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WorksheetsColonial Period Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
During the Colonial Period, what country controlled the area of land south of Georgia, which is now known as Florida?
England
Spain
France
Italy
According to Georgia's charter, which religious group was not allowed to settle in Georgia?
Catholic
Baptist
Puritans
Methodists
The economic practice of exporting more materials than you import is known as
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Catholicism
Communism
What is the name of the British politician credited with the founding of the colony of Georgia?
John Martin Boltzius
Dr. Samuel Nunes
Tomochichi
James Oglethorpe
One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This means that Georgia was
A colony for settlement for the poor
An outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
A military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plants
Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists land when they arrived in Georgia?
Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River
Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
Fort Frederica on St. Simon's Island
Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River
Who served as the translator for Oglethorpe in his discussions with Tomochichi?
Sequoyah
William Bull
Mary Musgrove
Pocahontas
What Native American chief did James Oglethorpe befriend upon his arrival in Georgia?
Pocahontas
Sitting Bull
Tomochichi
John Standing Dear
Of the following, what is the MAIN way the Highland Scots helped Georgia?
They helped farm the land
They helped defend Georgia from the Spanish in Florida during the War of Jenkins' Ear
They traded with the Spanish
They brought goods with them when they settled
What are the TWO main reasons James Oglethorpe allowed the Jews to settle in Georgia? (check 2)
He wanted to add new religious groups to Georgia
Many Georgians had died and the Jews had able-bodied men who could help the settlement
He thought they could help him make peace with the Spanish
They had a doctor, which Georgia needed since theirs had died
