| A | B |
| 1492 | Columbus |
| colonize | occupy and control |
| 1540 | Desoto |
| God, glory, gold | Spain |
| mission | church outpost |
| Guale | between Altamaha and Savannah Rivers |
| Mocama | between St. Mary's and Altamaha Rivers |
| garrison | unit of soldiers |
| charter | legal document signed by the king |
| mercantilism | buy less, sell more |
| royal colony | owned and operated by the English government |
| royal governor | governor appointed by the king |
| buffer | an area that protects a settled area |
| Oglethorpe | worked on prison reform in England |
| CDE | 3 reasons England colonized America |
| trustees | 21 individuals who governed the colony of GA |
| Musgroves | translated for Oglethorpe |
| Tomochichi | Yamacraw Indian chief |
| Trustee Regulations | no slaves, rum, Catholics, land ownership rules |
| Scottish Highlanders | helped build first fort and defend southern boundary |
| backcountry | most Indian trading took place here |
| 3 Royal Governors | REW |
| 8 Religious districts(counties) | parishes |
| Indians/French vs Colonists/England | French and INdian War |
| FRench and Indian War | King wanted to make the colones pay for this |
| headright system | head of family given 100 acres |
| Proclamation of 1763 boundary | GA boundaries - ST Mary's River and Mississippi River |