Question

captain george dunbar brought the salzburgers to georgia. he also brought a group of highland scots. the highlanders were members of clan chattan in inverness - shire, scotland. in 1736, the highlanders founded darien, a town on georgia’s southern border. the highland scots were known for their bravery in war. it was hoped that they could (1) train the militia and (2) defend the colony from spain’s attacks. another group, the malcontents were colonists of scottish descent. although the trustees aided many of georgia’s settlers, they did not aid the malcontents. they didn’t give them aid because they were wealthy enough to pay for their own voyage to georgia. because of this, they were not as loyal to the trustees or britain. the malcontents wanted to purchase land and enslave people with their great wealth. they resented the limits put in place by the trustees that prevented them from doing this. oglethorpe remained a trustee until 1750. even though he opposed a relaxing of restrictions, the other trustees ignored him. the trustee period would end by 1751, one year before the end of the charter of 1732 was designed to end. in 1752, the british government did not renew funding for the colony. the trustees turned over control of the colony to the british crown. georgia then became a royal colony and they eased the rules for land ownership, rum and slavery. answer all questions with sentences. restate the question 1. what two immigrant groups were brought to the colony of georgia by the captain george dunbar? 2. what town and when was the town founded on georgia’s southern borders? 3. what two things did the colony hope to gain from the highland scots? 4. why did the trustees not give aid to the malcontents and what was the result of them not receiving aid? 5. what did the malcontents want the freedom to do? 6. what happened in 1752 to the colony of georgia and what happened as a result of the change?

Explanation:

1. The text states that Captain George Dunbar brought the Salzburgers and a group of Highland Scots to Georgia.
2. It mentions that in 1736, the Highlanders founded Darien on Georgia's southern border.
3. The text indicates that the colony hoped the Highland Scots could train the militia and defend the colony from Spain's attacks.
4. The trustees did not aid the Malcontents because they were wealthy enough to pay for their own voyage and not as loyal. As a result, the Malcontents resented the limits put in place by the Trustees.
5. The Malcontents wanted the freedom to purchase land and enslave people.
6. In 1752, the British government did not renew funding for the colony, the Trustees turned over control to the British Crown, and Georgia became a royal colony, easing rules for land ownership, rum, and slavery.

Answer:

1. Captain George Dunbar brought the Salzburgers and Highland Scots to the colony of Georgia.
2. The town of Darien was founded on Georgia's southern borders in 1736.
3. The colony hoped to gain the training of the militia and defense from Spain's attacks from the Highland Scots.
4. The trustees did not give aid to the Malcontents because they were wealthy enough to pay for their own voyage and not as loyal. The result of them not receiving aid was that they resented the limits put in place by the Trustees.
5. The Malcontents wanted the freedom to purchase land and enslave people.
6. In 1752, the British government did not renew funding for the colony of Georgia, the Trustees turned over control to the British Crown, and as a result, Georgia became a royal colony and eased the rules for land ownership, rum, and slavery.