Georgia's Founding Heroes Review

Who was interested in setting up a new colony to help poor men avoid debt and prison?

• Tomochichi

• Mary Musgrove

• James Oglethorpe

• King George II

Who became friends with James Oglethorpe and allowed colonists to settle on Yamacraw Bluff?

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• King George II

• A Creek Indian

Who served as a translator and helped maintain a peaceful relationship between the Indians and colonists?

• A British Soldier

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• James Oglethorpe

What did Tomochichi give to the King of England?

• Gold

• The feathers of an eagle

• A piece of land

• A crown

What type of business did Mary Musgrove have?

• A farm

• A pottery shop

• A trading post

• A textile mill

Where did Georgia get its name?

• From the Latin word for 'farmland'

• After King George II

• From an ancient hero named Georgia

• It was named after the Georgia flower

Who was the leader of the Yamacraw tribe?

• Mary Musgrove

• James Oglethorpe

• Tomochichi

• King George II

Why did James Oglethorpe and other settlers come to America?

• To trade with the Indians

• To find gold

• To escape religious persecution

• To start a new colony

Who helped to develop the major city of Savannah?

• Mary Musgrove and King George II

• James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi

• James Oglethorpe and King George II

• Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove

I brought settlers from England to begin a new colony in America.

• James Oglethorpe

• Tomochichi

• Juliette Gordon Low

• Jackie Robinson