1. One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was:
a. a colony for settlement by the poor
a. an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
a military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
a. an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
According to the charter, what religious group was NOT allowed to settle in Georgia?
Baptist
Catholic
Muslims
Methodist
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently
homeless would readily come to the New World
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtor’s prison
the poor were mostly well educated people who had fallen on hard times
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What Indians were led by Chief Tomochichi?
Cherokee
Creek
Oconee
Yamacraw
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?
Altamaha River
Flint River
Savannah River
St. Mary’s River
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Highland Scots opposed which policy?
keeping close ties with Great Britain
giving women the right to vote
trading with the Spanish
permitting slavery
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Who were the malcontents of the early Georgia colony:
a. people who were unhappy and constantly complaining
a. officials who examined the contents of cargo ships
foreigners from Germany and Scotland
a. the trustees and their families
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What ship brought Oglethorpe and the first colonist to Charleston, then Savannah, during the winter of 1733?
Anne
Godspeed
Mayflower
Santa Maria
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
According to GA’s Charter of 1732, all of the following groups of people were forbidden to settle in GA EXCEPT?
Liquor dealers
Black
Lawyers
Women
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The European nation that dominated the eastern North American continent during the colonial period is
France
Great Britain (England)
Portugal
Spain
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In 1752, Georgia became a:
debtor colony
proprietary(trustee) colony
royal colony
self-governing colony
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which person served as royal governor of Georgia?
Button Gwinnett
James Oglethorpe
William Stephens
James Wright
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What items, which Great Britain had to import from other countries, did Oglethorpe promise to produce in GA?
white potatoes, yams, and corn
wheat, rice, and potatoes
tropical fruit, tobacco, and spices
indigo (for cotton dyes), mulberry trees (for wine and silk)
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following was NOT one of the trustee’s rules:
no rum
no trading with the French
no inheritance of land by women
no slaves
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Under the Royal Colony the western boundary of the colony changed. What was the western boundary of Georgia during the Royal Colony?
Pacific Ocean
Colorado River
Lake Pontchartrain
Mississippi River
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Salzburgers moved from their original settlement of Ebenezer to New Ebenezer because:
a. They were attacked frequently by the Indians
a. They had problems with the Spanish who lived nearby
a. The land on which they settled was marshy and not very productive
The area was plagued by harsh storms that cause extensive damage
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
James Oglethorpe MOST LIKELY came up with the idea to move English debtors to his colony in the New World becuase he
needed many men to come and work on the land in his new colony.
wanted his new colony to be made entirely of people from England.
could not find anyone else who was willing to move to the new place.
did not want them to suffer in the poor conditions of English prisons.
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In the early-and-mid 1700's Mary Musgrove served as a diplomat between the British in early Savannah and what Yamacraw Indian chief?
Cheif Joseph
Chief Tomochichi
Chief Sitting Bull
Chief Standing Bear
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
* Of mixed Yamacraw and English ancestry * Successful in business * Served as interpreter between American Indians and British colonists * Key to the founding of the city of Savannah Which person is being described?
Sacajawea
Tomochichi
Mary Musgrove
James Oglethorpe
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees becuase the Salzburgers
wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.
saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.
were expelled from their homeland becuase of their religon.
were known for their excellent military and fighting skills.
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?
They were able to translate many different languages.
There were able to convert American Indians to Christianity.
Their military skill helped to defend the colony of Georgia.
Their ability to farm in swamps was needed to help feed the colony.
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Highland Scots of Darien and the Salzburgers of New Ebneezer would argue against the malcontents on which issue?
Lifting the ban on slavery.
Using Georgia's farmland to grow rice.
Taking away land from other colonists.
Intergrating Georgia and South Carolina.
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Salzburgers are MOST associated with what time period in Georgia history?
Antebellum
Colonial
Reconstruction
Revolution
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In 1734, a group of Austrian Protestants know as the Salzburgers arrived in the Georgia colony. What was the name of the settlement they built 25 miles northwest of Savannah?
Augusta
Darien
Fredericka
Ebenezer
25. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which policies would have received the MOST support from Georgia's Malcontents?
Policies that would allow trade with the Spanish in St. Augustine.
Policies that would prohibit settlers of the Catholic faith from settling the colony.
Policies that would allow the use and manufacture of alcohol and the ownership of slaves.
Policies that would prohibit Creek and Cherokee Indians from owning land in the back country.
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In early Georgia history, John Reynolds was the first
Settler
Explorer
Court Judge
Royal Governor
27. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What industry dramatically increased as a result of the Georgia colony lifting the ban on slavery?
rice industry
indigo industry
textile industry
tobacco industry
28. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a "buffer" colony. This meant Georgia was
an outpost from which English pirates could attack Spanish galleons.
founded to export raw materials to England and serve as a market for English imports.
a colony built to give England's debtors a new start and chance to escape English prisons.
a military protective zone between the English colonies and the Spanish settlement in Florida.
29. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
James Oglethorpe's hiring of Mary Musgrove had a positive impact on English and American Indian relations becuase
she assembled a group of Creek Indians who defended her.
the American Indians did not communicate with any other Europeans.
she helped to make fair trades and negotiations between the groups.
the American Indians saw her hiring as a sign of Oglethorpe's good will.