Interesting Facts about Georgia
1. The colonists hoped to make silk Georgia's chief product, because the colony's plentiful mulberry trees were a food staple of the silkworm but it failed, and rice, indigo, lumber and fur became Georgia's primary exports.
2. As the colony's governor, Oglethorpe banned slavery and alcohol. After Oglethorpe left his post 12 years later to return to England, the colonists immediately lifted the ban on alcohol. Three years following, in 1749, Georgia allowed slaves.
3. Georgia was established nearly 50 years after New Hampshire
2. As the colony's governor, Oglethorpe banned slavery and alcohol. After Oglethorpe left his post 12 years later to return to England, the colonists immediately lifted the ban on alcohol. Three years following, in 1749, Georgia allowed slaves.
3. Georgia was established nearly 50 years after New Hampshire