CIA #2 (Exploration, GA Colony, Revolution)

Why did the Spanish explore the southeastern region of North America during the 1500s?

• to trade with American Indians who were living in that region

• to stop the English from settling in the area

• to spread Christianity, find gold, and gain personal fame (glory).

• to establish colonies for religious freedoms.

Why did France, the French, want to explore the New World?

• So they could trade fur

• To convince the Mississippians to be Christians

• To find Gold

• To learn how to speak English

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Georgia Colony was founded?

• Philanthropy

• economics

• defense

• glory

Why did the Mississippian culture decline after contact with Europeans?

• The Mississippians joined European society.

• European diseases killed many Mississippians.

• The Mississippians isolated themselves from others.

Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?

• A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
• He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
• He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
• He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.

Match the following groups to their correct information

• Malcontents

• Portuguese settlers who were originally banned from the colony. They were allowed to stay because their doctor cured colonists of Yellow Fever.

• Salzburgers

• A group of settlers who founded Darien at Fort King George. They helped to defend the colony from the Spanish to the south. They were well known as good soldiers.

• Jewish Settlers

• A group of settlers who paid their own way to the colony and complained about the Trustees' laws about land ownership and slavery

• Highland Scots

• A group of Austrian settlers that founded Ebenezer and New Ebenezer. They were known for being hard-working and being successful in the silk industry

What period did the rules change... Slavery was allowed, alcohol was allowed, buying/ selling of land was allowed, and women were allowed to own land?

• Trustee

• Royal Colony

How did philanthropy motivate Georgia Trustees to establish the Georgia Colony?

• The British hoped to give poor and indebted British people a new start in the New World by giving them 50 acres of land.

• The trustees wanted to grow enough food in the Georgia Colony to feed the poor in Britain.

• The trustees planned to convert American Indians to Christianity, which the British considered charitable.

• The trustees wanted escaped slaves from other colonies to settle there, but colonists treated them poorly.

Which statement BEST describes Mary Musgrove?

• She was married to John Musgrove and owned a trading post

• She lived on the Savannah River.

• She was a fur trader

• She was part Creek and part English and could speak both languages. She was a translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi. Her and her husband owned a trading post.

Match the crop to the proper description

• Grown to support the textile industry

• Indigo

• Grown on to create dye for textiles

• Rice

• Grown to support the wine industry

• Mulberry Trees

• Grown in freshwater inland swamps

• Grapes