Savannah and Early Georgia History Questions

What did Mary Musgrove do to help establish the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff?

• She gave up her claim to Yamacraw Bluff.

• She led 200 Creek Indians to settle in Savannah.

• She became an interpreter for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi.

• She produced the lumber that the settlers used to construct the new city.

The Malcontents' efforts led to which outcome in the early 1750s?

• Peaceful relationships with American Indians and growth of Protestant influence in Georgia

• The legalization of slavery in Georgia and the end of restrictions regarding land ownership.

• Increased trade between Georgia and Spanish colonists and the development of new manufacturing techniques to increase trade between the colony and England.

• Increased production of silk and the end of slavery in Georgia.

What was Musgrove's contribution to the founding of Savannah?

• She ran a lumber mill

• She was a businesswoman

• She was a teacher

• She was a farmer

Which fact would BEST support the Trustees returning the colony of Georgia to the King?

• The Trustees were frustrated with living in the colony and trying to make the colonists comply.

• The Trustees were frustrated with the colonists' desire to stop the expansion of slavery.

• The Trustees were disappointed with the economic and social success of the colony.

• The Trustees were disappointed with the colonists' lack of interest in allowing hard liquor.

During the colonial period of Georgia history, the acronym WRIST was used to represent the cash crops they planned to grow. Which answer describes the cash crops necessary to support the economic system used in colonial Georgia?

• W stands for Wine, R stands for Rice, I stands for Indigo, S stands for Silk, and T stands for Tobacco.

• W stands for Walnuts, R stands of Roses, I stands for Iodine, S stands for Silver, and T stands for Turpentine.

• W stands for Wood, R stands for Raspberries, I stands for Ivy, S stands for Sand, and T stands for Tropical Berries.

• W stands for Whippoorwills, R stands for Radishes, I stands for Indian Corn, S stands for Spinach, and T stands for Turnips.

Which crops are actually represented by the acronym mentioned in the passage?

• Strawberries and Tapioca

• Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, and Tobacco

• Wheat and Rye

• Sugar and Tea

Why was the Spanish settlers' goal to convert Native Americans to Christianity ultimately unsuccessful?

• The Native Americans did not trust the Spanish because the Spaniards had a history of trying to enslave them.

• War with other colonists prevented the Spanish from focusing their resources on converting Native Americans.

• Hernando de Soto starved so many of the Native Americans that those remaining fled inland away from the Spanish missionaries.

What MOST motivated Hernando DeSoto to leave Florida and move north into Georgia?

• He wished to avoid conflict with the larger English and French colonial armies in Florida.

• He heard stories about large gold deposits further north and went in search for them.

• He thought English settlers would have food and weapons to replenish his supplies.

• He believed that there were civilizations further north and wanted to spread the Christian religion to them.

Spanish interaction with Native Americans had typically led to the:

• rapid conversion of Native Americans to Christianity

• establishment of strong trade alliances

• peaceful coexistence between the two groups

• spread of deadly diseases, making the goal of converting them pointless.

Which TWO reasons support the fact that water was important in Georgia’s colonial development? Choose TWO answers.

• A. Rivers were used as Georgia’s original natural boundaries.

• B. Rivers were used for mineral resources.

• C. Rivers were used for transportation of people and goods.

• D. Rivers were used to establish trade routes with distant countries.

• E. Rivers were used as a raw material.