Georgia Studies-Final Exam (part 1)2017

Why did so many of Georgia's early settlers live near the fall line?

• it was close to the Atlantic Ocean
• it was the end of fertile soil for farming
• it was a source of power for the mills

Which region of Georgia do we find most of the agriculture (farming)?

• Blue Ridge
• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Plateau

Which river in Georgia provides most of our drinking water?

• Flint River
• Savannah River
• Chattahoochee River

When European settlers came into contact with the Native Americans, they experienced

• great living conditions
• hardships and exposure to disease
• ability to own their own land for many years

Why does Georgia's climate encourage industry and business to move into our state?

• Georgia's consistently mild climate
• Georgia does not have hurricanes
• Georgia does not have snow (little)

What defines the British policy "mercantilism"?

• a military policy for defending colonial outposts
• a trade policy that calls for opening trade routes to the Far East
• a trade policy that calls for a steady supply of raw materials to be sent to the mother country

What were the reasons for establishing Georgia as the 13th colony in North America?

• charity, economics and defense
• debtors, slavery, and raw materials
• charity, malcontents, and religion

Why did so many of Georgia's earliest settlers experience such discontent?

• they had trouble with the Yamacraw Indians
• they were denied religious freedom by the charter
• they were not as successful as the South Carolinians who had slave labor

Why did the South Carolina colony welcome Georgia as the 13th colony?

• Georgia provided mulberry trees for silkworms to eat
• Georgia provided a buffer between South Carolina and the Spanish
• Georgia offered two more ports to export goods to Great Britain

The German Salzburgers were the farmers and the _____________ were the warriors

• Cherokee Indians
• Highland Scots
• Portuguese Jews