how did georgia get its name i need to know now i have project due on monday march 5
2007-03-04 01:18:49 · 6 answers · asked by _2cute4you_ 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
THE NAME:
The last of the thirteen original British colonies was named after England's King George II in 1733. The terms of the charter granted by the king specified that the colony to be founded by James Oglethorpe be named after the king and so it was.
Courtesy of www.netstate.com
2007-03-04 01:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was named after KIng George who was King Of England at the time Georgia was a Colony
2007-03-04 01:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oglethorpe founded Georgia with a boatload of debtors from England. He named the state Georgia after King George of England.
Chow!!
2007-03-04 01:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was named in honor of King George the second. He was the King of England.
2007-03-04 01:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In honor of George II of England
2007-03-04 01:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Lala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to Wikepedia...or you could read about it :-)
.....wasn't it named after King George?
2007-03-04 01:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by icequeen_ah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