WorksheetsMidterm: Georgia Studies
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 23mins
Georgia was named after which English monarch?
King George I
King George II
King George III
King George IV
Oglethorpe wanted to eliminate the use of these institutions in England forever, especially after a good friend died in one.
Penal Colonies
Labor Camps
Homeless Shelters
Debtor Prisons
How many Trustees were were selected to run the colony of Georgia?
21
31
41
51
He was the only Royal Governor of Georgia that was actually born and raised in an American colony (South Carolina).
James Oglethorpe
Henry Ellis
James Wright
John Reynolds
He was the chief of the Yamacraw Indians who made a quick alliance with the first Georgia settlers.
Tomochichi
Toonahowi
Yamasee
Yamacraw
A war fought between England and Spain over a rum smuggling and disputed lands between Georgia and Spain.
The Yamasee War
King George's War
The War of Jenkins Ear
The War of Bloody Marsh
How many colonists were selected to make the first journey to Georgia in 1732?
111
112
113
114
The fort was built by the British at the fall line on the Savannah River.
Fort Frederica
Fort Augusta
Fort Pulaski
Fort King George
This important cash crop was used to make a very fashionable blue dye.
Indigo
Violets
Mulberry Trees
Denim Reeds
According to the Charter of 1732, these people would not be allowed to worship in Georgia.
Salzburgers
Moravians
Lutherans
Catholics
What name was given to the first English settlement in Georgia?
Ebenezer
Frederica
Savannah
Augusta
She proved to be a very important translator for the English settlers in Georgia, being part Creek and part English.
Mary Hollingsworth
Mary Krenshaw
Mary Musgrove
Mary Blige
This elite fighting force was brought to Georgia to protect the colony from the threat of a Spanish invasion.
The British Grenadiers
The Scottish Highlanders
The Irish Relief Column
The Knights Templar
They were not allowed in Georgia because the trustees believed that would make the settlers lazy and unproductive.
Lawyers
Catholics
Slaves
Salzburgers
Name given to a colony that is used to protect another colony from a potential invasion. Georgia would serve as this kind of colony for South Carolina.
Protector Colony
Police State
Demilitarized Zone
Buffer Colony
On what date did the first Georgia settlers first arrive in Georgia?
March 12, 1732
February 12, 1733
April 17, 1732
September 11, 1733
They were religious refugees who fled their homeland in Austria to settle in Georgia.
Jews
Salzburgers
Catholics
Scottish Highlanders
What name was given to the Salzburger settlement in Georgia?
Darien
Ebenezer
Savannah
Augusta
What was the name of the ship on which the first settlers traveled to Georgia?
The Mayflower
The Santa Maria
The Godspeed
The Anne
Boundary that separates the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain
Mason-Dixon Line
Appalachian Mts
Barrier Islands
Fall Line
Located off the coast of Georgia, they provide protection for the mainland from wind, waves, and storms
Continental Shelf
Barrier Islands
Okefenokee Swamp
Gulf Stream
A major river in Georgia that serves as the GA-SC border, is important to shipping, and along which the first English settlements in Georgia were established
Oconee River
Mississippi River
Savannah River
Alcovy River
The Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River
Region # 5 is the
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Coastal Plains
Valley and Ridge
Region # 4 is the
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plains
Blue Ridge
What is the highest peak in Georgia?
In what year did Christopher Columbus attempt to sail to Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
1492
1501
1485
1512
Columbus was searching for which items, and why were they so desirable?
Spices and gold, because they were highly valued in Europe for trade and wealth.
Silk and tea, because they were used for clothing and beverages.
Silver and diamonds, because they were used for jewelry.
Cotton and tobacco, because they were important cash crops.
Because of Columbus’s discovery, __________ claimed the New World for itself.
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Spanish soldiers that came to the New World to find these things were called ________________________.
Conquistadors
Viceroys
Missionaries
Settlers
What Spanish Conquistador explored the Southeastern part of North America?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro de Alvarado
Between 1500 and 1650, what percentages of Native American populations were probably destroyed by European diseases?
About 50%
About 10%
About 25%
About 90%
The Columbian Exchange was:
the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World after 1492.
a trade agreement between European countries and the Americas in the 1800s.
the exchange of gold and silver between Spain and its colonies.
a treaty signed to end conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers.
In the year 1565, the Spanish built the first permanent European city in North America at which location?
St. Augustine
Santa Fe
Jamestown
New Orleans
The Spanish gave which names to the area that is now Georgia?
La Florida and
San Salvador
Nueva España and Nueva Mundo
El Dorado and
La Florida
Gauale and Mocama
For the nation England, why did they settle there?
To establish colonies, seek religious freedom, expand trade and empire
To escape from the cold climate of Northern Europe and find better living conditions
To find gold and silver in order to build a stronger military
To avoid paying taxes and find free land
For the nation France, why did they settle there?
fur trade, spread Christianity, expand empire
To escape religious persecution in England
To find gold and silver like the Spanish
To establish penal colonies
What happens, or can happen, when different nations claim the same lands or the same resources?
Conflicts or disputes may arise between nations.
Nations always peacefully share the resources.
The claims are ignored by the international community.
All nations immediately withdraw their claims.
Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?
to convert people to Christianity
to learn about new lands and people
to obtain spices from Asia
to develop new technologies
