Georgia settlers did not have the right to landownership (the right to own land as an individual) under the rule of James Oglethorpe. But after he left, and King Georgia the 2nd was in charge, most of all Oglethorpe's regulations were lifted. Landownership included. As a result, colonist owned land, didn't have to work, (because the had slaves) could sell there land, and grow whatever they want.
Another one of the regulations lifted was slavery. When Oglethorpe was around, the settlers had to grow the crops themselves. But once again, as soon as he left, the king ship slaves to the Georgia colonist. The slaves worked all day, in the hot Georgia climate. The settlers could trade the slaves for money, or for another slave. Later on, a "triangular trade" came into existent. In this trade, slaves were traded from Europe, to Africa, and then to North America.
In this time period, the colonist had self-governments. They could have meetings in the town hall to come up with new right, or new laws. (of course they would have to check with the king first) They were independent, in a town government kind of way.
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There were the three governors in the royal colonial period. Of those, the best was governor Wright. He completely changed the Georgia economy, in a good way. He made Savannah profitable, in both agriculture, a travel destination, and other important in industries. Not only did improve the economy tremendously, but he was also very well like by the colonist. Unfortunately, Governor Wright died a years later.
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