33b -evaluate the Trustee Period of Georgia’s colonial history emphasizing the role of Salzburgers, Highland Scots, malcontents, and Spanish threat from Florida
TRUSTEE PERIOD
The Trustee period was the first twenty years Georgia's history. It was called that, because the Board of Trustees governed the colony. It lasted from 1732-1752.Trustees are people who take responsibility on behalf of others. They governed the colony for the king.
ROLE OF SALZBURGERS
The Salzburgers were a group of German-speaking Protestant colonists. In 1734, the group received support from King George and the Trustees after being kicked out from its home in the Catholic place of Salzburg, present-day Austria. The Salzburgers survived extreme hardships in Europe and Georgia. The Salzburgers came after the Jews. They founded the town of Ebenezer, but it was wet and marshy. So, they moved to the Red Bluff along the Savannah River.
HIGHLAND SCOTS
After delivering the Indians and Salzburgers to Georgia, Captain George Dunbar took his ship to Scotland. Dunbar and Hugh Mackay recruited 177 Highlanders, most of them members of Clan Chattan. In 1736 the Highlanders founded Darien on Georgia's southern boundary, the Altamaha. They were known for their fighting ability, and helped defend against the Indians and Spain.
MALCONTENTS
The Malcontents issued the most vociferous complaints. Patrick Tailfer, Scottish settler, led a group of colonists, known as the Malcontents, to protest various laws and policies made by the Trustees. They went against things like slavery, drastic changes in the colony's administration, and limited land ownership.
SPANISH THREAT FROM FLORIDA
On July 7, 1742, English and Spanish forces fought on St. Simons Island, also known as the Battle of Bloody Marsh. Hostilities began to rise in 1739 between the Spanish and English, because they wanted the land between South Carolina and Florida. Spain left Florida, because they thought they were outnumbered after getting a note from England.