Quiz 2 - Colonial Georgia & Revolution

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

According to the charter, what religious group was NOT allowed to settle in Georgia?

• Baptist
• Catholic
• Muslims
• Methodist

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

What Indians were led by Chief Tomochichi?

• Cherokee
• Creek
• Oconee
• Yamacraw

Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?

• Altamaha River
• Flint River
• Savannah River
• St. Mary’s River

The Highland Scots opposed which policy?

• keeping close ties with Great Britain
• giving women the right to vote
• trading with the Spanish
• permitting slavery

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

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

The European nation that dominated the eastern North American continent during the colonial period is

• France
• Great Britain (England)
• Portugal
• Spain

In 1752, Georgia became a:               

• debtor colony
• proprietary(trustee) colony
• royal colony
• self-governing colony