They ate fish, game, berries, corn and melons

They baked bread over an open fire

What did the settlers eat?

Where did the settlers live?Settlers lived on the ship until they

could build log cabins for shelter.

Log cabins

Settlers traveled to the New World by ship. Once there, they traveled by foot, wagon, or

canoe. Later, horses were shipped from England.

Settlers’ Transportation

What did they wear?Settlers wore clothes made from woolen or cotton cloth. Men wore shirts, doublets or

jackets, and half length pants. Women wore long skirts, aprons, bonnets or hats. They both wore shoes or boots that tied with shoe strings. Some clothes were made from deerskin or rabbit fur for cold weather, and shoes or belts were made from leather.

Women sewed clothes for the whole family. Everyone had clothes for work and church.

Settlers’ Clothes