Colonial Georgia Vocabulary

What is 'settlement'? (In relation to the history of the New World)

• A location where people start a new life.

• A process of something sinking down.

• A term for a person, or a group of people who are in debt.

• An arrangement either made by mutual agreement or by an outside party.

What does 'charity' mean?

• An organization that gives people loans with large interests.

• An organization that helps those in need.

• A term for an entity with debt.

• A person, group of people or an organisation that steals things.

Who is a debtor?

• A person, country, or organization that gives loans.

• A charitable institution that provides assistance to those in need.

• A person, country, or organization that has debts to pay off.

• A field of study that examines the creation, allocation, and utilization of goods and services.

What does the study of economics primarily focus on?

• The subject that has to do with the way graphs work.

• The skill or activity of keeping records of the money a person or organization earns and spends.

• The act of providing the money needed for something to happen.

• The way in which trade, industry, or money is organized.

Who were the 'malcontents'? (in relation to Colonial Georgia)

• Someone who opposes an established order or government.

• Someone who is loyal and patriotic to the government.

• Someone who is satisfied with things the way they are.

• A group of colonists, in protest of various laws and policies

Does 'diverse' mean including many different types of people or things?

• True

• False

What does colonization mean?

• The act of protesting against an established order or government.

• The type of government in which, one person has absolute power.

• The establishment of a colony; taking over people or a region.

• Two things that are identical; a clone.

What does philanthropy mean?

• Promoting an idea or belief at a large scale.

• Embracing a culture or group of people.

• The study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, and religion.

• Helping the poor, especially by giving them money.

What does the term 'defense' mean? (in relation to the Native Americans and European settlers)

• Something that provides protection against attack from enemies, or against something dangerous.

• Invading and annexing another region by force or trickery.

• The act of traveling and discovering new places and lands.

• A particular set of moves used by the person playing chess with the black pieces.

Who was Mary Musgrove?

• An important figure who acted as a cultural liaison between colonial Georgia and her Native American community.

• The first woman to lead a major Native American tribe in the United States.

• A group of Dutch-speaking Protestant colonists who made a significant impact in New York.

• An Irish group of settlers that came to defend Massachusetts from French invaders.