WorksheetsNon-English Colonists
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the first group on non-English colonists to arrive in Georgia?
a)
the Dutch
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Jews
d)
Highland Scots
2.
Which group of non-English colonists established the settlements of Ebenezer & New Ebenezer?
a)
Salzburgers
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Jews
d)
Catholics
3.
Which group of non-English colonists built the settlement of Darien at the mouth of the Altamaha River?
a)
Jews
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Portuguese
d)
Salzburgers
4.
Which group of non-English colonists settled in Savannah?
a)
Catholics
b)
Jews
c)
Salzburgers
d)
Highland Scots
5.
Which group of colonists were German-speaking Protestants from the European continent?
a)
the Dutch
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Spanish Catholics
d)
Salzburgers
6.
Which group of colonists were recruited by Oglethorpe because they were fierce warriors, and he needed them to help defend the colony?
a)
conquistadores
b)
Jewish knights
c)
Highland Scots
d)
Salzburgers
7.
Why did the Salzburgers emigrate to the Georgia colony?
a)
recruited by Oglethorpe because they were fierce warriors
b)
seeking religious freedom
c)
exploring for gold & silver
d)
seeking trade with the Native Americans
8.
Which group of colonists were NOT Christians?
a)
Catholics
b)
Jews
c)
Salzburgers
d)
Highland Scots
9.
Which group of colonists emigrated to Georgia for economic reasons (Oglethorpe offered them free land)?
a)
Jews
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Highland Scots
d)
the Dutch
10.
Why did the Jewish colonists emigrate to the Georgia colony?
a)
escaping religious persecution in Europe
b)
searching for gold & silver
c)
looking for free land
d)
seeking to trade with the Native Americans
11.
Which group of non-English colonists supported the Charter's ban on slavery?
a)
All answer choices
b)
Jews
c)
Highland Scots
d)
Salzburgers
12.
Which group of settlers arrived just in time for the physician among them, Dr. Samuel Nunis, to help save the colony during its first medical crisis?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Jews
d)
the Dutch
13.
Which group of colonists built two settlements about 25 miles upriver from Savannah?
a)
Salzburgers
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Jews
d)
Spanish Catholics
14.
Which group of non-English colonists played a key role in helping Oglethorpe defeat the Spanish at the battle of Bloody Marsh?
a)
Jews
b)
Highland Scots
c)
Salzburgers
d)
conquistadores
15.
What was the significance of Oglethorpe's victory at the battle of Bloody Marsh on St. Simons Island?
a)
It greatly expanded the boundaries of the Georgia colony.
b)
It ended the Spanish threat to England's southern colonies.
c)
It protected Savannah from the Yamacraw Indians.
d)
It allowed Catholic settlers to immigrate to Georgia.
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