Colony of Georgia

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Cherokee
Creek
gptkbp:attendance gptkb:Protestants
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Florida
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:capital Savannah
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Gullah_culture
gptkbp:cultural_impact British
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
gptkbp:established gptkb:Spanish_Florida
gptkbp:founded 1732
gptkbp:founder gptkb:James_Oglethorpe
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Altamaha_River
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkb:Savannah_River
Coastal_Plain
gptkbp:historical_significance Last of the Thirteen Colonies
gptkbp:historicalSite gptkb:Oglethorpe's_House
gptkb:Juliette_Gordon_Low_Birthplace
gptkb:Fort_Frederica
gptkb:Wormsloe_Plantation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colony of Georgia
gptkbp:introduced 1750s
gptkbp:isUsedFor 1788
gptkbp:legislation Alcohol prohibition (initially)
Ban on slavery (initially)
Land ownership restrictions
gptkbp:localGovernment Trustee system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:notable_event Siege of Savannah
Battle of Bloody Marsh
gptkbp:notableFeature Rice
Tobacco
Indigo
Savannah
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Mary_Musgrove
gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:George_Whitefield
gptkb:James_Wright
gptkb:Oglethorpe
Tomochichi
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:provides Settlers
gptkbp:provides_access_to gptkb:King_George_II
gptkbp:purpose Debtors' refuge
gptkbp:significantEvent Yamacraw_Bluff_settlement
gptkbp:supportRole Defense_against_Spanish
gptkbp:type Proprietary colony