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The Colony of Georgia

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The king of England during the time of colonial Georgia

a)

George

b)

James

c)

Jeff

d)

Fredrick

2.

The document issued by King George II, creating the colony of Georgia

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Charter of 1732

d)

Articles of Confederation

3.

What type of trees did silk worms eat the leaves as food to produce silk?

a)

Peach

b)

Apple

c)

Mulberry

d)

Fig

4.

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

a)

Mary Musgrove

b)

Tomochichi

c)

James Oglethorpe

5.

Our state was named after who?

a)

King of Georgia

b)

King George II

c)

George the King of Georgia

6.

Who was the chief of the Creek Indians?

a)

Sequoah

b)

Tomochichi

c)

Mary Musgrove

7.

James Oglethorpe wanted ________ between the settlers and the Indians.

a)

peace

b)

war

c)

to take over their land

8.

James Oglethorpe established the city today known as _______________.

a)

Savannah

b)

Loganville

c)

England

9.

Who translated between the Indians and the settlers?

a)

Tomochichi

b)

Sequoya

c)

Mary Musgrove

10.

The Indians and the settlers ______ their resources with each other.

a)

stole

b)

traded

c)

hid

11.

Mary Musgrove knew how to speak both Creek and English because______________?

a)

her school taught her

b)

one parent was Indian and the other was English

c)

She went to a school to learn

12.

How can you be like Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe?

a)

You can give away all your clothes

b)

You can be nice, kind, and thoughtful to others

c)

You can start drama and get in fights with friends

13.
Drinking was allowed.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The Georgia colony allowed Jews and Protestants but not Catholics.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Augusta
c)
Macon
d)
Savannah
16.
The founding of Georgia affected debtors very little because hardly any debtors ever came to Georgia.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?
a)
A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
b)
He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
c)
He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
d)
He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.
18.
Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.
a)
business partner
b)
interpreter
c)
housekeeper
d)
wife
19.
Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe a charter to found Georgia?
a)
He believed it would help Britain economically while providing protection for the other southern colonies.
b)
He knew a revolution was coming and wanted a colony loyal to the Crown.
c)
He was against slavery and would not allow it in Georgia.
d)
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
20.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for settling Georgia?
a)
Charity
b)
Defense
c)
Economics
d)
Religion
21.
What Indians were led by Chief Tomochichi?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Creek
c)
Oconee
d)
Yamacraw
22.
What ship brought Oglethorpe and the first colonist to Charleston, then Savannah, during the winter of 1733?
a)
Anne
b)
Godspeed
c)
Mayflower
d)
Santa Maria
23.
Oglethorpe wanted to start the GA colony to give a fresh start to __________________
a)
Native Americans
b)
Spanish 
c)
debtors
d)
silk makers
24.
Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
a)
England wanted to get rid of its debtors permanently
b)
The homeless would readily come to the New World
c)
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtors prison
d)
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times
25.

When a person has a debt, it means _________________.

a)

the person owes someone money.

b)

the person is wealthy.

c)

the person goes to school.

26.

When people could not pay their debt they were sent to prison.

a)

True

b)

False

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