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Georgia's Colonial Period

Authored by Carrie Blankenship

History

8th Grade

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Georgia's Colonial Period
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

James Oglethorpe's hiring of Mary Musgrove had a positive impact on English and American Indian relations because

she assembled a group of Creek Indians who defended her.

the American Indians did not communicate with any other Europeans.

she helped to make fair trades and negotiations between the groups.

the American Indians saw her hiring as a sign of Oglethorpe's good will.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tomochichi's trip to England with James Oglethorpe was important because

the English wanted to meet Oglethorpe's American Indian friends.

it showed the goodwill between the American Indians and the English.

Oglethorpe wanted American Indians to act and to talk like the English.

Tomochichi did not trust James Oglethorpe or the English until the trip.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The government of England MOST LIKELY thought the Georgia colony would make a good military defense because

American Indians in Georgia could help them

it was full of many skilled and brave soldiers.

its geography made it very easy to fight there.

it could help to protect other English colonies.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You always want to export more than you import; a country attempts to gain wealth through trade with other countries-which word reflects this?

free trade

tariff

mercantilism

import

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

James Oglethorpe wanted the Highland Scots to move to Georgia

because they were qualified in the lumber industry.

so that the colony would have many types of people.

because they were experienced and skilled soldiers.

so that they would bring Protestantism to the colony.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees because the Salzburgers

wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.

saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.

were expelled from their homes because of their religion.

were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repeal of the Trustee's ban on slavery boosted Georgia's economy by

increasing the amount of taxes the government collected from new slave owners.

allowing Carolina planters to expand rice cultivation into Georgia's lowlands.

allowing Georgians to do business with colonies that participated in the slave trade.

increasing the amount of free labor available to clear the land for future colonization.

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