- Culture: Founded by the English
- The land owners needed laborers to do dirty work=The Slave Trade
- Millions of African slaves were brought to the America's, especially the southern colonies, such as Georgia
- Irish-Scottish immigrants came to Georgia
- Many Native American influences (Creek and Cherokee)
- Jews came to Georgia to flee religious persecution
For a short time, Georgia was a place to be free, and slavery was illegal; but because of many rich people and huge demand for labor, Georgia became one of the biggest colonies in the slave trade.
- Religion: The English went to Georgia to escape the Catholic Church.
- John Wesley, John Oglethorpe's Brother, founded the Methodist church.
- The First Baptist Church (literally) was founded in Georgia.
- Georgia had religious freedom and was home to many different denominations (Lutherans, Presbyterians, etc.)
- Jews also lived here.