Trustee and Royal Periods in Georgia's Colonial History

Who is most responsible for the creation of the colony of GA?

• King George III
• Hernando de Soto
• James Oglethorpe
• Samuel Nunez

Why did the person who established GA want to start the colony?

• to make money
• charity
• religion
• a refuge for Jews

According to the Charter of 1732, all of the following groups were banned EXCEPT

• slaves
• lawyers
• protestants
• liquor sellers

If you paid your own way to Georgia, how many acres of land would you receive?

• 50
• 100
• 200
• 500

All of the following were reasons behind the creation of the GA colony EXCEPT

• charity
• defense
• religion
• economic

Why was GA created from a defensive reason?

• it would serve as a buffer between SC and Spanish FL
• it would serve as a training ground for British soldiers
• it would serve as a military outpost dealing with Native Americans

What was the charitable reason behind GA's creation?

• a safe refuge for the worthy poor
• a leper colony
• criminals could be sent there
• the criminally insane could be sent there

Who did Oglethorpe first have to befriend before settling GA?

• Sequoyah
• Nancy Hart
• Tomochichi
• Tonto

What was the economic reason behind GA's creation?

• it would be an international market for European goods
• it would be a trading center between the Natives and European countries
• it would provide raw materials to England that they normally had to buy from other countries
• it would import European goods and then sell them to the Natives

Who acted as Oglethorpe's interpreter with the Native Americans?

• Mary Musgrove
• Mary Parsons
• William Bull
• Nancy Hart