WorksheetsColonial GA Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who wanted to establish a colony for debtors and became the first leader of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
King George II
Tomochichi
John Wesley
Which of the following describes James Oglethorpe?
was a supporter of slavery.
was a strong leader and a member of Parliament.
acquired a great deal of land in the northern colonies.
did not believe in establishing a relationship with the Native Americans.
Which of the following is a reason why the British wanted to establish the colony of Georgia?
sell slaves to the Spanish.
have a military base to attack the Spanish in South Carolina.
produce silk and other products that they normally had to import.
have a safe place for Catholics to practice their religion.
How did the founding of Georgia affect debtors in England?
Only Catholic debtors were allowed to come to Georgia, not ones who were Protestant.
It improved their lives greatly because it was a colony specifically for debtors.
Most debtors were slaves when they reached Georgia.
It didn’t really affect debtors because hardly any ever came to Georgia.
King George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to found Georgia because
The trustees promised the king that Georgia would be founded as a royal colony.
He believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other colonies.
He knew a revolution was coming and needed another colony to be loyal to England.
He was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe would not allow it in Georgia.
Which event occurred first?
Arrival of the Salzburgers
Charter of 1732 signed
Arrival of the Malcontents
Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff
Under the Charter of 1732, who was NOT allowed to settle in Georgia?
Catholics
Protestants
Debtors
Scots
Who was Tomochichi?
He was a Native American who was captured and enslaved by Oglethorpe.
He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and helped him establish Savannah.
He was a Native American who fought the British over rights to land.
Who served as an interpreter between the Native Americans and the British settlers?
James Oglethorpe
Mary Musgrove
Chief Tomochichi
Hernando DeSoto
What was the name of the first settlement founded by British settlers in Georgia?
Milledgeville
Savannah
Augusta
Atlanta
Which group of early Georgian settlers was initially expelled from their home in the Austrian Alps?
Malcontents
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
Missionaries
Who opposed restrictions on slavery, land sales, and liquor in Georgia?
Highland Scots
Royal governors
Malcontents
Salzburgers
Who were the Highland Scots?
Hired soldiers who fought for the British during the American Revolution.
Frenchmen who fought for the colonies during the American Revolution.
Scottish settlers who opposed Oglethorpe and became known as “malcontents”.
Scotsmen who settled in Georgia during the colonial period.
Who were the Salzburgers?
Scottish Catholics
English Protestants
German/ Austrian Protestants
French Catholics
15. Which of the following people would have most likely been a Malcontent?
A Salzburger
A Spanish missionary trying to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
A Georgian during the trustee period who wanted more land and slaves
A supporter of James Oglethorpe
Which of the following was NOT a rule set up by Georgia’s trustees?
No slavery
No selling of land
No liquor
No religious ceremonies
What city was founded by Oglethorpe, built using new European ideas, and made fair distribution of land possible?
Savannah
Atlanta
Ebenezer
Darien
Which of the following was a group of fierce soldiers who came to Georgia to help defend the colony from the Spanish?
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
Malcontents
Red Coats
How did life in Georgia change in 1752?
It became a state.
It seceded from the Union.
It divided South Carolina.
It became a royal colony.
Why were the laws of the trustees overturned?
Moral reasons
Racial reasons
Religious reasons
Economic reasons
What was the main crop produced in the royal colony of Georgia?
Peaches
Oranges
Rice
Sugar
What effect did slavery have on Georgia?
It hurt the colony’s economy.
It led to the plantation system.
It caused a drop in the colony’s population.
It allowed African Americans to have more freedoms.
Georgia’s first royal governor had many problems with the colonial legislature and was removed. Who was this?
James Oglethorpe
Henry Ellis
James Wright
John Reynolds
Who was the second royal governor of Georgia and worked well with the legislature and Native Americans?
Henry Ellis
James Wright
James Oglethorpe
John Reynolds
The colony of Georgia prospered under which royal governor’s leadership?
James Wright
Henry Ellis
John Reynolds
James Oglethorpe
