Women In Colonial Georgia

A group of Jews arrived at the colony in 1733 and James Oglethorpe allowed them to stay despite the what the charter said as well as what the other trustees said (Locks, p.38). The ease smuggling of smuggling rum into the colony soon nullified the prohibition set by the trustees, however the land and slavery prohibition were harder to sneak around. The colonists were meant to be planters as well as soldiers, and the colonists were given small land plots to serve both the colony’s defensive needs as well as their luxurious mercantile needs; the small plots were meant to create a compact society fit for war rather than a sparsely settled plantation economy. The 50 acres that were given to the colonists sometimes spread over swamps and areas of infertility which rendered the land useless; the colonists also had to pay rent on their land as well as cultivate the entirety of their land within a specified time or else the land would result in forfeiture back to the trustees (Document #6). The trustees banned the use of slavery for fear that they would lose control of the land to the colonists, and many of the colonists weren’t prepared for frontier life which led them to flee north for better opportunity. The trustees hoped to create a labor force from white indentured servants rather than black slaves, however, the white labor force was so

During the colonial times, men expected women to follow strict rules. Women could not cross certain boundaries in society, so they silently obeyed the rules that were provided before them. They had not have a public voice and had to follow certain restrictions. It was hard being a woman in the colonial times mostly due to the unequal rights and practices that were used. Women were expected to dress and act a certain way, or they would be disowned or punished. Disobeying was not taken lightly for the puritans and punishing those who disobey was mandatory. Women struggled with everyday life of obeying their fathers or husbands. Women were separated from men in categories such as jobs and responsibilities. They were told to stay inside the house and maintain the family all day. Women were labeled as weak and fragile through a man’s eyes. Women had standards that they had to follow in order to live a successful life, according to the puritans.

During the American colonial period, the presence of patriarchy was undeniable in both the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Chesapeake colony, but little is known about the important roles that women filled. Although there were many shared roles among women in both colonies, their level of importance in the success of their colonies differed. The Massachusetts Bay Colony women were more essential to the success of their colony than the women of the Chesapeake colony, especially with regards to its economy, education, and religion.

Did you know that before the late sixteenth century few besides the Indian tribes knew of the Georgia territory? Even though, Hernando Desoto traveled through Georgia during his expedition in the 1500s, the growing interest in this area wasn’t until King Charles II granted Carolinas a land expansion in 1663. Georgia was not only the beginning of a new commonwealth, destined to become an important State of the American Union, but also the spirit and purpose led to the colonization of Georgia becoming one of the most significant events in its History. Even so, what was England’s purpose to partake in colonizing the thirteenth and final original colony? After much research, I found that there are many motives as to why England formed the colony of Georgia, but the significant intentions were to aid the unfortunates, to express the idea of mercantilism, and to set up defenses against Spanish Florida.

Stewart writes, “A fundamental argument of this book is that planters used the environment and appropriated knowledge about it to reinforce their own class interests, and that slaves created counterstrategies to promote their own interests” (Stewart xii). This book proves that without slavery, the Georgia settlers could not have succeeded. They also used slavery to reinforce class systems. Even though slaves had more knowledge on the subject matter, they were not allowed to live as well as the settlers and were treated as lower than the others. Chapter three goes into detail about slavery and how the Georgia coast thrived due to slave help.

The book First Generations: Women in Colonial America written by Carol Berkin shares the power of control of a women’s role in the early part of American society was linked to her race and where she lived. In the book Berkin does a great job of giving examples of the life of the colonists. For example, we know that women white women had more freedom than slaves African Americans especially when it came to marriage. If a African American would want to get married to a white man it would be considered a “criminal offensive” ( Berkin 109).

The southernmost part of the original Carolina colony was established as Georgia. In 1732, King George II of England granted a corporate charter to James Oglethorpe to settle the region. Oglethorpe hoped the colony would be a haven for those who needed a fresh start. He wanted Georgia to be a model society for justice and equality.

Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant is about a girl named Georgia, who is given a read journal. Like her mother, Georgia is quite the artist. She later receives a letter granting her a free membership to the Brandywine River Museum, and things begin to change. The quote "Books fall open, you fall in," shows that people connect to the story, and that the reader would want to put himself in the character's shoes to experience what she's been through.

Colonial New England women did not benefit from autonomy because they did not have the freedom associated. The husbands of colonial women had full control and their wives were dependent on them financially, occupationally, spiritually and even mentally: the women counted on the men for funds to keep the household fulfilled, took on their husbands religious and spiritual views, and also were told the right and wrong things they should be thinking about. In addition to not being independent in ways aforementioned, women in this era were not legally and politically autonomous which they would not get that right until later on in American history.

“Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it.” - R.H. Sin. During Colonial America, women weren’t as valued as in current day. In Colonial times, women worked around the house, didn’t have legals rights, some were wealthy and others were slaves and others lived in the city.

Slave women had the hardest role to play in Colonial American women. They started out having to do unskilled work, such as building a fence. Then later on, when slaves became more expensive, women were seen more equal to the slave men. They were then responsible to duties that men were. Women had to work long, hard hours, side by side with men, on plantations. Then, suddenly, the north started having them take care of domestic duties for the owner’s wife. Eventually Southern states caught on, once the wives of the

women had to stay at home to make household goods to use in the 1700s-1800s

Life for women in Colonial America was tougher to endure than life back in England. With daily home chores, that generally lasted all day, to keeping the children under control, women were often burdened by the amount of work they had. Luckily, settling down and finding a husband was inevitable. Although, many women who first came to America as indentured servants would have to wait for marriage until the end of their service.

Today, women are believed to be equal to men however this was not always the case. During colonial times, women did not have the same roles as women do today; men and women had fixed roles in society. Roles between men and women do not exchange due to strict gender roles. Additionally, married women were not exactly considered as companions instead, as the husband’s property. Although gender roles were a significant issue among women in early America, another issue was the background of these women. Factors such as race, religion, geography/region, and social class were substantial to the extent of control a woman had over her own life. These factors significantly shaped the lives of these women. For instance, white women had differences

Even though the position of women may be seen as unfair or unacceptable today it was needed to keep order in Puritan society. The standard of obedience placed upon women and others such as Native Americans and Africans permitted some chosen few of the colonies to organize a set of rules and structuralize the colonies so that they maybe able to progress. Without this progress colonies would not have been able to form into the country it is today. Not to mention, because men have held dominant