James Oglethorpe Review

James Oglethorpe wanted permission to start a new colony. What did he ask the King for?

• debt

• a charter

• compassion

What is a place ruled by people in another country?

• charter

• compassion

• colony

What do you have if you owe money to someone?

• debt

• colony

• civility

Where did people in England go when they couldn't pay their debt?

• home

• prison

• school

What was scarce in England?

• jobs

• people

• prison

How did Oglethorpe want to help poor people?

• put them in prison

• give them money

• start a new colony where they could live

Who was the new colony named after?

• The King

• James Oglethorpe

• The Creek Indians

Where did Oglethorpe build the new settlement?

• on the Savanna River

• On the Flint River

• On the Hudson River

How did Oglethorpe treat the Indians?

• He was mean

• with respect and civility

• He put them in prison

What is the most important thing about Oglethorpe?

• He was a general.

• He grew peaches.

• He started the colony of Georgia.