ASA Studies Weekly- Savannah

Why did James Oglethorpe want people to come to Georgia?

• He wanted everyone to come and live with him.

• He wanted people to start new towns.

• He wanted Georgia to be the new England.

• He wanted poor people to be able to start a new life.

People who start new towns are called __________.

• settlers

• founders

• towns

• Europeans

What did Oglethorpe fear would happen if he built a city on land that belonged to the Creek?

• that they might fight

• that settlers would turn into American Indians

• that they would get along

• that the Creek might steal the land

Why would it be difficult for Oglethorpe to build a city on land that belonged to the Creek?

• He did not like their food.

• He wanted to fight with them.

• He did not speak their language.

• He wanted them to leave.

Where did Oglethorpe want to build a city?

• on land that belonged to the Cherokee

• in England

• in Virginia

• on land that belonged to the Creek

Why is Mary Musgrove important?

• She helped the Creek people escape.

• She helped Creek women marry English settlers.

• Without her, Tomochichi and Oglethorpe would be friends.

• Without her, Tomochichi and Oglethorpe could not communicate.

Who was Mary Musgrove?

• A Creek woman who helped Oglethorpe talk to the Creek chief, Tomochichi.

• An English woman who helped Tomochichi talk to the Creek chief, Oglethorpe.

• A Creek woman who helped Tomochichi talk to the Creek chief, Oglethorpe.

• An English woman who helped Oglethorpe talk to the Creek chief, Tomochichi.

Which of the following is the best reason that Tomochichi may have agreed to let Oglethorpe build a city?

• Tomochichi just wanted the settlers to go away.

• Tomochichi thought it could benefit (help) the Creek.

• Tomochichi was not allowed to say no.

• Tomochichi thought it would hurt the Creek.

What is one way the Creek and the settlers could get along?

• They could fight.

• They could help each other.

• They could go their separate ways.

• They could leave each other alone.

What happened when Oglethorpe asked the chief for permission to build the city?

• Tomochichi said they could not build the city.

• Tomochichi said they had to be nice to the Creek.

• Tomochichi said they needed to leave.

• Tomochichi said they could build the city.