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SS8h2a Lesson check

Authored by GRADY FLANAGAN

Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and his group a charter for colony of Georgia?

1492

1607

1776

1732

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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James Oglethorpe founded a colony in America to

increase slavery in the colonies. 
mine gold and other valuable minerals.
help the poor of England get a new start.
provide a refuge for persecuted religious groups.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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"...and Such other persons as shall be Elected... and shall be one Body Politick and Corporate in Deed and in name by the Name of The Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America"
-Charter of 1732

The Charter of 1732 established the colony of Georgia and stated that the colony was to be governed by



Parliament.
King George II.  
James Oglethorpe. 
a Board of Trustees. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which statement best explains why England established the Georgia colony? England wanted

to create a trading partnership with the Native Americans. 
a port available for ships sailing to China and the East Indies.
to provide a safe haven for Catholics who were being persecuted.
a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions of South Carolina.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

James Oglethorpe suggested forming a colony for the poor because 

A. England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently. 
B. the homeless would readily come to the New World. 
C. Oglethorpe had a friend who died in a debtors’ prison. 
D. the poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To ensure that the trustees did not take personal advantage of their position, the king made sure the trustees 

A. could not hold office. 
B. could not serve more than one year.
C. had to break off all ties with Great Britain. 
D. had to donate their own money to provide food for the colonists

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The concept that a country must export (sell) more than it imports (buys)

Mercantilism

Communism

Socialism

Capitalism

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