Quiz 2 - Colonial Georgia & Revolution

Quiz 2 - Colonial Georgia & Revolution

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Ashley Adams-Nix

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1.  One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was:
a.  a colony for settlement by the poor
a.  an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
a military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
a.  an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the charter, what religious group was NOT allowed to settle in Georgia?
Baptist
Catholic
Muslims
Methodist

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently
homeless would readily come to the New World
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtor’s prison
the poor were mostly well educated people who had fallen on hard times

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Indians were led by Chief Tomochichi?
Cherokee
Creek
Oconee
Yamacraw

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?
Altamaha River
Flint River
Savannah River
St. Mary’s River

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Highland Scots opposed which policy?
keeping close ties with Great Britain
giving women the right to vote
trading with the Spanish
permitting slavery

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the malcontents of the early Georgia colony:
a.  people who were unhappy and constantly complaining
a.  officials who examined the contents of cargo ships
foreigners from Germany and Scotland
a.  the trustees and their families

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to GA’s Charter of 1732, all of the following groups of people were forbidden to settle in GA EXCEPT?
Liquor dealers
Black
Lawyers
Women

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The European nation that dominated the eastern North American continent during the colonial period is
France
Great Britain (England)
Portugal
Spain

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1752, Georgia became a:               
debtor colony
proprietary(trustee) colony
royal colony
self-governing colony

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