The colony of Georgia was established in 1732. During the colony's early years,

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In the early years of the Georgia colony, each arriving settler was indeed granted a 50-acre farm as part of the effort to establish a buffer zone between the British colonies and Spanish Florida, and to provide opportunities for the poor and indebted from Britain. Cotton plantations did not become the primary source of income until later, and initially, slavery was banned in Georgia, meaning the slave population did not assist in defending the border nor did it exceed the free population during the colony's early years.

The Colony of Georgia Was Established in 1732