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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

• territory

• community

• colony

• state

King of England that allowed Oglethorpe and trustees to settle Georgia. He also signed the Charter of 1732.

• KIng WIlliam

• King George II

• Prince Harry

• King Ferdinand

In 1720, he asked the king of England to create a colony for the country's poor and unemployed.

• James Olglethorpe

• George Washington

• William Castell

• William Ferdinand

What is the purpose of a buffer colony?

• A colony used primarily for mercantilism

• A colony used to protect, by providing a barrier of land.

• A colony that based on slavery and servitude.

• None of the above.

Who was the colony of Georgia was named after?

• King George

• King George II

• King George III

• Georgia

Document signed by King George II that gave Oglethorpe and the Trustees permission to settle Georgia.

• The Creation of Georgia, 1732

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Charter of 1732

• The Declaration of Independence

The three main reasons for settlement described in the Charter of 1732

• Prison release, mercantilism, Economics

• War, land, Greed

• Defense, Economics, Charity

• God, Gold, Glory

How many colonies were already created when the colony of Georgia was created?

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 7

Prisons established to house people to be punished through hard labor if they could not pay their debts and taxes--this occurred through the mid 19th century.

• County jail

• state prison

• federal prison

• debtors prison

Which religious group of people were not allowed in the colony of Georgia?

• Christians

• Baptist

• Catholics

• Muslims