Unit 2 Grade Improvement Opportunity

What impact did Mary Musgrove have on the Georgia colony?

• Yamacraw Bluff belonged to her family, and she allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on their land

• She provided much-needed medical care for the colonists after many became ill

• She helped James Oglethorpe communicate with the Yamacraw and helped to form an alliance between the Native Americans and the colonists

• She led the Malcontents in an uprising to prohibit slavery in the colony

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Georgia colony was established, as stated by the Charter of 1732?

• charity

• religion

• defense

• economics

Which answer choice below gives examples of goods produced in colonial Georgia?

• sugar, peaches, molasses

• cotton, peanuts, pecans

• corn, wheat, soybeans

• indigo, silk, rice

Which of the following people would have most likely been a Malcontent?

• A Salzburger

• A Spanish missionary trying to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• A supporter of James Oglethorpe

• A Georgian during the trustee period who wanted more land and slaves

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the economic role (mercantilism) served by the colonies?

• England needed a source for goods that it was unable to produce.

• Many of the goods produced in the colonies were imported back into the colonies as manufactured products.

• The climate of Georgia made it difficult to produce and export agricultural products to England.

• The colonies served as a location for England to produce raw materials.

According to the Charter of 1732, which person below would have been welcome to settle in the Georgia colony?

• Farmer

• Lawyer

• Catholic

• Spanish Explorer

Which of the following answer choices accurately describes James Oglethorpe?

• He was the first royal governor of the Georgia colony.

• He came up with the idea for the colony as a place to for debtors to get a fresh start after his friend died in prison

• He was Catholic and wanted a place to have freedom to practice his religion.

• He owned a plantation with 1,000 acres and 100 slaves.

Which colonist group is being described below?

*settled in Darien

*recruited to come to the Georgia colony by James Oglethorpe

*defended the colony against the Spanish

*brave soldiers

• Salzburgers

• Jews

• Malcontents

• Highland Scots

Which answer choice DOES NOT accurately describe the Salzburgers?

• Upset with the Trustees and their rules

• Settled near Ebenezer / New Ebenezer

• Kicked out of Austria because they were not Catholic

• Successful farmers / silk producers

Which list of events from Unit 2 is in the correct chronological order?

• Charter of 1732 Signed / Trustee Colony > Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff > Arrival of the Salzburgers > Georgia Becomes a Royal Colony

• Georgia Becomes a Royal Colony > Charter of 1732 Signed / Trustee Colony > Arrival of the Salzburgers > Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff

• Arrival of the Salzburgers > Georgia Becomes a Royal Colony > Charter of 1732 Signed / Trustee Colony > Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff

• Arrival of the Salzburgers > Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff > Charter of 1732 Signed / Trustee Colony > Georgia Becomes a Royal Colony