Georgia Studies Review First Quarter

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What was the importance of the Charter of 1732 in Georgia's history?

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Oglethorpe and Parliament established a colony based on the ideals of charity (philanthropy), economy, and defense.

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Why did Georgia relax its land ownership rules as it transitioned into a royal colony?

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The introduction of slavery led to an increased demand for large plots of land for commercial agriculture.

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Why did Georgia stop most of its canal transportation projects during the 1800's?

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The geography of the state made it more practical to build railroads instead of canals.

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As stated in the Charter of 1732, why was the Georgia Colony settled? Select all that apply: Charity, economic, and independence; religious freedom, economics, and education; charity, economics, and defense; independence, religious freedom, and education.

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charity, economics, and defense

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Due to the colony of Florida, one of the main reasons the Georgia Colony was founded was to...

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defend the more established British colonies from Spanish aggression.

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The Georgia colonists were angry because...

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Colonists were granted the rights of English citizens but not the right to local governance.

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Why did the Georgia Trustees found the Georgia Colony?

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to produce cash crops that could not be grown well in Britain, to give poor and indebted British people a new start in the New World, to protect the profitable South Carolina Colony from the Spanish in Florida.

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Under the Charter of 1732, who could NOT have been allowed to settle in Georgia?

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a Catholic priest

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Why was John Reynold's time as royal governor of the Georgia Colony largely a failure?

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He was unpopular with the colonist.

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Place the royal governors of the Georgia Colony in chronological order of when they governed the colony: Reynolds, Ellis, Wright.

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Reynolds, Ellis, Wright