Georgia Studies Scavenger Hunt

February 12th is celebrated as "Georgia Day".

When did King George II sign Georgia's charter?
When did the first Georgia colonists land at Yamacraw Bluff?
When did Oglethorpe actually set foot on Georgia soil?

Georgia's Charter of 1732

Who wrote and signed the charter?
What type of people started the Georgia colony?
Do you think this document could stand a little punctuation?
Is this document written in the language we speak today or is it written in the King's English?

Other countries explored Georgia long before Oglethorpe established a colony.  Make a map of Georgia by going to this site.  Find where the Spanish explorers settled and color in red on the map you made, color the French settlements in green, and the English settlements in blue.  Look in your text book to find where to color the settlements on your map.

Georgia's first colony was mapped in England before Oglethorpe ever landed on Georgia soil. A map showing detailed placement of homes helped the colonists know exactly where to put the homes.

Explore today's date in Georgia history.

In 1793, what important event took place at Mulberry Grove, in Savannah?

When was slavery allowed in the Georgia colony?

Go to History 101 and develop 5 questions from any one of these sites.  Your must give clear steps so that everyone will know where to go to find the answer.