Georgia's Colonial Period

Georgia's Colonial Period

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Georgia's Colonial Period

Georgia's Colonial Period

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

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Created by

Bridget Spikes

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is James Oglethorpe?
A businessman who wanted to establish slave plantations in Georgia.
A member of Parliament who wanted to establish a colony for debtors. 
A slave-owner who brought Africans to Georgia.
A royal governor who lived a long life in Georgia.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to found Georgia because...
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony. 
He believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other colonies.
He knew a revolution was coming and needed another colony to be loyal to England. 
He was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe would not allow it in Georgia. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tomochichi is most associated with which of the following...
The Yazoo Land fraud
The Trail of Tears
The founding of Savannah
The war against Oglethorpe

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The legalization of slavery in 1750 contributed directly to...
Georgia’s decision to secede from the Union
Oglethorpe’s decision to leave the colony. 
Henry Ellis’ decision to become governor of Georgia.
The growth of plantations in Georgia. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What reasons for settling Georgia were outlined in the Charter of 1732?
The three G's (Gold, God, Glory)
Philanthropy (fresh start for the poor), economics (send crops back to England), Defense (protection for South Carolina)
To develop a successful slave trade that would benefit the economy of Great Britain
To capture and conquer the Yamacraw Indians in order to gain control of their land. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Mary Musgrove a successful interpreter for Oglethorpe and the American Indians in the region?
She studied Native American dialects while attending an English boarding school 
She was in love with James Oglethorpe, which is why she is known as the Pocahontas of Georgia 
Her mother was a Creek Indian and her father was English, so she understood the language and culture of both
The trustees would have sent her to prison in England if she didn't agree to serve as translator. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Oglethorpe and the trustees plan to keep Savannah a “classless society”?
Allowed everyone to join the settlement with no restrictions
By allowing everyone to have as much land as they could successfully farm
By forbidding slavery, restricting land holdings, and building similar houses for colonists
By allowing women to own land

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