Georgia's Trustee Period: Role of Salzburgers, Highland Scots, Malcontents, and Spanish Threat
German Salzburgers and Scottish Highlanders played crucial roles in Georgia's Trustee Period, settling in areas like Ebenezer and Darien, respectively. However, challenges such as poor land, restrictive regulations, and economic hardships plagued the colonists. The Spanish threat from Florida also loomed large, driving Oglethorpe to recruit soldiers and settlers for defense.
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ROLE OF THE SALZBURGERS, HIGHLAND SCOTS, MALCONTENTS, AND THE SPANISH THREAT FROM FLORIDA. SS8H2: Evaluate the Trustee Period of Georgia s colonial history, emphasizing the role of the Salzburgers, Highland Scots, malcontents, and the Spanish threat from Florida.
THE ROLE OF THE SALZBURGERS March 1734 arrived in Georgia colony German Protestants forced to leave Salzburg, Germany controlled by Catholics Led by John Martin Bolzius Oglethorpe took Salzburgers 25 miles from Savannah Began town called Ebenezer (the Rock of Help)
Land was marshy, poor for crops 1736 moved to Red Bluff on Savannah River Built town called New Ebenezer Oglethorpe brought another group of Salzburgers, and John & Charles Wesley (religious leaders) Helped move Salzburgers move to Frederica on St. Simons Island
HIGHLAND SCOTS Lachlan McIntosh
Scotland had reputation of being good soldiers Wanted to protect Georgia from Spanish Florida Oglethorpe recruited 175 Highland Scots to settle in area south of Savannah Arrived at Altamaha River in1736 Established settlement originally called New Inverness Later, changed name to Darien
Darien the only Gaelic speaking settlement in Georgia Kept many of their culture s traditions Family clans Wearing kilts Hard workers Darien soil not good for farming, started raising cattle & harvesting timber 1739 Darien leaders signed petition asking that slavery not be introduced
MALCONTENTS 1736 Oglethorpe introduced new regulations Buying rum against the law Alcohol not to be used trading with Native Americans Slavery not allowed Passing on land only to male heirs Regulations not popular
Already facing economic hardships Mulberry trees wrong kind for producing large amounts of silk Couldn t grow hemp, flax, indigo (plant used to make blue dyes), or grapes for wine South Carolina, had large amounts of land, slaves, & rum, were doing well S.C. growing rice, cotton, and tobacco, success was due to use of slave labor
Growing number of Georgia settlers wanted slaves Less & less support for trustees regulations Many malcontent settlers moved to where they could live more as they wished
