Unit 3 Colonial Georgia

Englishman who supported the idea of creating a colony for debtors and worthy poor.

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Smith

Which of Georgia's cities was built using new European ideas, founded by James Oglethorpe, and made fair distribution of land?

• Augusta

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Jamestown

For what reasons was the colony of Georgia created?

• Philanthropy- relief for debtors and worthy poor

• Economic-Mercantilism-provide cheap resources to Great Britain

• Defense-buffer colony between Spanish Florida and English South Carolina

• All of the Above

What 4 laws did the Trustees put in place that were unique to colony of Georgia

• Could not own more than 50 acres of land

• No liquor (rum, whisky)

• No slavery

• Only men can inherit land

• All of the Above

She served as translator between Oglethorpe and Chief Tomochichi

• Mary Musgrove

• Sacagaewa

• Pocohantas

• Carrie Nation

Catholics were the only religious group other than the Jews not welcomed to Georgia because:

• England persecuted Catholics

• Catholics were hated throughout the world

• It was feared that the Catholics would ally with Spain if war broke out between Spain and Great Britain

• Catholics persecuted the Salzburgers

Why did the colonists complain about the Trustee's rules in the new colony

• Colonists wanted to buy more land

• Colonists wanted to own slaves because the crops the trustees wanted them to grow were labor intensive

• Colonists wanted to be able to make and sell rum

• All of the Above

Georgia offered colonists a new hope, one they could not have in England due to unemployment, homelessness, and overcrowding. The original charter drawn up by Oglethorpe and his trustees guaranteed all of the following to the colonists EXCEPT:

• relief to all, no matter thier economic status

• Self-supporting colony that offered inexpensive natural resources for Britain.

• protective barrier between Florida and the settlement of Charles Town

• relief for debtors and "worthy poor"

Which of the following statements about early colonial Georgia is untrue?

• Slavery was banned

• Trustees could not own land

• Land could not be bought and sold

• Drinking Rum was allowed

Who ran a trading post at Yamacraw Bluff and helped interpret negotiations between the colonists of Georgia and the Native Americans?

• Pocohantas

• Mary Musgrove

• Sacagaewa

• Hillary Clinton