Georgia Studies Milestone Review #2

Which statement best explains why England established the Georgia colony?

• England wanted a port available for ships sailing to China and the East Indies.
• England wanted to create a trading partnership with the Native Americans.
• England wanted to provide a safe haven for Catholics who were being persecuted.
• England wanted a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions of South Carolina.

Indian Chief John Ross

• Was willing to move out west as the U.S. government enforced the Indian Removal
• worked with the national U.S. government and tribes together to remove the Indian
• He was a Cherokee that resisted moving out west during the Indian removal and protested in D.C. several times

Who was John Marshall?

• He was a U.S. Admiral for the Navy and revolutionary war hero
• He was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and his opinions affected outcome of Worcester vs. Georgia
• He was a leader of the Confederacy Marshall that had a significant role in removal of Native Americans

Why was the Supreme court decision in 1832 not honored when it was stated that the state law did not apply to the Cherokee nation in GA and that they could not be removed from their land?

• The Cherokees declared the Supreme Court's decision "null and void"
• Congress passed a law which overruled the Supreme Court's decision
• President Andrew Jackson refused to carry out the Supreme Court's decision

The Chattahoochee River serves as part of Georgia's border with what state?

• Florida
• Alabama
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

When the Georgia colony was established, which religious group was not allowed to settle in it?

• Jews
• Puritans
• Catholics
• Protestants

Who was the Creek leader who was murdered because he signed the treaty of Indian Springs?

• Tomochichi
• William McIntosh
• Chief John Ross

What was the role of the Highland Scots in Trustee Georgia?

• Helped defend Georgia against the Spanish
• Developed a successful silk industry
• Provided support in setting up Georgia's government
• Created Georgia's first currency

Who was Elijah Clarke?

• A war hero in the American Revolution, who fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek
• Signed the Declaration of Independence
• Started a mission on St. Catherines Island
• Helped create the House of Representatives

Who was Austin Dabney?

• One of Georgia Royal Governors
• Helped spread the idea of the "New South"
• Slave who fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek; gained his  freedom after the American Revolution
• Head of Georgia's Democratic Party in the 1960s