Georgia's Colonial Period

1.

Multiple Choice

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Who 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 Choice

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King 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 Choice

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Tomochichi is most associated with which of the following...

The Yazoo Land fraud

The Trail of Tears

The founding of Savannah

The war against Oglethorpe

4.

Multiple Choice

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The legalization of slavery in 1750 contributed directly to...

Georgia’s decision to secede from the Union

Oglethorpe’s decision to leave the colony.

Henry Ellis’ decision to become governor of Georgia.

The growth of plantations in Georgia.

5.

Multiple Choice

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What 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 Britain

To capture and conquer the Yamacraw Indians in order to gain control of their land.

6.

Multiple Choice

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Why 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 school

She was in love with James Oglethorpe, which is why she is known as the Pocahontas of Georgia

Her mother was a Creek Indian and her father was English, so she understood the language and culture of both

The trustees would have sent her to prison in England if she didn't agree to serve as translator.

7.

Multiple Choice

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How did Oglethorpe and the trustees plan to keep Savannah a “classless society”?

Allowed everyone to join the settlement with no restrictions

By allowing everyone to have as much land as they could successfully farm

By forbidding slavery, restricting land holdings, and building similar houses for colonists

By allowing women to own land

8.

Multiple Choice

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Why 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 buildings

Because the King developed a design for the city long before signing the charter

Because it was the first settlement that the Spanish and British worked together to develop

9.

Multiple Choice

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What was the name given to the German Protestants (from present-day Austria) who came to Georgia the 1730s seeking religious freedom?

Highland Scots

Salzburgers

Malcontents

Jews

10.

Multiple Choice

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Oglethorpe was concerned about a military invasion from whom?

The Spanish in Florida

The Yamacraw Indians

The Cherokee Indians

The colonists in South Carolina

11.

Multiple Choice

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What industry did the Salzburgers hope to establish in Georgia by growing mulberry trees?

Fur

Rice

Silk

Tobacco

12.

Multiple Choice

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Which of the following was a group of fierce soldiers who came to Georgia to help defend the colony from the Spanish?

Highland Scots

Salzburgers

Malcontents

Red Coats

13.

Multiple Choice

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Which group of settlers were originally prohibited in the charter, but were allowed to join the colony because they had a doctor?

Salzburgers

Jews

Malcontents

Highland Scots

14.

Multiple Choice

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What was the name of the battle that ended Spanish claims to land in Georgia?

Battle of Jenkins Ear

Battle of Highland Scots

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Battle of the Yamacraw Tribe

15.

Multiple Choice

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Which was NOT a rule during the trustee period in Georgia?

No hard liquor

No religious ceremonies

No slavery

No selling of land

16.

Multiple Choice

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How 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 Choice

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In the end, the trustees were considered unsuccessful in what area(s)?

Social and economic

Defense

Communication with Indians

Planning the city of Savannah

18.

Multiple Choice

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When the Trustee Period ended, what type of colony did Georgia become?

Spanish

Royal

Union

French

19.

Multiple Choice

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W.R.I.S.T. is an acronym for crops produced in the Georgia colony, which stands for....

Wheat, Rye, Indigo, Salt, Tobacco

Wine, Raisins, Iceberg Lettuce, Silk, Tomatoes

Watermelon, Rice, Indigo, Squash, Tobacco

Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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The colony of Georgia prospered under which royal governor’s leadership?

Wright

Reynolds

Oglethorpe

Ellis

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