SS8H2a Founding of Georgia (2)

Who would have been most opposed to slavery?

• Alexander Stephens
• James Oglethorpe
• John Reynolds
• malcontents

Which of the following men wanted to establish a colony for debtors and became the first leader of Georgia?

• Henry Ellis
• James Wright
• James Oglethorpe
• King George II

Which of the following is a reason why the British wanted to establish the colony of Georgia?

• to sell slaves to the Spanish
• to have a place from which to attack the Spanish in South Carolina
• to provide a safe place for the Catholics
• to produce silk and other products they normally had to import

Under the Charter of 1732, which of the following were not allowed to settle in Georgia?

• Catholics
• debtors
• Jews 
• Scots

Tomochichi is MOST associated with _______________.

• the founding of Savannah
• the Yazoo Land Fraud
• Native American wars against Hernando de Soto
• removal of the Cherokee from Georgia

Which Indians were led by Tomochichi?

• Cherokee
• Creek
• Oconee
• Yamacraw

Who served as the translator for Oglethorpe in his discussions with Tomochichi?

• Hernando de Soto
• Mary Musgrove
• Tomochichi
• William Stephens

Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists settle when they arrived in Georgia?

• Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River
• Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island
• Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
• Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River

Oglethorpe's plan for the establishment of Savannah could BEST be described as a _______________.

• city planned around open squares
• heavily defended fort
• decaying neighborhood
• series of circular roads making travel easier

Which original reason for settling the new colony was forgotten about?

• growing vegetables and fruits to ship back to England
• establishing schools for orphans
• settling debtors
• searching for gold