The Charter of 1732: How Georgia Became a British Colony
The Charter of 1732: How Georgia Became a British Colony Special | 6m 58sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Discover how the Charter of 1732 laid the foundation for the colony of Georgia. Learn why Britain created Georgia, who controlled it, and how early rules shaped life in the colony. Georgia Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app. - Let's go back to the early 1700's. Before Georgia had peaches, before there was football, and way before we even became a state. Back then, Georgia didn't even exist. That all changed when the British government issued the charter of 1732, officially establishing the colony of Georgia. But this wouldn't be just any colony. According to the charter, Georgia was founded for three main reasons, philanthropy, economics, and defense. (bright music) When Great Britain created the colony of Georgia, its boundaries looked a lot different than they…