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What did the development of agriculture allow the Mississippian Indians to do?

• reduce conflicts between rival communities

• build new types of weapons and tools

• establish large permanent settlements

• create a complex religious belief system

Mercantilism motivated Britain to colonize North America because the British believed that colonies could help the British economy. The British used the colonies to acquire raw materials and as a market for British exports. How was Great Britain able to control the developing colonies through mercantilism policies?

• by forbidding manufacturing in North America and preventing the colonies from competing with British industries

• by forcing colonists to settle in inland areas so that the Royal Navy could control all sea traffic on the Atlantic Coast

• by encouraging Spanish colonists to compete with British colonists in order to increase the supply of resources and lower prices

• by hiring only American Indian workers so that colonists were forced to work as subsistence farmers and could not acquire great wealth

Why were Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto and his men able to kill thousands of the American Indians they encountered in Georgia?

• The American Indians had no concept of war.

• The American Indians were badly outnumbered.

• The Spaniards had far superior weapons and armor.

• The Spaniards tricked the American Indians into trusting them.

Based on the map and your knowledge of social studies, what was one of the main reasons that the Georgia Colony was founded by the British?

• to develop better trade relationships with French colonists

• to improve relationships between colonists and American Indians

• to establish deepwater ports and increase trade with European nations

• to defend the more established British colonies from Spanish aggression

Use the chart describing the Charter of 1732 to answer the question. How did the reaction of the Malcontents to these provisions affect the development of the Georgia Colony?

• Their complaints about the charter's effect on their economic opportunities led to the legalization of slavery in the colony.

• Their opposition to restrictions on religious liberty led colonial authorities to name Catholicism the colony's official religion.

• Their success defending the colony from the Spanish led the British to allow self-government in the colony.

• Their development of new manufacturing techniques led to increased trade between the colony and England.

George Whitefield, an English preacher who traveled throughout the colonies during the Great Awakening, believed that the institution of slavery

• ought to be abolished in the name of human rights.

• was not essential to the Georgia Colony's economy.

• was moral and necessary for the Georgia Colony to thrive.

• ought to be replaced by the practice of indentured servitude.

Some of the earliest products that colonial Georgians traded with markets in Europe included

• indigo and wine.

• cotton and lumber.

• peaches and pecans.

• animal hides and onions.

Why was the largest concentration of Loyalists in Georgia found along the coast, in and around Savannah?

• because colonists who lived along the coast became wealthy through trade with Britain

• because colonists who lived along the coast had lived under an unsuccessful period of self-rule

• because colonists who lived along the coast feared that a Patriot victory would lead to a ban on slavery

• because colonists who lived along the coast believed that Britain could protect them from American Indians

What was one negative consequence of the invention of the cotton gin?

• Urban areas throughout Georgia became overcrowded.

• Georgia's economy became overly reliant on a single crop.

• Increased competition led to reduced profits for Georgia farmers.

• Trade between Georgia and northern states decreased significantly.

Why was Creek Chief William McIntosh often opposed by other Creek leaders?

• He refused to sign treaties with the US government.

• He started wars with other groups of American Indians.

• He forced the Creek to maintain their traditional lifestyle.

• He supported US interests over the interests of the Creek.