Unit 2B Georgia Settlement Question Preview (ID: 52502)
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What gave permission for the original colonists to settle in Georgia?
a) Magna Carta
b) Charter of 1732
c) Emancipation Proclamation
d) Mayflower Compact
Who was the main trustee who oversaw the settlement of Savannah?
a) James Edward Oglethorpe
b) King George II
c) Hernando deSoto
d) John Musgrove
What individual is the colony of Georgia named after?
a) James Edward Ogelthorpe
b) John Musgrove
c) King George II
d) King George III
What two religious groups are banned from Georgia originally?
a) Catholics and Jews
b) Protestant and Jews
c) Catholics and Muslims
d) Protestant and Muslims
Who is Dr. Samuel Nunez?
a) He is one of the trustees and is given credit for the settlement of the Georgia colony.
b) He is a translator that helps communicate between the Native Americans and the colonists.
c) A Jewish doctor that is allowed to settle in Georgia and is given credit for saving the early colonists from yellow fever
d) A Spanish pirate that raided the English Ship Ann
Which of the following is NOT banned by the Charter of 1732?
a) Jews, Catholics, liquor dealers, and lawyers
b) Yeoman farmers that were experienced in growing crops.
c) The sale or purchase of any hard liquor like rum or whiskey
d) Slavery
Which of the following is not an original reason for the settlement of the colony of Georgia?
a) To give the worthy poor or debtors a place in the New World to work off their debt instead of being thrown into prison
b) To establish mercantilism and make England a ton of money
c) To create a place where all religions could worship freely
d) To create a defensive buffer zone and separate the successful English colonies from the Spanish living in Florida
Does Oglethorpe philanthropic vision of turning Georgia into a penal colony ever happen?
a) YES
b) NO
c) Only for Robert Castell
d) It only happens for a few individuals for the King bans it from happening again
Which answer below best describes mercantilism?
a) The ability to place a barrier between two groups that are fighting/warring
b) The process of exporting more than you are importing and therefore making a ton of money
c) Building churches in the colonies to help convert people to Christianity
d) Forcefully trying to remove all Native Americans from their homeland
Which of the following was NOT given to the original Georgia colonists?
a) A year supply of food
b) Farming tools and other survival tools
c) Land to live on as well as land to grow crops on
d) An English soldier to guard each house
Which did the colonists NOT have to agree to in order to come to the New World?
a) Help defend the colony from its attackers
b) Plant mulberry trees on the land provided for them
c) To abide by all rules and laws established by the Trustees
d) Cut all ties with all family members in England
Which battle saw the end of the Spanish threat to Georgia once and for all?
a) Battle of Jenkin's Ear
b) Battle of Bloody Marsh
c) Battle of Antietam
d) Battle of Savannah
Who was seen as the defacto leader of Georgia?
a) John Musgrove
b) Tomochichi
c) James Edward Oglethorpe
d) Mary Musgrove
Which individual befriends Oglethorpe and gives him a beautiful place to settle?
a) John Musgrove
b) Tomochichi
c) Mary Musgrove
d) Henry Ellis
What was Mary Musgrove's role in the early settlement of Georgia?
a) She was the translator that helped Oglethorpe and Tomochichi communicate with each other.
b) She was the first female to give birth in the new colony of Georgia.
c) She was the wife of the Royal Governor, John Reynolds.
d) She was a brave, English woman who fought off Native American attacks all by herself.
What land does Tomochichi give to Oglethorpe and the early settlers of Georgia?
a) Darien
b) Ebenezer
c) Yamacraw Bluff
d) Charles Town
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