Georgia colony quiz

What colony is this?

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

Someone who owed more money to creditors than they had.

• Debtor

• Indigo

• Credit

• Trustee

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• James Oglethorpe

The document issued by King George II, creating the colony of Georgia

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Charter of 1732

• Articles of Confederation

The term for something that serves as a protective barrier.

• buffer

• blocker

• guardrail

• philanthropy

One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was

• A colony for settlement by the poor
• An outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
• A military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
• An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plants