Charter of 1732: The Plan for Georgia

Which document outlined the initial plan for establishing Georgia as a colony in 1732?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Charter of 1732

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Navigation Acts

Which leader and governing body are specifically identified for their roles in establishing Georgia as a colony?

• John Smith and the House of Burgesses

• James Oglethorpe and the Board of Trustees

• William Penn and the Quaker Assembly

• Roger Williams and the General Court

• Sir Walter Raleigh and the Virginia Company

The section’s objectives include evaluating five colonial goods associated with Georgia. Which list matches those goods?

• Tobacco, wheat, corn, lumber, furs

• Rice, sugar, molasses, rum, timber

• Wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco

• Gold, silver, copper, iron, and coal

• Cotton, peanuts, peaches, pecans, and soybeans

What is the best synonym for philanthropy as used in the context of Georgia's founding?

• Charity

• Trade

• Government

• Religion

According to Oglethorpe's plan, who were the debtors?

• People who owed money but lived freely

• People in jail for their debts

• Wealthy landowners

• Skilled craftsmen seeking new markets

Who were considered the "worthy poor" in Oglethorpe's vision for Georgia?

• People unable to work due to illness

• Poor people Oglethorpe believed could be successful if given a chance

• Former soldiers promised land grants

• Wealthy merchants donating to charity

Which statement best explains Oglethorpe’s philanthropic goal for the Georgia colony?

• To create a trading post for skilled artisans

• To build a colony for debtors and the worthy poor

• To expand religious missions into the backcountry

• To establish a military fort against the Spanish

Based on the outcomes described, how successful was the philanthropic plan for populating Georgia?

• Highly successful: many debtors and worthy poor settled there

• Partly successful: debtors arrived but not the worthy poor

• Largely unsuccessful: no debtors were released and very few worthy poor reached Georgia

• Completely abandoned before any settlers arrived

Which group most commonly made it to Georgia instead of the intended settlers?

• Debtors released from jail

• Wealthy planters

• Skilled craftsmen looking for a new start

• Religious missionaries

Which economic system guided Britain’s expectations for the Georgia colony by having colonies supply raw materials and cash crops to the mother country?

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

• Socialism