Georgia Studies - SS8H2

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Which person wanted to create a colony for debtors and became the first leader of Georgia?

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James Oglethorpe

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Which statement BEST explains why England established the Georgia colony?

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England wanted a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions.

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In the early years of the colony, what was one reason the colonists were dissatisfied with the policies of the trustees who governed colonial Georgia? The colonists could not pay the high taxes required of them. The colonists were not allowed to read books. The colonists were not allowed to practice their religion. The colonists could not own slaves.

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The colonists could not own slaves.

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What change occurred when Georgia became a royal colony?

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The king of England oversaw control of Georgia rather than a group of trustees.

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How did charity motivate Georgia Trustees to found the Georgia Colony?

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The British hoped to give poor and indebted British people a new start in the New World.

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What document outlined in detail the reasons for Georgia’s settlement and is a remarkable document based on its provisions for the colonists?

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Charter of 1732

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James Oglethorpe was a charitable man and was trying to help the "worthy poor" who were suffering in England's prisons.

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True

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The Charter of 1732 created strict guidelines for Georgia colonists. They were not allowed to own which of the following items? Land, Books, Slaves, Agricultural supplies

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Slaves

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What was the time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees, who created many regulations including a ban on slavery, liquor and liquor dealers, lawyers, and Catholics?

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Trustee Period

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What was the MAIN reason the Charter of 1732 was created?

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Protect South Carolina from the Spanish in Florida