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Explorers and Colonization

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The document creating Georgia was called

the

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Charter of 1732

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Mayflower Compact

2.

What Indian chief gave Oglethorpe permission to settle on Yamacraw Bluff?

a)

Geronimo

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Tonto

d)

Tomochichi

3.

On what river was the first Georgia settlement created?

a)

Altamaha

b)

Chattahoochee

c)

Savannah

d)

Oconee

4.

What group first governed the Georgia colony?

a)

Trustees

b)

King George's Council

c)

Council of Elders

d)

English Board of Directors

5.

Philanthropy is another word for

a)

Success

b)

Debt

c)

Religion

d)

Charity

6.

Initially, for whom did Oglethorpe plan to create the new Georgia colony?

a)

Sick and infirmed

b)

Worthy poor

c)

Unemployed Farmers

d)

Those persecuted for their religion

7.

Which agricultural item was NOT expected to be grown in the early Georgia colony?

a)

Cotton

b)

Grapes for wine

c)

Silk

d)

Indigo

8.

What did Mulberry Trees produce?

a)

Sweet apples

b)

Wine making grapes

c)

Cotton

d)

Silkworms to make silk

9.

What was Georgia's military purpose to King George?

a)

Protect the Carolina colony from Spanish attack

b)

Kill all Indians located in Georgia

c)

Attack the French city of New Orleans

d)

Invade Florida and claim the land for England

10.

Why was Georgia known as a buffer colony?

a)

It created soft cotton to return to England

b)

It made medicine to treat Malaria

c)

It was a religious outpost promoting Catholicism

d)

It was a protective zone between Spain and the English colonies

11.

Which of the following was NOT prohibited in Georgia according to its Charter?

a)

Lawyers

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

Liquor dealers

12.

What type of colony was Georgia initially?

a)

Trustee Colony

b)

Proprietary Colony

c)

Religious-free Colony

d)

Temporary Colony

13.

What group arrived with a doctor on board effectively helping save the colony?

a)

Jews

b)

Catholics

c)

Muslims

d)

