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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was most responsible for the creation of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
King George I
Hernando De Soto
Mary Musgrove
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to the original Georgia Charter of 1732, all of the following groups were banned EXCEPT
Slaves
Lawyers
Protestants (not Catholics)
Liquor Dealers
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which best explains the defensive reason for Georgia's creation?
Georgia would serve as a buffer separating Spanish Florida and South Carolina.
Georgia would serve as a training ground for the English soldiers to be stationed in the New World.
Georgia would serve as a military outpost for dealing with hostile Native Americans in the area.
Georgia would be a military post from which the English could raid French and Spanish settlements.
- 4. Multiple Choice
All of the following were reasons behind the creation of the Georgia colony EXCEPT
Philanthropy
Defense
Religion
Economics
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was James Oglethorpe's personal reason for seeking a thirteenth colony?
Trade
Philanthropy
Defense
Religion
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which best explains the Charter's Economics reason for establishing the colony
wanting to establish a system of mercantilism - exporting goods
Georgia had several gold mines that the English wanted to secure
To defeat the Spanish and take their resources
To establish the fur trade
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why would the Charter not allow alcohol or slaves within the colony?
The colonist were poor and had no money to buy alcohol or slaves
Since it was a new colony there were no liquor stores or slave trade routes established yet
The Trustees thought that slaves and alcohol would make the colonist lazy and not work hard
King George II did not agree with slavery or drinking alcohol and did not want the colony named after him to allow such things
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT a requirement of the colonists selected to make the trip with Oglethorpe to settle the thirteenth colony?
They had to agree not to sell their land.
They had to agree to defend the colony against all enemies.
They had to use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees.
They had to support the humanitarian basis for establishing the colony.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a reason why the British wanted to establish the colony of Georgia?
to sell slaves to the Spanish
to have a place from which to attack the Spanish in South Carolina
to provide a safe place for the Catholics
to produce silk and other products they normally had to import
- 10. Multiple Choice
What policy did the king make to ensure that trustees did not take personal advantage of their position?
The trustees could not hold office or own land.
The trustees could not serve more than one year
The trustees had to break off all ties with Great Britain.
The trustees had to donate their own money to provide food for the colonists.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceOne of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia wasA. a colony for settlement by the poor.B. an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons.C. a military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements.D. an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTo ensure that the trustees did not take personal advantage of their position, the king made sure the trusteesA. could not hold office.B. could not serve more than one year.C. had to break off all ties with Great Britain.D. had to donate their own money to provide food for the colonists
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe ________________ of the Georgia colony supported the growth of some crops successfully. As a result, the colonies population grew.A. climateB. governmentC. physical featuresD. population density
- 14. Multiple Choice
What could be a reason that Catholics was a religious group not welcomed to Georgia?
Because the colonists feared they would not allow other religions to practice in the colony
Because it was thought the Jews and Catholics would be at odds
Because the Catholics were wealthy landowners who wouldn't abide by the rules set up by the trustees
Since Florida was to the south, Oglethorpe and other trustees worried that Catholic settlers might ally with Spanish Catholics there
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