La carta corporativa de la colonia fue otorgada al General James Oglethorpe el 21 de abril de 1732 por Jorge II, por quien la colonia fue nombrada. Oglethorpe imaginó una colonia que serviría como refugio para los ingleses que habían sido encarcelados por deudas.
The Charter of 1732 stated in detail the reasons for Georgia's settlement and is a document based on its rules for the colonist. Its specialness is compared to the founding of the other 12 original English colonies. The reasons Georgia was founded was for charity, economics, and defense.The Charter of 1732 was very important in Georgia's history. It was the charter that granted James Oglethorpe (click on the link below to find out more about him) the right to colonize Georgia. There was also restrictions on this document. One restriction was that they (the settlers) couldn't own large amounts of land. Women could not inherent the land if their husband or father died. It went back to the trustees. Another restriction was that no slaves were allowed. This angered many colonists later in history. No rum or alcohol was allowed either. No Cathloics were allowed, or lawyers. There were many restrictions on the Charter of 1732 that the colonists later argued about in history. Explanation:
