| A | B |
| backcountry | unsettled area of GA - inland |
| founding | creation/settlement of a colony |
| French and Indian War | war between France and Great Britain |
| headright system | a plan for distributing Indian land ceded to GA |
| parish | district set up by the Church of England |
| parliament | national legislature of Great Britain |
| Proclamation of 1763 | document by King George - British created 4 new colonies |
| trustees | 21 individuals named by the King to govern a new colony in GA |
| upcountry | backcountry |
| James Oglethorpe | founder of colony of Georgia |