Georgia Studies Midterm study sheet three: Founding/Colonization/Revolution
1. Which group of people forms the backbone of James Oglethorpe’s plan to populate the new
colony of Georgia?
a. Calvins
b. Nobles
c. Worthy poor
d. Slaves
2. Who obtained the charter to establish the Trustee colony of Georgia?
a. John Dunbar
b. Tomochichi
c. King George
d. James Oglethorpe
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Arrival of the Salzburgers
Arrival of the Malcontents
Establishment of Savannah
Colonial Charter signed
3. Which of the following lists the events of the Trustee period of Georgia, in the
chronological order in which they occurred?
a. 4,1,3,2
b. 1,2,3,4
c. 3,2,1,4
d. 4,3,1,2
4. Who were the Salzburgers during the Trustee period in Georgia?
a. Scottish Catholics
b. English Protestants
c. Austrian Protestants
d. French Huguenots
5. Where did the first wave of settlement take place in Georgia?
a. Barrier islands
b. Savannah River
c. Appalachian Mountains
d. Chattahoochee River
6. What is the name of the fort designed to protect the southeastern boundary of Georgia?
a. Savannah
b. Fort Frederica
c. St. Augustine
d. Coweta
7. Which of Georgia’s cities is described by the phrases in the box below?
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Built by using new European ideas
Founded by James Oglethorpe
Made fair distribution of land possible
a. St. Augustine
b. Savannah
c. Fort Frederica
d. Coweta
Which of these groups did not have a presence in Trustee Georgia?
a. Creek Indians
b. Japanese silk farmers
c. Moravians
d. Salzburgers
How did life in Georgia change in 1752?
a. It became a state.
b. It became a royal colony.
c. It seceded from the union.
d. It divided South Carolina.
Which crop was produced in the royal colony of Georgia?
a. Olive oil
b. Cotton
c. Rice
d. Oranges
How did Georgia’s government respond when wealthy landowners demanded the right to
own slaves?
a. They explained that slavery was immoral.
b. They took a vote, but did not vote to allow slavery.
c. They allowed landowners to own slaves.
d. They started a religious campaign against slavery.
Why were landowners required to have a servant or family member for every 50 acres of
land?
a. To help prevent slavery
b. To make sure there were enough people to defend the land
c. To keep the colonists company
d. To barter with the Native Americans
13. Which person worked to maintain peace between Native Americans and colonists?
a. John Dunbar
b. John Reynolds
c. Mary Musgrove
d. James Oglethorpe
14. Which of the following is a correct statement about the French and Indian War?
a. Native Americans sided only with the French.
b. Native Americans sided only with the British.
c. The British and French joined forces to fight against Native Americans.
d. Native Americans sided with both the French and the British.
15. What was the result of the Battle of Kettle Creek during the Revolutionary War?
a. A loyalist victory
b. A Tory victory
c. A patriot victory
d. A British victory
16. Which school did Abraham Baldwin establish as the first public university in the nation?
a. Georgia Tech
b. University of Georgia
c. Louisville
d. Georgia State
17. Which of the following goods were not taxed by the Stamp Act?
a. Newspapers
b. Playing cards
c. Tea
d. Legal documents
18. Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that Britain taxed goods in the colonies?
a. To pay for war debt
b. To pay to erect buildings in the colonies
c. To punish colonists for drinking tea
d. To bring more enslaved people to the colonies
19. Why were Georgians reluctant to join the colonists in revolution?
a. Georgia benefited from Great Britain.
b. Georgians were to scared to fight.
c. Georgia could not afford to fight.
d. Georgia was not a colony.
20. Why did the patriots want independence from British rule?
a. They wanted to have their own king.
b. They thought the taxes were unfair.
c. The British government was torturing them.
d. They wanted to be ruled by Spain.
21. Who did not represent Georgia in the Second Continental Congress?
a. George Walton
b. Button Gwinnett
c. Lyman Hall
d. Elijah Clarke
22. Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek important?
a. It proved that the loyalists had little support in the South, and it was a rare victory
for the Georgia militia.
b. It was the beginning of a truce between loyalists and patriots.
c. It proved the loyalists had a lot of support in the South.
d. It resulted in the death of George Washington.
23. Which country was the patriots’ ally during the Siege on Savannah?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Great Britain
d. Mexico
24. Which of the following was a result of the Great Compromise?
a. The formation of an upper and lower house of Congress
b. The drafting of the Articles of Confederation
c. The ratification of the Georgia Constitution
d. Was with Native Americans
25. How were enslaved people counted in the U.S. Constitution?
a. Only enslaved males were counted.
b. Enslaved people were not counted toward representation.
c. Three-fifths of all enslaved people were counted.
d. Slavery was made illegal.
26. Freedoms of speech, religion, and the press were guaranteed in which amendment to the
Constitution?
a. First Amendment
b. Second Amendment
c. Three-fifths Amendment
d. Sixth Amendment
27. Who were Georgia’s representatives at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a. George Washing ton and Abraham Baldwin
b. William Few, Jr., and Abraham Baldwin
c. William Few, Jr., and Austin Dabney
d. Austin Dabney and Abraham Baldwin
28. Why was Georgia no longer considered a royal colony in 1776?
a. It became a Trust in that year.
b. It declared independence from Britain.
c. France began to rule it that year.
d. Spain took control of the colony.
29. Why did the federal government experience financial problems while under the Articles of
Confederation?
a. It did not give states adequate taxing power.
b. The president and Congress stole federal money.
c. Congress lacked the power to tax U.S. citizens.
d. The U.S. did not have adequate natural resources to generate money.
30. In addition to debtors, what other group was encouraged to settle in the Georgia colony?
a. Native Americans
b. Protestants
c. Enslaved people
d. Catholics
31. In addition to Abraham Baldwin, what other Georgian represented the state at the
Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. William Few, Jr.
c. Nancy Hart
d. James Madison
32. The term “loyalist” describes
a. British naval officers.
b. American militia leaders.
c. Americans who supported Great Britain.
d. Americans who supported the colonies.
33. How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
a. They formed the Stamp Act Congress
b. They overthrew the Stamp Act Congress
c. They declared allegiance to King George III
d. They declared independence from Great Britain