Georgia Colonization

What document granted the Trustees permission to establish the Georgia colony?

• The Declaration of Independence of 1776

• The Mayflower Compact of 1620

• The Charter of 1732

• The Treaty of Paris of 1763

The Trustees banned many groups of people from settling Georgia? Which was NOT a group that was banned by the Trustees?

• Lawyers

• Christians

• Liquor Dealers

• Catholics

The British system of mercantilism was designed to...

• close Boston Harbor to trade

• prevent local elections in the thirteen colonies

• favor the economic interests of Great Britain

• encourage trade outside of the British Empire

Identify the reasons that Parliament allowed Georgia to be settled. YOU WILL CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE REASON. Please select all that apply.

• As a buffer zone between Spain in Florida and England in South Carolina.

• To find gold and other riches and send them back to England.

• To establish a colony that would allow rich, aristocratic people to come and live in the colony.

• To create a colony for debtors or the other poorer people from England.

• To continue the plan of mercantilism for Great Britain.

Georgia was founded as a buffer colony between South Carolina and Florida. How did Georgia act as a buffer?

• The colonists of Georgia were expected to keep the Spanish colonists in South Carolina from attacking or taking over parts of Florida.

• The colonists of Georgia were expected to keep the Spanish colonists in Florida from attacking or taking over parts of South Carolina.

• The colonists of Georgia were expected to grow the crops that the Trustees asked them to grow and follow all the rules given to them.

• The colonists of Georgia were expected to keep a watch over the state for any Native Americans that may be trying to move into South Carolina.

How did the Trustees decide which crops the colonists should grow in Georgia?

• The Trustees had tested the hardiness of grapes, rice, indigo and mulberry trees and knew they would grow well in Georgia.

• The Trustees knew grapes, rice, indigo and mulberry trees were grown in the Far East and should grow well in Georgia.

• The Trustees had done research throughout the colonies, so they knew that grapes, rice, indigo and mulberry trees would grow well.

• The Trustees had seen the Native Americans were growing rice, indigo, grapes and mulberry trees.

Who is the only one of the 21 Trustees that cam to Georgia and lived in the colony for any length of time?

• Tomochichi

• James Oglethorpe

• Mary Musgrove

• King George II

Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?

• Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtors prison.

• England wanted to get rid of its debtors.

• The homeless would readily come to the New World

• The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.

Which items, which Great Britain had to import from France, Russia, and Spain, did Oglethorpe promise to produce in Georgia?

• Tropical Fruit and Spices

• Potatoes, Yams and Corn

• Dyes, Rice and Wine

• Cotton, Dyes and Silks

Georgia's Charter of 1732 did NOT include a provision that...

• Prohibited Catholics from becoming colonists

• Guaranteed every settler his day in court to settle differences.

• Allowed the Trustees to run the colony for the King

• Banned liquor in the colony.