WorksheetsGeorgia-Exploration & Colonization
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 19mins
Mississippian was considered highly advanced for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
They had an organized religion with a chief priest.
They had an organized government with a chief.
They had an abundance of food including a store house for extra food.
They painted their bodies.
How did De Soto's exploration impact the Natives living in what is now the USA?
over 1/2 of all natives died due to weapons and disease
over 1/2 of all natives converted to Catholism
over 1/2 of all natives moved to Central America
natives intermarried and moved to Spain with their new spouse
Who provided Oglethorpe and the colonists land on which to build their city?
De Soto - Spain
Wanatoobi - Cherokee
Tomochichi - Yamacraw, Creek
Big Bertha - the owner of all land in America
Why was the land by the Savannah River a GOOD location for the Georgia colony?
Yamacraw Bluff was a high risen area where they could shoot down approaching enemy ships.
Yamacraw Bluff would be a good area to irrigate from the low river.
The Savannah River being brackish (a mix of salt and fresh water) would not be a good source of water to drink.
It was right next door to the French in Louisiana.
A group of Highland Scots arrived to GA and settled in Darien. What assistance did they provide the colony?
They helped with Philanthropy by creating the Red Cross.
They helped with Defense by fighting in the War of Jenkins Ear (specifically the Battle of Bloody Marsh) where they helped to push the Spanish back.
They helped with Mercantilism by teaching Georgians how to grow tobacco.
They ran the mission at Guale for the Spanish.
Malcontents was the name given to colonists who were unhappy. What made them so unhappy?
They wanted slaves, rum, the opportunity to own more land, and pass land to females.
They wanted to be able to intermarry with the Yamacraw.
They wanted to move to NY.
They wanted to befriend the Spanish instead of fight them.
What did the Royal Governors allow that caused people to want to move into GA?
self government
slaves, rum, and more land (large farms)
ownership of ships
choice in farming techniques
The colonies' role in Mercantilism for England was to:
operate factories to convert raw materials into finished products
be the only buyer of English goods
produce raw materials to be shipped to England where England would convert them into finished products to be sold to other countries
colonies were to hold the unwanted people of England away from the mother country
How did de Soto’s march through Georgia change the culture of Native Americans?
The expedition introduced Native Americans to new types of food and animals.
The expedition was responsible for converting all Native Americans to Catholicism.
The expedition set up new trading opportunities for Native Americans.
The colony of Guale became a successful and thriving community.
Which was NOT a reason the malcontents were upset with the Trustees' rules?
Slavery
The sale of rum
Land ownership
Voting rights
In 1752, thirty years after the colony of Georgia was established, Georgia became a
self-governing colony.
debtor's colony.
proprietary colony.
royal colony.
The two largest Native American (Mississippian) groups living in Georgia during the colonial period were the...
Choctaw & Chickasaw
Woodland & Mississippian
Cherokee & Paleo
Creek & Cherokee
Which type of Christianity did the Europeans hope to convert the Native Americans to?
Methodism
Lutheranism
Protestantism
Catholicism
You always want to export more than you import; a country attempts to gain wealth through trade with other countries-which word reflects this?
free trade
tariff
mercantilism
import
Typically, a colony makes the ________________ the MAIN priority, with regard to seeking out natural resources/raw materials, growing crops, etc.
Colonists
local Native population
mother country
surrounding colonies
This group of Colonists paid for their own journey to GA. They felt the rules imposed on other Colonists didn't apply to them. They were unhappy with the ban on rum and slaves, and land ownership limitations-they felt it held them back economically.
Salzburgers
Malcontents
Jews
Highland Scots
Hard-working, German-speaking Protestant refugees from Austria. They created the towns of Ebenezer/New Ebenezer. Had some success with silk production. Built a grist mill. Successful colonists.
Malcontents
Highland Scots
Jews
Salzburgers
This individual is sometimes called the "Empress of the Creek Nation." This person played a vital role in the founding of Georgia in colonial America. The daughter of a Creek Indian mother and a white father, this individual was a shrewd negotiator and a successful trader. As an interpreter for James Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia Colony, this person helped maintain alliances between the Creek nation and the British at a time when British, French, and Spanish interests in the region were often in conflict.
Mr. Salzburger
Tomochichi
Mary Musgrove
Dr. Nunes
