Since 1607, colonists from all around the world, and primarily Europe, have been flocking to the New World with dreams and aspirations. The difference between the New World and Europe was that in the New World a person could do anything, become anyone, and individuals weren’t restricted to a hierarchy.
On this day February 12th, in 1733, Georgia became the last and 13th colony. The thirteen colonies were: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe, who was a British General and part of parliament, and his plan for Georgia was agrarian equality. It would be an agricultural economy preserved by family farming.
Georgia is named after King George II and was the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Georgia didn’t play a key role in the Revolutionary War because of its recent formation and small military; however, it sided with the confederates in the Civil War and was the site of many battles. Its capital and largest city is Atlanta. Georgia’s agriculture, like James Oglethorpe planned, is Georgia’s economy – which is exemplified by the Georgia quarter, which has a Peach on the back of it.