SS8h2a Review 8/27

As stated in the Charter of 1732, why was the

Georgia Colony settled? Select all that apply.

• charity

• defense

• education

• economics

• independence religious

Based on your knowledge of social

studies, what motivated Great Britain to found the

Georgia Colony?

• the desire to create settlements for American

  Indians forced off their land

• the desire to increase trade with American

  Indians living in the region

• the desire to protect its established colonies

  from Spanish attacks

• the desire to limit French control of the North

  American fur trade

What were the colonists in the Georgia Colony

expected to provide for Great Britain?

• to expand trade with Spanish settlers in Florida

• to provide the British with agricultural goods

• to protect British-controlled territory in South

  Carolina

• to spread Catholicism throughout the colonies

• to establish the fur trade with American Indians

In 1733, James Edward Oglethorpe founded the

British colony of Georgia,

Why did Oglethorpe choose this location for the

colony?

• Georgia had better farmland than South

  Carolina.

• Georgia would protect South Carolina from the

  Spanish in Florida.

• The forests in Georgia had a large supply of

  animals for fur.

• a believed trading with

  Georgia would be convenient.

For which THREE reasons did James Oglethorpe

propose the establishment of the Georgia

Colony?

• to assist in the relocation of American Indians

  from the area

• to create a buffer zone to protect the Carolinas

  from the Spanish

• to develop the area's natural resources to be

  sold in Europe

• to establish a place for poor British citizens to

  start a new life

• to create a safe haven for ethnic and religious

  minorities

Why did Tomochichi, chief of the Yamacraw

Indians, allow James Oglethorpe to settle at

Yamacraw Bluff?

• He believed that the British would not be able to

  thrive in the isolated and inland region.

• He believed he could develop an alliance with

  the Catholic missions founded by the Spanish.

• He believed an alliance with the British would be

  more beneficial than an alliance with Spain.

• He believed that the French were more valuable

  trading partners than the British