Milestones Review

What were THREE reasons that the English government desired to colonize North America?

• to challenge the French fur trade in North America

• to challenge Spanish control of land in the Americas

• to gain control of natural resources in the New World

• to enable poor English families to move to the colonies

• to convert American Indians to Catholicism

How were Spain's goals for exploring the Americas different from the goals of France and Great Britain?

• One of Spain's main goals was to open the fur trade with American Indians

• One of Spain's main goals was to gain access to valuable natural resources

• One of Spain's main goals was to found colonies based on religious freedom.

• One of Spain's main goals was to spread Christianity throughout the Americas

The three main goals of Great Britain in founding the Georgia Colony were charity, economics, and defense. Which answer choice correctly matches the British goals with the situation that motivated the British to pursue them?

• 1. The goal of charity was motivated by the desire to give debtors an opportunity for a new life.

  2. The goal of economics was motivated by the need for labor in Great Britain.

  3. The goal of defense was motivated by the expansion of France into British territory.

• 1. The goal of charity was motivated by the struggles of indentured servants in Britain.

  2. The goal of economics was motivated by the supplies of gold and other mineral wealth in Georgia.

  3. The goal of defense was motivated by the threat to British colonies posed by American Indians.

• 1. The goal of charity was motivated by the struggles of many British to provide for their families.

  2. The goal of economics was motivated by the inability to grow profitable crops in Great Britain.

  3. The goal of defense was motivated by the threat posed by the Spanish to British colonial holdings.

• 1. The goal of charity was motivated by the desire to return colonial lands to American Indians.

  2. The goal of economics was motivated by the lack of profitable markets in Europe.

  3. The goal of defense was motivated by the threat posed to coastal towns by the French navy.

How did James Oglethorpe gain the friendship of Tomochichi and the Yamacraw Indians, leading to the founding of Savannah?

• Mary Musgrove, who was British and Yamacraw, helped the men speak to each other and bridge cultural differences

• Oglethorpe promised that the English would capture and return Yamacraw land that had been taken by the Spanish.

• York, who was one of Oglethorpe's slaves, was respected by the Yamacraw and helped the men become friends.

• Oglethorpe ordered his men to help the Yamacraw defend their territory against attacks by the Cherokee people

Which of the following describes why Savannah was chosen as the location of Georgia's first settlement?

• It was near the Atlantic Ocean, which encouraged trade with Great Britain

• It was on the Savannah River, which encouraged trade with French trappers

• It was near the Atlantic Ocean, which encouraged trade with Spanish colonies.

• It was on the Savannah River, which encouraged trade with American Indians

What measures did Georgia's royal governors take to encourage settlers to stay in Georgia?

• They lifted the prohibitions on the sale of all types of alcohol.

• They lifted regulations restricting land ownership and banning slavery.

• They offered land grants to any settlers whose child was born in the colony.

• They annexed part of Florida and offered land to any settler willing to move there.

Read the text. Then answer the question that follows.

When Georgia was founded as an English colony, it was meant to earn a profit. Colonists grew grapes and mulberry trees to produce wine and silk. However, these crops fared poorly in Georgia. Georgians needed a new plan for economic growth.

How did Georgians succeed economically during the colonial period?

• They mined for gold, which was plentiful in the colony and very valuable

• They traded with the Cherokee for furs, which were sought after in England.

• They cultivated cash crops like tobacco and indigo, which grew well in the area.

• They harvested lumber and built ships, which they used to trade with other colonies

After the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 and the Stamp Act. These two measures were similar in that each contributed to which of the following?

• political stability and economic growth in the colonies

• increased reliance on slave labor in the British colonies

• discontent in the colonies and growing support for revolution

• improved relations between colonists and native populations

How are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton similar?

• They were the primary authors of the Constitution of the United States

• They were the three Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence.

• They were the primary authors of the first Constitution of the State of Georgia

• They were the three Georgians who signed the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. Then answer the question that follows.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government[.]

Based on the excerpt, what conclusion can be made about the colonists' view of England and their chosen course of action?

• The colonists viewed England as too powerful, so they decided to destroy the English government.

• The colonists viewed England as old-fashioned, so they decided that England's government needed to be changed.

• The colonists viewed England as ineffective, so they decided to get rid of all English policies.

• The colonists viewed England as oppressive, so they decided to create their own government.