SS8H2abc The Georgia Trustee Period

Which of the following people would have MOST LIKELY been a "malcontent"?

• a Georgian during the trustee period who wanted more land and slaves
• a Salzburger
• a Spanish missionary living on Georgia's barrier islands
• someone who supported James Oglethorpe

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If Mary Musgrove were to have written an autobiography, she might have written about her role in the founding of the Georgia colony. 

Which THREE would be possible chapter titles?

• Two Languages, Two Cultures

• Trading from the Top of Yamacraw Bluff

• My Time as a Medicine Woman and Healer

• Teaching the Colonists How to Hunt and Fish

• Connecting James Oglethorpe with Chief Tomochichi

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Which of these BEST explains the relationship between James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove?

• James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove, British subjects, worked with American Indian Tomochichi to establish a British settlement in the area of Georgia that is now Savannah.  

• James Oglethorpe, a British subject, worked with American Indian Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove, a French citizen, to establish a settlement in the area that is now Savannah.

• James Oglethorpe, a British subject, worked with American Indian Tomochichi and his wife, Mary Musgrove, to establish a British settlement in the area of Georgia that is now Savannah.

• James Oglethorpe, a British subject, worked with American Indian Tomochichi, and his interpreter, Mary Musgrove, to establish a British settlement in the area of Georgia that is now Savannah.

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Which motive was NOT one of the goals for the settlement of Georgia according to the Charter of 1732?

• defense – The government wanted a well-defended buffer zone between Florida and South Carolina.

• economics – The government wanted another colony to help maintain the mercantile system.

• imperialism – The government supported Oglethorpe’s desire to gain glory for Britain by conquering more territory

• philanthropy – The government supported Oglethorpe’s desire to reform debtors.

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Which of these BEST explains the importance in Georgia's history of the Charter of 1732?

• The Charter was an agreement between the Spanish and James Oglethorpe to establish a settlement for the Spanish and for American Indians in Georgia.

• The Charter was an agreement between the Spanish and the British for each country to create its own settlement in the Georgia territory, and to work with James Oglethorpe.

• The Charter was an agreement between the British Parliament and James Oglethorpe to establish a settlement in Georgia based on the tenets of charity, economy, and defense.

• The Charter was an agreement between American Indians and James Oglethorpe to create a joint settlement that would be governed by the British, and inhabited primarily by the American Indians.

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Which TWO statements accurately compare the relationship between James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi to the relationship between American Indians and European colonists elsewhere?

• Oglethorpe and Tomochichi went to war over land.

• Tomochichi and Oglethorpe signed treaties with each other.

• Oglethorpe and the British colonists used American Indians as slaves.

• Oglethorpe and Tomochichi were able to communicate with help from Mary Musgrove.

• James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi were able to cooperate because both groups were fighting the French.

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Why did James Oglethorpe decide to ignore the Charter of 1732’s rule that Jews could not settle in Georgia?

• He believed that the other trustees would never know because they lived in England.

• He believed that the rule was morally wrong and that the colony should not discriminate.

• He did not realize the forty-two settlers were Jewish until after they were established in the community.

• He realized that one of the Jewish settlers was a doctor during a time when the colonists were suffering an outbreak of yellow fever.

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Which statement describes how the Malcontents directed the development of colonial Georgia away from the original goals of the Trustees?

• They introduced multiculturalism to Georgia because they were German-speaking Protestants instead of English-speaking members of the Church of England.

• They argued in favor of allowing slavery in Georgia in opposition to the Trustees' preference for small landowners prospering from their own labor.

• They came to Georgia from Scotland instead of England against the wishes of the English Trustees and original settlers.

• They welcomed Jewish doctors and winemakers to the colony in violation of the Charter of 1732.

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Why did King George II allow the German Salzburgers to settle in Georgia?

• The Salzburgers had success in producing silk.

• The Salzburgers and King George II were all German Protestants.

• The Salzburgers were an industrious and creative group of people.

• The Salzburgers and the Jews helped the British colonists survive the first years.

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Which BEST explains why Oglethorpe gave the Highland Scots land on the coast of Georgia? 

• The Scottish were fierce fighters.

• The Scottish could take care of the land.

• The Scottish followed unfavorable religious practices. 

• The Scottish refused to follow the rules of the Trustees.

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