Week 1, Check 3, March Madness

Who founded the Georgia colony?

• John Smith

• James Oglethorpe

• William Penn

• Thomas Jefferson

What were the three main reasons for Georgia’s founding?

• Religion, tourism, and education

• Philanthropy, economics, and defense

• Trade, politics, and slavery

• Land, farming, and government

What group of people was Georgia initially designed to help?

• Wealthy merchants

• English debtors

• Spanish settlers

• Native Americans

How did James Oglethorpe interact with the Yamacraw people?

• He ignored them and built Georgia without their input.

• He traded with them and formed an alliance through Tomochichi.

• He attacked their villages to take land.

• He forced them to relocate to Florida.

Who helped translate between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi?

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

• Mary Musgrove

• Abigail Adams

When the Georgia colony was established, which religious group was not allowed to settle in it?

• Jews
• Puritans
• Catholics
• Protestants

What position, during the Royal colony, was John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and John Wright appointed by the King?

• Committee of the colony

• Royal Governors

• Guards of the King

• Royal Horsemen