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Grade 2 Social Studies · World 4: Founding Georgia · Level 27
Mary Musgrove
The translator and trader who helped the two groups understand each other.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 27
- Mary Musgrove's mother was Muscogee, or Creek, and her father was an English trader. She grew up speaking both Muscogee and English.
- Her Muscogee name was Coosaponakeesa. She was born in the Muscogee town of Coweta, and went to school in South Carolina.
- Mary and her husband, John Musgrove, ran a trading post on the Savannah River, near Yamacraw Bluff. People traded English goods for deerskins there.
- Oglethorpe spoke English, and Tomochichi spoke Muscogee. Mary became their interpreter, or translator: she told each one what the other said.
- Because Mary helped them understand each other, the settlers and the Muscogee could make agreements, trade, and keep peace. She was helpful and dependable.
- Your turn! Sort them: who did each one?
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS2H1.a — James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia)
- SS2CG3 — Give examples of how the historical figures in SS2H1 demonstrate positive citizenship traits such as: honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.