The Georgia Colony In 1732, the Georgia Colony was founded by James Oglethorpe. It was the 12th colony of 13 to be established, and It was made to protect South Carolina from invasion from the French in Louisiana and the Spaniards in Florida. Georgia was named in honor of King George II of England. The geography of Georgia was mainly forests and hilly plains. It is bordered by current-day states Florida, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Alabama. It is a state next to the Atlantic Ocean, and there are other bodies of water within the state including the Chattahoochee River, Lake Hartwell, West Point Lake, and the Savannah River. The climate consists of mostly warmness! It is generally quite hot, but during the winter it cools down. Snow is, however, quite rare, as the average low temperature is about 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The average high temperature is 92 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity is very high during the summer. This greatly increased the spread of disease in Colonial Georgia. Georgian’s main source of income came from farming. This farming generally included indigo –which is a type of mushroom, - rice, and sugar cane crops. This farming was successful because of the climate and geography of Georgia. Georgia was almost always warm and could have long growing seasons. This benefited the harvests. Slave labor was banned up until 1750, when Governor Oglethorpe left Georgia. After that, citizens demanded it be legal. Slaves were used on plantations to help with the farming of the indigo, rice, and sugar. In the South, slaves were treated especially cruelly. Husbands and wives were often separated and families were not always together. Slaves young and old were forced to work whether it was freezing cold, blistering hot, or pouring