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James Oglethorpe

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was James Oglethorpe born?

a)

England

b)

Georgia

c)

Canada

d)

France

2.

Where did James help make the laws?

a)

New York

b)

England

c)

Ocean

d)

Alaska

3.

Many of the people wanted to move to a new place where they could have a better ______.

a)

ship

b)

education

c)

job

d)

life

4.

What did James and his friends name the new colony?

a)

Bainbridge

b)

Washington

c)

Georgia

d)

Africa

5.

Where did James want to a build a city?

a)

near the pond

b)

near the ocean

c)

near the river

d)

near the lake

6.

Did James know how to speak the Yamacraw language?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Just A little

d)

None of the above

7.

Who helped James speak to the Yamacraw chief?

a)

Dr. Clark

b)

John Musgrove

c)

Mary Musgrove

d)

Tomochichi

8.

What did James name the new city?

a)

Atlanta

b)

New York

c)

Flint River

d)

Savannah

9.

Which two people did James Oglethorpe become friends with?

a)

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

b)

Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove

c)

Sequoyah and Tomochichi

d)

Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson

10.

Why did the Yamacraw Indians like James?

a)

He was a good leader.

b)

He was a terrible leader.

c)

He had lots of money.

d)

none of the above.

11.

What did Tomochichi and James help the people in Savannah do?

a)

grow crops

b)

shop in the grocery store

c)

build new cities

d)

go back to England

12.

What is a colony?

a)

a place where people go to shop

b)

a place where people go to school

c)

a place where people start a new life

d)

a place where people go to work