Georgia's Colonial Period

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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

Why was Savannah was known as the first “planned” city?

• Because Oglethorpe planned to conquer this land with or without the help of Tomochichi. 
• Because Oglethorpe developed a plan than featured public squares surrounded by 40 houses and common buildings
• Because the King developed a design for the city long before signing the charter
• Because it was the first settlement that the Spanish and British worked together to develop

What was the name given to the German Protestants (from present-day Austria) who came to Georgia the 1730s seeking religious freedom?

• Highland Scots
• Salzburgers
• Malcontents
• Jews

Oglethorpe was concerned about a military invasion from whom?

• The Spanish in Florida
• The Yamacraw Indians
• The Cherokee Indians
• The colonists in South Carolina