SS8H2 Test Review

James Oglethorpe MOST LIKELY came up with idea to move English debtors to his colony in the New World because he

• needed many men to come and work on the land in his new colony.
• wanted his new colony to be made entirely of people from England.
• could not find anyone else who was willing to move to the new place.
• did not want them to suffer in the poor conditions of English prisons.

The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers

• wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.
• saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.
• were expelled from their homes because of their religion.
• were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.

Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?

• They were able to translate many different languages.
• They were able to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
• Their military skill helped to defend the colony of Georgia.
• Their ability to farm in swamps was needed to help feed the colony.

Because of the climate in Georgia, early colonists found Georgia to be a good place for

• the king to reside.
• the first American colony.
• growing crops to send to England.
• hiring people to work in England.

In the mid-1700s, Savannah's ports played an integral role in the controversial

• rice trade.
• cotton trade.
• animal pelt trade.
• Atlantic slave trade.

The MOST important duty of the members of the General Assembly is to

• remove judges.
• impeach governors.
• make and amend laws.
• regulate and license insurers.

In the Georgia General Assembly, much of the work of the House of Representatives is done in thirty-six standing ________________, while the Senate operates with twenty-six.

• committees
• councils
• counties
• districts

Before a Bill can move to "floor consideration" in the General Assembly, it must first pass through

• a majority vote.
• a judicial review.
• committee consideration.
• executive consideration.

If the governor vetoes a bill, what is required for the General Assembly to override his veto?

• a unanimous vote
• a 2/3 majority vote
• a 3/4 majority vote
• a simple majority vote

In the early-and-mid-1700s Mary Musgrove served as a diplomat between the British in early Savannah and what Yamacraw Indian chief?

• Chief Joseph
• Chief Tomochichi
• Chief Sitting Bull
• Chief Standing Bear