Elementary history of the United States . ] SETTLEMENT OF GEORGIA. 73 1733, Ogletliorpe \ogel-thorp\ having obtained a grantfrom George II., King of Great Britain, in whose honorhe named hiscolony, reachedthe SavannahRiver with acompany ofemigrants. Thebeautiful cityof Savannahwas founded,with wide andregular streets,and large gar-dens around thehouses. Moreemigrants cameover, and through thewise manage-ment of Oglethorpe the colony flourished. 9. Oglethorj)e treated the Indians kindly, and theymet him in the same spirit. Soon after his arrival, sev-eral chiefs came to welcome him. They brough
Elementary history of the United States . ] SETTLEMENT OF GEORGIA. 73 1733, Ogletliorpe \ogel-thorp\ having obtained a grantfrom George II., King of Great Britain, in whose honorhe named hiscolony, reachedthe SavannahRiver with acompany ofemigrants. Thebeautiful cityof Savannahwas founded,with wide andregular streets,and large gar-dens around thehouses. Moreemigrants cameover, and through thewise manage-ment of Oglethorpe the colony flourished. 9. Oglethorj)e treated the Indians kindly, and theymet him in the same spirit. Soon after his arrival, sev-eral chiefs came to welcome him. They brought him abuffalo-skin, adorned Avith the head and feathers of aneagle, in token of their friendship, and asked him to loveand protect their families. 10. We have now had an account of the founding ofthe thirteen colonies. See if you can remember them inorder, with the date of each. 1. Virginia, by the English, at Jamestown, in 1607. 2. New York, by the Dutch, at New Amsterdam, in 1614. 3. New Jersey, by Dutch traders, at Bergen, in 1618. 4. Eaely Settlkments in Georgia and Floeida. 74 WASHINGTONS EXPEDITION. [1752 4. Massachusetts, by English Puritans, at Plymouth, in 1620. 5. New Hampshire, by the English, at Dover and Portsmouth, in 1623. 6. Maryland, by the English, under Lord Baltimore, in 1634. 7. Connecticut, by Puritans from Massachusetts, in 1635. 8. Rhode Island, by Roger Williams, at Providence, in 1636. 9. Delaware, by the Swedes and Finns, in 1638. 10. Pennsylvania, by Swedes from Delaware, in English Quakers, at Philadelphia, in 1683. 11. North Carolina, by emigrants from Virginia, in 1653. 12. South Carolina, by the English, near Charleston, in 1670. 13. Georgia, by the English, at Savannah, in 1733. LESSON XXIII. WASHINGTONS EXPEDITION. 1. Difficulties between the French andEnglisli.—As years rolled on, both French and Enghshincreased rapidly in America. Ko boundary line had beenagreed upon between the two nations. Each was jealousof the other. The French
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