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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA colony directly governed by the king generally through a governor.Royal ColonyProprietary ColonyCharter Colony
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHe was a Member of Parliament and asked King George for permission to start a colony in the new World. He would become Georgia's founder.John PercivlleKing George IIJames OglethorpeCaraway the Magnificent
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThey came to help defend the Georgia colony from the Spanish down in Florida. They had a reputation for being good soldiers.SalzburgersHighland ScottsMalcontentsJews
- 4. Multiple ChoiceColonists who were unhappy with Oglethorpe and the trustee's regulations such as...No rum, slaves, limits on land ownership, and no self government.Highland ScottsSalzburgersMalcontentsJews
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe oldest and first city in Georgia. It is located on the Yamacraw Bluff along the Savannah River.MaconSavannahColumbusAtlanta
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA group of German Protestants who settled near Savannah at New Ebenezer. They came to Georgia seeking religious freedom and were very hard workers.SalzburgersHighland ScottsJewsMalcontents
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe document created by King George II granting Oglethorpe and the trustees permission to establish a new colony.Treaty of ParisCharter of 1732The Magna CharterThe Declaration of Independence
- 8. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the Yamacraw Indians who became friends with Oglethorpe and gave the colonists permission to settle on Yamacraw Bluff.Mary MusgroveTomochichiToonahowiGeorge Oglethorpe
- 9. Multiple ChoiceShe was the wife of John Musgrove and was Oglethorpe's interpreter or translator.Nancy HartMary MusgroveFrancis MusgroveJohn Wayne
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe three nations that led the way in colonizing the New World were ______________, _________________, and _______________.France, Spain, and EnglandGermany, Spain, and ItalyEngland, Russia, and FranceSpain, Brazil, and England
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Spanish explorer who traveled through Georgia in search of gold? He was very brutal to the Native Americans.James OglethorpeChristopher ColumbusHernando de SotoFerdinand Magellan
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was NOT a reason Georgia was founded as England's 13th Colony?CharityKing George was preparing for war.Defensive BufferEconomics
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSettlers came over to the new Georgia colony on a ship called the ________.MayflowerSanta MariaAnneParker
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following men did not serve as a royal governor of Georgia?James WrightJames OglethorpeHenry EllisJohn Reynolds
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of Spanish missions along the barrier islands?To convert the Native Americans to Christianity.To make war with the English.To bring in natural resources for the mother country.To make peace with Chief Tomochichi.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat group came to the aid of James Oglethorpe and helped bring a victory in the Battle of Bloody Marsh?Scottish HighlandersSalzburgersYamacrawJews
- 17. Multiple ChoiceEngland wanted to export more than it imported, thus desired to make money from raw materials found in the colonies. This economic policy is known as ____________.MercantilismMerchant's DeeamBarteringCharity
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the importance of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?It demonstrated the strength of the Spanish.It ended the threat of war from Native Americans.It resulted in Georgia’s losing land to France.It was the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the British.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA group of people who settle in a new land but who retain ties to their homeland or mother country.ColonyCharterDeclarationMorons
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was NOT a main reason for establishing the Georgia settlement, as outlined in Charter of 1732?Charity or philanthropyEconomicsDefenseReligious freedom
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat colonial group included a doctor who provided much needed medical care to sick Georgia colonists and was credited by Oglethorpe for helping save the colony?SalzburgersScottish HighlandersJewsMalcontents
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow did early Spanish contact impact American Indians in Georgia?Spain tried to convert American Indians to Christianity by building missions.Spain enslaved the African Americans and forced them to work on sugar plantations.Spain cooperated with the American Indians in building a settlement at Yamacraw Bluff.Spain forced the American Indians to relocate.
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