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Griffin SS8H2 Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the ONLY Trustee to make the trip to Georgia?

a)

James Bond

b)

James Jones

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

James Wright

2.

Who was the woman that acted as a translator for Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe?

a)

Mary Mack

b)

Mary Musgrove

c)

Mary Oglethorpe

d)

Mary ChiChi

3.

The Charter of 1732 was a document signed by the king of England giving permission to give reasons for Georgia’s settlement.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Charter of 1732 restricted:

Alcohol

Slavery

Land for men

a)

False

b)

True

5.

The following were rules for the colonists:

●Must defend the colony

●Must grow mulberry trees

●Could not sell their land

●Women could not inherit land

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This was the MAIN reason for the colonization of Georgia with Oglethorpe.

a)

Refuge

b)

Relaxation

c)

Rest

d)

Philanthropy (Charity)

7.

The first colonists arrived on November 17, 1732 on the _________ ship.

a)

Adam

b)

Andy

c)

Ann

d)

Annabel

8.

How long did it take settlers to get to Georgia?

a)

100 days

b)

90 days

c)

88 days

d)

80 days

9.

Chief of the Yamacraw American Indians

a)

Tomohawk Charlie

b)

Tomochichi

c)

Tomogachi

d)

Tomas Hawk Chi

10.

________________ __________________ - Jewish doctor

●He is credited for “saving the colony” during its first year of existence. (Cholera Outbreak)

a)

Samuel Nombre

b)

Samuel Nunez

c)

Sam Jones

d)

Samuel Nickerbacher

11.

This group of people were:

●Peaceful and hardworking

●German speaking Protestants from Austria

●Persecuted by the Catholic king

a)

Saulisbury Steakers

b)

Salzburgers

c)

Malcontents

d)

Austrians

12.

This group:

●Also antislavery

●Valued hard work and religion

●Afraid slavery would cost them their jobs

a)

The Scottish Fiends

b)

The Butterscotch

c)

Malcontents

d)

The Highland Scots

13.

This group:

●Unhappy and Dissatisfied/Disagreed with Trustee Rules

●Most had paid their own way to the colony

a)

Malfunctions

b)

Malcontents

c)

Malpracticants

d)

Maliricons

14.

●End of the Trustee period

●Rules about land ownership, rum, and slavery lifted

●Trustees returned the colony to the king

a)

Royal Period

b)

Trustee

15.

Only men could own land.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

During the Royal Period, the following changes were made:

a)

Slavery was now legal.

b)

Alcohol was now available.

c)

No land limit on how much they could aquire.

d)

All of the above.

17.

W.R.I.S.T. Crops stood for:

a)

wine,riches, indigo, salt, trade

b)

wine grapes, rice, indigo, sulfur, tobacco

c)

wine grapes, rice, indigo, silk, tobacco

d)

wine grapes, rice, indians, salzburgers, tomochichi

18.

The most important good that was traded was

a)

salt

b)

grapes

c)

silk

d)

rice

19.

These three rivers are responsible for Georgia's boundaries:

a)

The Chattahoochee Rive

b)

The Savannah River

c)

St. Mary's River

d)

All of the above

20.

Water provided:

a)

A passageway westward

b)

Opportunity for cities to grow

c)

Food for colonists/hydroelectricity

d)

All of the above

21.

Water provided economic growth in Georgia by:

a)

cities for people to make money

b)

jobs for people to make money

c)

a better chance for survival in industry

d)

All of the above