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GA creation history!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Georgia named for?
a)
King George III
b)
King George 
c)
King George II
d)
King Gorge II
2.
Who was Oglethorpe's interpreter?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
3.
Who wanted to start a colony in North America?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
4.
The Creek and English trusted this person and relied on this person to help them speak with one another.
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
Mary Musgrove
c)
Tomochichi
5.
What is an interpreter?
a)
a person who explains words from different languages
b)
a store where people can trade things
c)
a person that can be trusted
6.
Oglethorpe was motivated to change the British penal system because a friend had died in _____.
a)
Court
b)
The Colonies
c)
Prison
d)
Bed
7.
In order for Oglethorpe to establish the colony he needed a ____ from the king.
a)
Map
b)
Blessing
c)
Leader
d)
Charter
8.
South Carolina was often subject to attacks from _____ in Florida
a)
France
b)
Denmark
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
9.
Georgia was also intended to support the British policy of ______.
a)
Mecantilism
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
Free Market Enterprise
d)
Capitalism
10.
Under the policy of Mercantilism Britain wanted _______.
a)
the colonies to trade exclusively with on another.
b)
the colonies to manufacture goods to sell to England.
c)
produce raw materials and buy finished goods from England
d)
the colonies to trade with whomever gave them the best deal.
11.
______ was the founder and first governor of Georgia.
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
King George II
c)
Hernado de Soto
d)
Mary Musgrove
12.
Colonists were not allowed to sell their ____ and it could only be inherited by males.
a)
Livestock
b)
House
c)
Land
d)
Tools
13.
The chief of the Yamacraw Indians, _____ became good friends with Oglethorpe and actually went back to England with him to meet the king.
a)
Tomochichi
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Powatan
d)
Crazy Horse
14.

Which of the following below is included in both Georgia's Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration

c)

Unicameral Legislature

d)

Freedom of Conscience

15.

the opening statements of Georgia and the US Constitutions; states the fundamental purposes of the documents

a)

Preamble

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Veto

16.

King _____ gave James _______a charter to colonize Georgia.

a)

Charles.....Mercator

b)

James...Ogelthorpe

c)

George.....Oglethorpe

d)

Charles....Mercer

17.

What are highly organized native communities called?

a)

chiefdoms

b)

bluffs

c)

tribes

d)

mounds

18.

Who is Mary Musgrove?

a)

an mixed heritage interpreter, mediator and trader

b)

a queen in England

c)

Tomochichi's wife

d)

John Oglethorpe's wife

19.
One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was
a)
A colony for settlement by the poor
b)
An outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons
c)
A military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements
d)
An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plants
20.
What was one consequence of European contact with Native Americans?
a)
Buffalo became extinct
b)
European diseases wiped out 90% of the native population within a century.
c)
European foods like corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash were introduced.
d)
Native American culture grew in significance.
21.

What was the main reason for the colonization of Georgia?

a)

To establish a military outpost

b)

To create a buffer zone between English and Spanish settlements

c)

To exploit the natural resources

d)

To establish a trading post

22.

Who was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians?

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Powatan

c)

Crazy Horse

d)

Tomochichi

23.

What was the impact of European contact on Native Americans?

a)

Introduction of European diseases

b)

Extinction of buffalo

c)

Introduction of European foods

d)

Growth of Native American culture

24.

Who is considered the founder and first governor of Georgia?

a)

King George II

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Mary Musgrove

d)

James Oglethorpe

25.

What was one consequence of European contact with Native Americans?

a)

Buffalo became extinct

b)

European diseases wiped out 90% of the native population within a century.

c)

European foods like corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash were introduced.

d)

Native American culture grew in significance.

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