UNIT 2 COLONIZATION PART 1

Multiple Choice

An economic theory based on reducing a country’s imports while expanding its exports in order to maximize wealth.

• Navigation Acts

• Mercantilism

• Trans-Atlantic Trade

• Joint-stock companies

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the founder of Georgia

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando De Soto

• James Oglethorpe

• James Wright

Multiple Choice

Why was Oglethorpe very passionate about prison reform?

• He thought more people should be in prison and wanted the system changed to allow it.

• His friend died in prison from smallpox for being in debt.

• He owned prisons and wanted more prisoners to make more $.

• He spent time in prison and thought it needed changing.

Multiple Choice

When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a  charter for the colony?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1732
• 1776

Multiple Choice

According to the charter, what religious group was not allowed to settle in Georgia?

• Baptist
• Catholic
• Jewish
• Methodist

Multiple Choice

According to Georgia's Charter of 1732, which group of people was forbidden to enter Georgia?

• Preachers
• enslaved Africans

• Soldiers
• Women

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was

• A colony for settlement by the poor
• An outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
• A military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
• An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plants

Multiple Select

What are the 3 reasons stated in the Charter of 1732 for the GA Colony?

• Defense

• Economics

• Philantrophy (Charity)

• Religion

Multiple Choice

Who provided Oglethorpe and the colonists land on which to build their city?

• De Soto - Spain

• Wanatoobi - Cherokee

• Tomochichi - Yamacraw, Creek

• Big Bertha - the owner of all land in America

Multiple Choice

Why was Mary Musgrove the ideal translator for Oglethorpe to communicate with Chief Tomochichi?

• She was part Creek and part white so she looked more like the Yamacraw but spoke both languages fluently.

• Her husband asked Oglethorpe to take her for the job.

• She was an orphan who needed care so Oglethorpe took her in and gave her a job.

• She was a Native warrior so she could intimidate the Yamacraw to befriend the colonists.

Multiple Choice

Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?

• Altamaha River
• Flint River
• Savannah River
• St. Mary's River

Multiple Choice

Which is not a reason given in your textbook or notes why the British formed GA colony?

• To gain religious freedom 
• To defend England's older 12 colonies, especially SC
• To gain raw materials from the land and sell them or products made from them to other countries/colonies
• To give the "poor but worthy" people in England's debtors' prisons a fresh start

Multiple Choice

When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a  charter for the colony?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1732
• 1776

Multiple Choice

What policy did the King make to ensure that the Trustees did not take personal advantage of their position?

• The Trustees could not hold office
• The Trustees could not serve more than one year
• The Trustees had to break off all ties with Britain
• The Trustees had to donate their own money to provide food for the colonists