To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the colony of Georgia and its first city, Savannah. Show
 Copy of the Georgia Trustee’s seal for the establishment of the Colony of Georgia (1734-1750). Two casts, one of each side of the seal, from the original in the British Museum in London. GHS Object Collection, A-1361-126-ab. The colony struggled during the Trustee period. Crop failures, disease, and economic malaise all contributed to a growing discontent with Trustee rule. Many chose to leave Georgia for Great Britain or other colonies. The Trustees also faced resistance in their attempts to secure additional funding from the British. A group of colonists known as the malcontents greatly objected to the Trustees restrictions on landownership, rum, and slavery. Unlike many of Georgia’s initial colonists, most of the malcontents came to the colony without monetary aid from the Trustees. The malcontents believe the Trustees were limiting the colony’s economic potential and felt that there was no outlet for them to air their grievances without an official governor or local legislature. In an attempt to address growing discontentment, the Trustees relaxed their restrictions on landownership in Georgia and removed the restrictions on slavery. In March 1750, the Georgia Trustees in London also resolved to allow colonists to elect a representative assembly to advise the Trustees. The first group of representatives met in Savannah in 1751. When Georgia transitioned to a royal colony in 1754, Savannah was established as the seat of government in the colony and was home to the office of the royal governor, the Commons House of Assembly, and the court system. Explore the links below to learn more about Savannah as the colonial capital of Georgia, the history of representative government in Georgia, and the Georgia Trustees. GHS is proud to house some of the Georgia Trustees manuscripts, regarding the Trustees and establishment of the colony of Georgia. Full Marker Text Today in Georgia History New Georgia Encyclopedia (Georgia’s Historic Capitals) New Georgia Encyclopedia (Trustee Georgia, 1732-1752) New Georgia Encyclopedia (Government and Laws: Overview) New Georgia Encyclopedia (Savannah) New Georgia Encyclopedia (Malcontents) Georgia Archives: Royal Charter of the Colony of Georgia Further Reading Robert M. Howard, Arnold Fleischmann, and Richard M. Engstrom. Politics in Georgia: Third Edition (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2017). Kenneth Coleman, Colonial Georgia: A History (New York: Scribner, 1976). Read Online (Free) relies on page scans, which are not currently available to screen readers. To access this article, please contact JSTOR User Support . We'll provide a PDF copy for your screen reader. With a personal account, you can read up to 100 articles each month for free. Get StartedAlready have an account? Log in Monthly Plan
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journal article Problems of Representative Government in Southeast AsiaPacific Affairs Vol. 26, No. 4 (Dec., 1953) , pp. 291-302 (12 pages) Published By: Pacific Affairs, University of British Columbia https://doi.org/10.2307/2752866 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2752866 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Purchase article $16.00 - Download now and later Journal Information Pacific Affairs is a peer-reviewed, independent, and interdisciplinary scholarly journal focussing on important current political, economic and social issues throughout Asia and the Pacific. Each issue contains approximately five new articles and 40-45 book reviews. Published continuously since 1928 under the same name, Pacific Affairs has been located on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 1961. The journal is committed to providing to the scholarly community and the world at large high quality research on Asia and the Pacific that takes readers beyond the headlines and across multiple disciplines. Publisher Information Pacific Affairs is a peer-reviewed, independent, and interdisciplinary scholarly journal focussing on important current political, economic, and social issues throughout Asia and the Pacific. Each issue contains approximately five new articles and 40-45 book reviews. Published continuously since 1928 under the same name, Pacific Affairs has been located on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 1961. The journal is committed to providing to the scholarly community and the world at large high quality research on Asia and the Pacific that takes readers beyond the headlines and across multiple disciplines. How did the representative government develop in the colonial period?Overall: People would elect representatives of their community to a general assembly, which made the laws. pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in America. Significance – Provided a model for later development of representative government.
What was a characteristic of representative government in colonial America?a government that is ruled by the People. 1619 - The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt houses of burgesses. early form of representative democracy - allowed all male property holders to vote on community matters and publicly discuss.
What were some examples of representative government in the colonies?House of Burgesses - 1619 (Jamestown)
In 1619, land-owning male colonists cast ballots for burgesses (BUHR•juhs•uhz), or representatives. The burgesses helped make laws for the colony. The House of Burgesses was the first legislature in North America elected by the people.
What is a main reason the idea of representative government gained popularity in Colonial America?Because the colonies were so distant from the seats of government, they had developed many of their own systems of governing and felt a sense of separation from the British government. representatives to decide local issues.
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