Georgia Colonial Period SS8H2(a)

The document creating Georgia was called

the

• Declaration of Independence

• Charter of 1732

• U.S. Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

What Indian chief gave Oglethorpe permission to settle on Yamacraw Bluff?

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

• Tonto

• Tomochichi

On what river was the first Georgia settlement created?

• Altamaha

• Chattahoochee

• Savannah

• Oconee

What group first governed the Georgia colony?

• Trustees

• King George's Council

• Council of Elders

• English Board of Directors

Which Trustee was the only one to come to Georgia?

• John Musgrove

• George II

• James Oglethorpe

• Robert Castell

3 reasons given for the creation of the Georgia colony

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense

• Religious, Social, and Economics

• Expansion, Exploration, and Execution

The only true success the colony had under the Trustees

• Defend South Carolina from Spanish invasion

• Growing the best wine in the New World

• Exporting more silk than any other colony

• Growing many crops to send back to England

Philanthropy is another word for

• Success

• Debt

• Religion

• Charity

Initially, for whom did Oglethorpe plan to create the new Georgia colony?

• Sick and infirmed

• Worthy poor

• Unemployed Farmers

• Those persecuted for their religion

Which of these was not offered as incentive to those willing to settle in Georgia?

• 50 acres of land

• One year’s supply of food

• Free seed and agricultural supplies for a year

• Gold stolen from the Indians