Georgia, the last British colony Reading Check (Ch. 3, Lesson 2)

A _______ is a document granting permission to create a colony (or company) and defining its rights and privileges.

• charter

• trustee

• constitution

• business plan

Defense is another word for ____________________ protection.

• military

• spousal

• systematic

• social media

According to the charter, what two religious groups were excluded from the colony?

• Jews & Catholics

• Muslims & Jews

• Buddhists & Catholics

• Catholics & Baptists

The Trustees felt that if poor people were given the chance to succeed, they could.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Trustees banned slavery in the Georgia colony in the beginning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was not allowed to inherit land?

• Women

• Young men under the age of 21.

• Men not born in England.

James Oglethorpe originally wanted to bring what group of people to Georgia?

• wealthy and parliament members

• skilled workers

• poor, unemployed and prisoners

• conquistadors

Why did Tomochichi ally with the British instead of the Spanish?

• He felt that it would provide his people with more opportunities.

• He felt that the English were more wealthy.

• He felt that the Spanish could not be trusted.

Those who traveled "on charity"...

• were too poor to pay for passage.

• were too young to get a job.

• were too educated to be given resources and land.

What was Tomochichi interested in for his tribe?

• A Christian education

• Land in the Carolinas

• Plantations