Malcontents were Georgia colonists who did not agree with James Edward Oglethorpe’s regulations. They were not one of the first colonists. They were led by Scottish settlers like Patrick Tailfer and Thomas Stephens. Thomas’ father was William Stephens, the secretary to the trustees back then. They didn’t come to Georgia with any assistance from the trustees, so they didn’t have the same loyalty to the trustees that the first colonists had. They wanted slaves and large sums of land, but there was no slavery allowed in Georgia and you couldn’t buy land in Georgia. The Malcontents felt that Oglethorpe was keeping them from reaching their full economic potential.

The Highland Scots were Scottish immigrants who came to Georgia who opposed slavery. James Edward Oglethorpe let them into the trustee colony of Georgia, so the could help defend the Georgia colony from Spain. The Highland Scots set up the tow of Darien in the Georgia trustee colony. One of the most important things about the Highland Scots was that they helped James Edward Oglethorpe and his soldiers defeat the Spanish at the Battle of the Bloody Marsh. The wasn’t bloody or big, but it made a secure southern border for Georgia. The English respected the Highland Scots because they were fierce warriors.

Who was Thomas Stephens’ father and what did he do during that time?

What was the name of the town that the Highland Scots made in Georgia?