WorksheetsColonization of Georgia
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Worksheet time: 19mins
Who inspired Oglethorpe to start the colony of Georgia?
Robert Castell
Samuel Nunes
Mary Musgrove
Tomochichi
Which monarch granted permission to settle the colony of Georgia?
King George II
Robert Castell
Samuel Nunes
Mary Musgrove
What was one of the reasons for Georgia's founding?
Defense
land
Mulberry Trees
W.R.I.S.T Crops
Man who wanted to start a colony to help England with defense, economics, and charity.
James Oglethorpe
Mary Musgrove
Robert Castell
Tomichichi
One of Georgia's purposes; protect the English colonies from the Spanish in Florida.
to create a buffer to help Maryland
create a buffer to help Florida
create a buffer to help South Carolina
to create a buffer to help Virginia
An expensive fabric woven by strands of thread made by a specific type of worm.
caterpillar
linen
muslin
silk
Reason for Georgia's founding that focused on raw materials and the money the colony would bring England.
trade
defense
mercantilism
philanthropy
Crops produced in the colony of Georgia: wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco.
W.R.I.S.T crops
crops
horticulture
none were produced in Georgia
Colonists were required to plant these for food of choice for silkworms.
indigo
tobacco
grapes
Someone who owed more money than he had; typically, were jailed for this.
prisoner
debtor
rich person
poor person
Twenty one of these men were "trusted" with governing the colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe would be the only one to ever set foot in Georgia.
parliament
James Oglethorpe
trustees
men
One of the three reasons for Georgia's founding. James Oglethorpe and the trustees hoped to bring debtors and England's "worthy poor" to the colony to begin new lives.
economy
defense
kindness
philanthropy
A plant used to produce a blue dye.
blue
Mulberry tree
green
Jewish doctor who saved the colony from illness.
John Musgrove
Samuel Nunes
The Saltzbergers
Tomichichi
Woman who worked with Oglethorpe and Tomochichi as a translator.
Anne Boleyn
John Musgrove
Mary Musgrove
Jennifer Oglethorpe
Yamacraw leader who gave Oglethorpe permission to settle on Yamacraw Bluff.
Tomichichi
Mary Musgrove
Hernando De Soto
John Musgrove
A town established by the Salzburgers.
Savannah
Yamacraw Bluff
New Ebenezer
Chatham City
The location of the first settlement in Georgia, which would become Savannah.
Atlanta
Savannah
New Ebenezer
Yamacraw Bluff
Time period in Georgia for 21 years where the Trustees were in charge.
Royal Period
Trustee Period
Georgia colony period
a time in Georgia
The ship that brought approx. 120 colonists to settle the colony of Georgia.
Santa Maria
Ann
Nina
Pinta
People who came to Georgia to escape religious persecution and settled New Ebenezer.
Highland Scots
Saltzbergers
Jews
English
The first group of settlers allowed to join the original colonists. Initially, they were forbidden.
English
Highland Scots
Saltzbergers
jews
Twenty one of these men were "trusted" with governing the colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe would be the only one to ever set foot in Georgia.
Trustors
Trustees
Naturally happened without being told it would happen. Not legally done.
facts
de Facto
leader
James Olgethorpe
A group of colonists who complained about the way the Trustees were running Georgia.
Malcontents
Saltzbergers
Jews
Highland Scots
Match the following
Trustee Period
Royal Period
Mississippian Period
Change made in the Royal Period (a)
Largest crop at the beginning of the colony.
rice
cotton
wine
tobacco
changed laws the laws that were created.
Period after the Trustee Period
James Oglethorpe
Gave up on charter before it ended
