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WorksheetsGeorgia Historical Figures Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wanted to start a colony in North America?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
2.
How did Oglethorpe help people that could not find jobs?
a)
He put them in prison.
b)
He gave them money.
c)
He took them to start a new colony in North America.
d)
He helped them find jobs in England.
3.
Where did Oglethorpe begin the new settlement?
a)
along the Chattahoochee River
b)
along the Flint River
c)
along the Savannah River
d)
along the Mississippi River
4.
Who helped Oglethorpe talk to the Creek Indians?
a)
Tomochichi
b)
King George II
c)
Mary Musgrove
d)
Pocahontas
5.
Who was the chief of the Yamacraw Creek Indians that Oglethorpe became friends with?
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Tonto
6.
What type of Indian was Mary Musgrove?
a)
American
b)
Cherokee
c)
Creek
7.
What two languages could Mary Musgrove speak?
a)
Indian and Italian
b)
French and Spanish
c)
English and Creek
8.
The Yamacraw chose this person to be their mico because they respected this person's honesty.
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
9.
What type of Indian was Sequoyah?
a)
Creek
b)
Cherokee
c)
American
10.
What did Sequoyah create?
a)
a Cherokee alphabet
b)
a number system
c)
the Cherokee language
11.
What was the name of the Cherokee newspaper?
a)
The Cherokee Phoenix
b)
The Cherokee Times
c)
Indian News
12.
Sequoyah was very compassionate. What does compassionate mean?
a)
He was very wealthy.
b)
He was mean to others.
c)
He cared for others.
13.
Why did Sequoyah create an alphabet?
a)
to show off
b)
to help his people learn to read and write
c)
so he could get paid
14.
How did the alphabet help the Cherokee people?
a)
It helped them to communicate.
b)
It helped them hunt.
c)
It helped them play sports.
15.
Sequoyah created which..........
a)
The Iron Lung
b)
The Bible
c)
Harry Potter
d)
The Cherokee Alphabet
16.
What was the job of the Creek and Cherokee women?
a)
watch the babies
b)
farm and gather
c)
hunt and fish
d)
make the clothes
17.
Why did the Creek and Cherokee want to live by the rivers?
a)
They thought the water was pretty.
b)
They liked to catch fish and let them go free.
c)
They made silly faces in their reflections.
d)
It was a source of transportation to other villages.
18.
What was the job of the Creek and Cherokee men?
a)
hunt and fish
b)
farm and gather
c)
restaurant worker
d)
Wal Mart
19.
What region did the Cherokee Indians live in?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Blue Ridge Mountains
20.
How did the Creek and Cherokee Indians travel down the river?
a)
In a submarine.
b)
canoes that they made from hollowed out logs.
c)
They swam.
d)
On a float made from twigs and branches.
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