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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is James Oglethorpe?A businessman who wanted to establish slave plantations in Georgia.A member of Parliament who wanted to establish a colony for debtors.A slave-owner who brought Africans to Georgia.A royal governor who lived a long life in Georgia.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceKing George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to found Georgia because...The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.He believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other colonies.He knew a revolution was coming and needed another colony to be loyal to England.He was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe would not allow it in Georgia.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTomochichi is most associated with which of the following...The Yazoo Land fraudThe Trail of TearsThe founding of SavannahThe war against Oglethorpe
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe legalization of slavery in 1750 contributed directly to...Georgia’s decision to secede from the UnionOglethorpe’s decision to leave the colony.Henry Ellis’ decision to become governor of Georgia.The growth of plantations in Georgia.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat reasons for settling Georgia were outlined in the Charter of 1732?The three G's (Gold, God, Glory)Philanthropy (fresh start for the poor), economics (send crops back to England), Defense (protection for South Carolina)To develop a successful slave trade that would benefit the economy of Great BritainTo capture and conquer the Yamacraw Indians in order to gain control of their land.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Mary Musgrove a successful interpreter for Oglethorpe and the American Indians in the region?She studied Native American dialects while attending an English boarding schoolShe was in love with James Oglethorpe, which is why she is known as the Pocahontas of GeorgiaHer mother was a Creek Indian and her father was English, so she understood the language and culture of bothThe trustees would have sent her to prison in England if she didn't agree to serve as translator.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did Oglethorpe and the trustees plan to keep Savannah a “classless society”?Allowed everyone to join the settlement with no restrictionsBy allowing everyone to have as much land as they could successfully farmBy forbidding slavery, restricting land holdings, and building similar houses for colonistsBy allowing women to own land
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Savannah was known as the first “planned” city?Because Oglethorpe planned to conquer this land with or without the help of Tomochichi.Because Oglethorpe developed a plan than featured public squares surrounded by 40 houses and common buildingsBecause the King developed a design for the city long before signing the charterBecause it was the first settlement that the Spanish and British worked together to develop
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to the German Protestants (from present-day Austria) who came to Georgia the 1730s seeking religious freedom?Highland ScotsSalzburgersMalcontentsJews
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOglethorpe was concerned about a military invasion from whom?The Spanish in FloridaThe Yamacraw IndiansThe Cherokee IndiansThe colonists in South Carolina
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat industry did the Salzburgers hope to establish in Georgia by growing mulberry trees?FurRiceSilkTobacco
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a group of fierce soldiers who came to Georgia to help defend the colony from the Spanish?Highland ScotsSalzburgersMalcontentsRed Coats
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of settlers were originally prohibited in the charter, but were allowed to join the colony because they had a doctor?SalzburgersJewsMalcontentsHighland Scots
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the battle that ended Spanish claims to land in Georgia?Battle of Jenkins EarBattle of Highland ScotsBattle of Bloody MarshBattle of the Yamacraw Tribe
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich was NOT a rule during the trustee period in Georgia?No hard liquorNo religious ceremoniesNo slaveryNo selling of land
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Malcontents feel about slavery?They didn’t have an opinion regarding slavery.They wanted slavery because it would help the economy thrive like in other colonies.They were angry that the Trustees allowed slavery and thought it should be abolished.They hated slavery but were willing to allow it as long land ownership restrictions were removed.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn the end, the trustees were considered unsuccessful in what area(s)?Social and economicDefenseCommunication with IndiansPlanning the city of Savannah
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Trustee Period ended, what type of colony did Georgia become?SpanishRoyalUnionFrench
- 19. Multiple ChoiceW.R.I.S.T. is an acronym for crops produced in the Georgia colony, which stands for....Wheat, Rye, Indigo, Salt, TobaccoWine, Raisins, Iceberg Lettuce, Silk, TomatoesWatermelon, Rice, Indigo, Squash, TobaccoWine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe colony of Georgia prospered under which royal governor’s leadership?WrightReynoldsOglethorpeEllis
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