Settling America: The Georgia Colony

#savannah This video describes the establishment of the Georgia Colony by James Edward Oglethorpe in 1734. Oglethorpe, a Tory MP from a Jacobite family, was inspired to design his ideal commonwealth--the Thirteenth Colony in America-- after touring debtors' prisons in England. Oglethorpe designed Savannah as a home for poor families, hoping to showcase the ideal of fair land distribution. Discover the Utopian foundation of one of America's most beautiful cities, and learn more about colonial American culture. This is part of a larger series called "Settling America".

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