SS8H2a Founding of Georgia

Catholics were the only religious group not welcomed to Georgia because ______________.

• the colonists feared they would not allow other religions to practice in the colony
• it was thought the Jews and Catholics would be at odds
• the Catholics were wealthy landowners who wouldn't abide by the rules set up by the trustees
• with Florida to the south, Oglethorpe and other trustees worried that Catholic settlers might ally with Spanish Catholics there

Drinking was allowed.

• True
• False

The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics.

• True
• False

What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?

• Atlanta
• Augusta
• Macon
• Savannah

The founding of Georgia affected debtors very little because hardly any debtors ever came to Georgia.

• True
• False

Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?

• A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
• He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
• He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
• He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.

Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.

• business partner
• interpreter
• housekeeper
• wife

Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?

• He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.
• He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.
• He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.
• The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.

James Oglethorpe is BEST described as _________________.

• a businessman who wanted to establish plantations in Georgia
• a member of Parliament (opposed to slavery) who wanted to establish a colony for debtors
• a royal governor who finally convinced the king to make Georgia a royal colony
• a slaveowner who introduced Africans to Georgia

Which of the following things were the colonists not promised?

• 10 slaves to work their land
• 50 acres of land
• food for the first year
• tools to work the land