Pilgrims

14.
Who was the translator and interpreter between the English and the Native Americans?
a)
Mary Musgrove
b)
Pocohontas
c)
Tomochichi
d)
James Wright
15.
Who was the king of England when the colonists were settling GA?
a)
King George II
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
King Leo
d)
King 
King George v
16.
What was the economic policy for the settlement in Georgia that involved growing grapes, mulberry trees, and indigo plants in order to produce silk, wine, and blue dye?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
Communism
c)
Mercantislism
d)
Socialism
17.
Which statement would a Malcontent most likely have said?
a)
If I own the land, then I should be able to sell the land to who I want.
b)
Slavery is wrong and we do not need slaves.
c)
We love Oglethorpe and the Trustees.
d)
Do not allow slaves in Georgia.
18.
Why was the Battle of Bloody Marsh important?
a)
It ended the war with the Native Americans
b)
It ended the threat of the Spainish invading GA
c)
It started the Spainish invasion of GA
d)
It started the war with the Native Americans
19.
Which group of people were looking for religious freedom and started the town of New Ebenezer?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Malcontnets
d)
Trustees
20.
What was the outcome of the development of GA when the royal colony allowed slavery?
a)
Created large farms or plantations
b)
Caused the farms to shrink down very small
c)
Caused GA to become poor
d)
Created large farms/plantations, wealth, and social classes 
21.
Which group of people settled in Darien, were brave soldiers, and defeated the Spainish at the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
a)
Highland Scots
b)
Salzburgers
c)
Malcontents
d)
Trustees
22.
Which royal governer was the first and was unpopular with the colonists?
a)
Henry Ellis
b)
James Wright
c)
John Reynolds
d)
James Oglethorpe
23.
Which royal governor did the colonists like and under him the colony prospered? 
He was also the last royal governor.
a)
James Wright
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
Henry Ellis
d)
John Reynolds
24.
Which royal governor divided the colony into local governments called parishes or counties to help them become more efficient?
a)
James Wright
b)
Henry Ellis
c)
John Reynolds
d)
James Oglethorpe
25.
Why was Georgia considered a buffer colony?
a)
to provide military protection between English and Spainish
b)
to have a colony for the poor
c)
to have an outpost for pirates to find shelter
d)
to have new farms to grow new crops 
26.
Why did Oglethorpe suggest that the colony be for the poor?
a)
the homeless would go easily to the new colony
b)
the poor were educated
c)
England wanted to get rid of debtors
d)
Oglethorpe had a friend who had died in debtors prison 
27.
Which religious group was not allowed in Georgia?
a)
Catholics
b)
Jewish
c)
Baptist
d)
Methodist
28.
Families that came to GA were only required to do what with their land?
a)
Use a portion to grow Mulberry trees
b)
Bring their own tools to farm the land
c)
Only sell the land to another Englishman
d)
Use a portion to grow silk worms 
29.
Who survey and helped to design the city of Savannah?
a)
Nobel Jones
b)
Samuel Nunes
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
Robert Montgomery
30.
How was Oglethorpe's plan for Savannah best be described?
a)
A military town
b)
city planned around open squares
c)
city planned around circular roads
d)
a decaying city
31.
What was the impact of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
a)
demstrated the strength of the British army
b)
ended the threat from the indians
c)
was the beginning of safe southern frontier for the British
d)
Gained new land for GA
32.
Why did the Salzburger's move from their first settlement in 
GA?
a)
they were attacked by the Spainish
b)
They were attacked by the Indians
c)
the land was marshy and not productive
d)
the land was to hard to farm 
33.
Which policy were the Highland Scots opposed to?
a)
permitting slavery
b)
trading with the French
c)
trading with the Spainish
d)
giving women the right to vote
34.
Who were the malcontents in early GA colony?
a)
The trustees
b)
the Highland Scots
c)
the families of GA
d)
people who were unhappy and complaining constantly
35.
In 1752, Georgia became what type of colony?
a)
Royal Colony
b)
Trustee Colony
c)
Real Colony
d)
Bad Colony
36.

Who played an important role in the establishment of Georgia and served as its unofficial leader during the colony’s early years?

a)

Robert Castell

b)

Chief Tomochichi

c)

George Washington

d)

James Oglethorpe

37.

What was key about the arrival of Jewish settlers to Georgia?

a)

They were interested in setting up a trade post near Savannah

b)

They were fierce fighters who would defend the colony

c)

They had a doctor with them who could replace the one who had died

d)

They brought Mulberry Trees to plant for silk worms

38.

What group was brought to Georgia by James Oglethorpe based on their reputation for being some of the best soldiers in the world

a)

Salburgers

b)

Jews

c)

Malcontents

d)

Highland Scots

39.

What name was given to those who complained about Trustee regulations?

a)

Worry Worts

b)

Traitors

c)

Malcontents

d)

Scalawags

40.

Which of the following was NOT a rule that angered some in the new Georgia colony?

a)

Limitations on land ownership

b)

Ban on Rum

c)

Policy of killing innocent Yamacraw Indians

d)

Prohibiting of slave labor

41.
What country did Hernando de Soto explore for?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
42.
The first Europeans to explore Georgia were from which country?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
43.
Spanish explorers marched across Georgia hoping to find cities of _____.
a)
glory
b)
beauty
c)
aluminum
d)
gold
44.
The trading policy that used the colonies to produce raw materials that were then shipped to Great Britain for manufacturing, and then sold back to the colonies for profit was called...
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Tariffs
d)
Merchandising
45.
Which route is showing the path traveled by explorer Hernando de Soto?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
46.

During the _____________ period the colony was run by a bicameral legislature, governor, and court system.

a)

Proprietary

b)

Royal

c)

English

d)

Trustee

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