The Colonial Controversy Over Slavery And Malcontent Analysis
History 2111 – Stan Brown
Ena A. Carson
August 23, 2010
Trustees and Malcontents: The Colonial Controversy over Slavery and Georgia’s Future
The charter by King George II to give Georgia to James Edward Oglethorpe was used as a means to lower the population of England by transferring the Poor Subjects of Misfortune but yet those who want employment to Georgia. King George II would pay the way of the Poor Subjects of Misfortune provided they agreed to occupy and work the 50 acres of land provided to them and their family upon arrival to Georgia. This would give England a stronghold between Carolina and the Spanish occupied Florida. After seeing how the Carolina’s use of slavery over took the general population of Carolina, King Georgia II and James Oglethorpe agreed that no slaves would be allowed in Georgia. This would provide a strength to the other 12 colonies in that the Poor Subjects would be willing to fight for the King and protect Georgia as their new home. As a loving father would, the trustees felt that by guaranteeing the transfer of land to only the eldest son would be protection from further poverty and stop any temptation for the …show more content…
Stephen’s agreement for slavery is that without the help of the Negros the planters spend all their time working and still barely have enough to live on. The Negros would be a huge benefit allowing the planters to match the market prices with the other colonies and that without the Negro they could only harvest enough to survive. He contends that if the Negros are well taken care of there will be no want from the Negro to leave. He tells them that the white servants of five to one have already left Georgia because of hunger and oppression and have fled to Augustine. He vies that the experiment of not having Negros has already failed and that the sums to the Trustees would certainly
Ena A. Carson
August 23, 2010
Trustees and Malcontents: The Colonial Controversy over Slavery and Georgia’s Future
The charter by King George II to give Georgia to James Edward Oglethorpe was used as a means to lower the population of England by transferring the Poor Subjects of Misfortune but yet those who want employment to Georgia. King George II would pay the way of the Poor Subjects of Misfortune provided they agreed to occupy and work the 50 acres of land provided to them and their family upon arrival to Georgia. This would give England a stronghold between Carolina and the Spanish occupied Florida. After seeing how the Carolina’s use of slavery over took the general population of Carolina, King Georgia II and James Oglethorpe agreed that no slaves would be allowed in Georgia. This would provide a strength to the other 12 colonies in that the Poor Subjects would be willing to fight for the King and protect Georgia as their new home. As a loving father would, the trustees felt that by guaranteeing the transfer of land to only the eldest son would be protection from further poverty and stop any temptation for the …show more content…
Stephen’s agreement for slavery is that without the help of the Negros the planters spend all their time working and still barely have enough to live on. The Negros would be a huge benefit allowing the planters to match the market prices with the other colonies and that without the Negro they could only harvest enough to survive. He contends that if the Negros are well taken care of there will be no want from the Negro to leave. He tells them that the white servants of five to one have already left Georgia because of hunger and oppression and have fled to Augustine. He vies that the experiment of not having Negros has already failed and that the sums to the Trustees would certainly