SS8H1- SS8H4 Benchmark # 1

Along which physical feature did James Oglethorpe establish Georgia's first city?

• Savannah River

• Chattahoochee River

• The Fall Line

Why did the Mississippian culture decline after contact with Europeans?

• The Mississippians joined European society.

• European diseases killed many Mississippians.

• The Mississippians isolated themselves from others.

What were THREE reasons that the English government desired to colonize North America?

• to convert American Indians to Catholicism

• to buy furs from French trappers in North America

• to gain control of natural resources in the New World

• to provide a market for English manufactured goods

• to challenge Spanish control of land in the Americas

The Salzburgers were a group of German Christians who gained the support of the English monarchy and the Georgia Trustees in their search for a new home. Why did the English help the Salzburgers establish a settlement outside of Savannah?

• The Salzburgers were social reformers who were seeking opportunities to participate in colonial legislatures.

• The Salzburgers were indentured servants whose labor was necessary for the growth of the Georgia Colony.

• The Salzburgers were Protestants seeking religious freedom and opportunity in Georgia.

According to the Charter of 1732, what was the MOST important product for the Georgia Colony to produce?

• silk

• rice

• indigo

• cotton

Read the passage and answer the question.

British leaders hoped that the colony would produce certain goods, such as wine, to be shipped overseas, but farmers struggled to produce the products. However, rice and indigo grew well and were traded extensively.

What does the passage describe?

• the establishment of the Columbian Exchange

• the beginning of the North American slave trade

• the mercantilist policies of the British in the Georgia Colony

How did the French and Indian war change the borders of the Georgia Colony

• Georgia's northern border was moved to the Fall Line after the war.

• Georgia's northern border was moved to the Tennessee River after the war.

• Georgia's western border was moved to the to the Mississippi River after the war.

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence and answer the question.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government[.]

Based on the excerpt, what conclusion can be made about the colonists' view of England and their chosen course of action?

• The colonists viewed England as too powerful, so they decided to destroy the English government.

• The colonists viewed England as old-fashioned, so they decided its government needed to be changed.

• The colonists viewed England as ineffective, so they decided to get rid of all English policies

• The colonists viewed England as oppressive, so they decided to create their own government.

Why was it important to Georgia for the US Constitution to create a strong central government?

• t would raise important funds for border expansion.

• It would enforce laws that would otherwise be ignored.

• It would collect taxes from other colonies for the general good.

• It would provide protection against a growing American Indian threat.

Which factor does NOT account for the strong Loyalist sentiment prevalent throughout Georgia during the Revolutionary War?

• reliance upon access to British markets in order to sell goods

• strong support among colonists for British policies regarding slavery

• reliance upon British soldiers to provide defense against attacks by American Indians

• strong leadership of the royal governors and economic prosperity under their administrations