Name: __________________________
Date: __________ Period: __________
Unit 2: Exploration and Georgia Colonization
For every question (topic or person) you should be able to explain the impact for the Georgia colony.
Page Numbers – Textbook (p. 100-148)
CRCT Prep (19-37)
I. Exploration of the New World
Word Bank
1.
____________________ Three primary reasons Spain explored the New World
Some may be used
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twice
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Spain
Glory
2.
____________________ Three major European countries competing for the New World
Gold
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Great Britain
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France
King George II
Savannah
II. Georgia as a Trustee Colony
Liquor dealers
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3.
____________________ Name of the first settlement (city) in Georgia
4.
____________________ Signed the Charter of 1732 which created GA
5.
____________________ “Father of Georgia”; Founder and Head Trustee of Georgia
6.
____________________ Number of Trustees that lead GA during the Trustee Period
7.
____________________ Served as interpreter for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
8.
____________________ Yamacraw Chief that assisted Oglethorpe and the GA colonists
9.
____________________ First city built by the Salzburgers in Georgia
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13.
____________________ Per the Georgia charter there were 4 groups excluded from the
____________________ colony. What were these 4 groups, be sure to know why.
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14.
____________________ Dissatisfied Georgia colonists; Most came from Scotland
15.
____________________ People unable to pay their bills; imprisoned in Great Britain
16.
____________________ Name three (3) reasons for the founding of Georgia
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III. Georgia as a Royal Colony
17.
____________________ Type of colony GA became after the Charter of 1732 expired
18.
____________________ Title of the person who controlled (governed) Royal Colonies
19.
____________________ Name the three (3) Royal Governors of Georgia
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James Oglethorpe
Blacks
Catholics
Lawyers
Mary Musgrove
Debtors
Charity
Defense
Tomochichi
Royal Governor
Ebenezer
Malcontents
James Wright
Economics
Royal
John Reynolds
Henry Ellis
20.
____________________ Georgia’s longest serving Royal Governor
21.
____________________ Country that controlled the Florida Territory
22.
____________________ Economic system where you export more than you import
23.
____________________ Three rules/laws the Trustees enforced for Georgia; changed
____________________ during Georgia’s time as a Royal Colony.
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24.
____________________ Person, considered property, forced to work for their owner
25.
____________________ Religion that was not allowed to settle (live in) Georgia
Word Bank
26. Who wanted to establish a colony for debtors
and became the first leader of Georgia?
A. James Oglethorpe
B. King George II
C. Tomochichi
D. John Wesley
27. Which of the following describes James
Oglethorpe?
A. He was a supporter of slavery.
B. He was a strong leader and a member of
Parliament.
C. He acquired a great deal of land in the northern
colonies.
D. He did not believe in establishing a relationship
with the Native Americans.
28. Which of the following is a reason why the
British wanted to establish the colony of Georgia?
A. To sell slaves to the Spanish.
B. To have a military base to attack the Spanish in
South Carolina.
C. To produce silk and other products that they
normally had to import.
D. To have a safe place for Catholics to practice their
religion.
29. How did the founding of Georgia affect debtors
in England?
A. Only Catholic debtors were allowed to come to
Georgia, not ones who were Protestant.
B. It improved their lives greatly because it was a
colony specifically for debtors.
C. Most debtors were slaves when they reached
Georgia.
D. It didn’t really affect debtors because hardly any
ever came to Georgia.
slavery
land ownership
Slaves
Mercantilism
Spain
Catholicism
liquor
30. King George II agreed to grant Oglethorpe and
the trustees a charter to found Georgia because
A. The trustees promised the king that Georgia would
be founded as a royal colony.
B. He believed it would help England economically
and provide military protection for other colonies.
C. He knew a revolution was coming and needed
another colony to be loyal to England.
D. He was against slavery and liked that Oglethorpe
would not allow it in Georgia.
31. Which event occurred first?
A. Arrival of the Salzburgers
B. Charter of 1732 signed
C. Arrival of the Malcontents
D. Establishment of Savannah on Yamacraw Bluff
32. Under the Charter of 1732, who was NOT
allowed to settle in Georgia?
A. Catholics
B. Protestants
C. Debtors
D. Scots
33. Who was Tomochichi?
A. He was a Native American who was captured and
enslaved by Oglethorpe.
B. He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
C. He was a Native American chief who befriended
Oglethorpe and helped him establish Savannah.
D. He was a Native American who fought the British
over rights to land.
34. Who served as an interpreter between the
Native Americans and the British settlers?
A. James Oglethorpe
B. Mary Musgrove
C. Chief Tomochichi
D. Hernando DeSoto
35. What was the name of the first settlement
founded by British settlers in Georgia?
A. Milledgeville
B. Savannah
C. Augusta
D. Atlanta
36. Which group of early Georgian settlers was
initially expelled from their home in the Austrian
Alps?
A. Malcontents
B. Highland Scots
C. Salzburgers
D. Missionaries
42. What city was founded by Oglethorpe, built
using new European ideas, and made fair
distribution of land possible?
A. Savannah
B. Atlanta
C. Ebenezer
D. Darien
37. Who opposed restrictions on slavery, land
sales, and liquor in Georgia?
A. Highland Scots
B. Royal governors
C. Malcontents
D. Salzburgers
43. Which of the following was a group of fierce
soldiers who came to Georgia to help defend the
colony from the Spanish?
A. Highland Scots
B. Salzburgers
C. Malcontents
D. Red Coats
38. Who were the Highland Scots?
A. Hired soldiers who fought for the British during
the American Revolution.
B. Frenchmen who fought for the colonies during the
American Revolution.
C. Scottish settlers who opposed Oglethorpe and
became known as “malcontents”.
D. Scotsmen who settled in Georgia during the
colonial period.
39. Who were the Salzburgers?
A. Scottish Catholics
B. English Protestants
C. Austrian Protestants
D. French Catholics
40. Which of the following people would have most
likely been a Malcontent?
A. A Salzburger
B. A Spanish missionary trying to convert Native
Americans to Catholicism
C. A Georgian during the trustee period who wanted
more land and slaves
D. A supporter of James Oglethorpe
41. Which of the following was NOT a rule set up by
Georgia’s trustees?
A. No slavery
B. No selling of land
C. No liquor
D. No religious ceremonies
44. How did life in Georgia change in 1752?
A. It became a state.
B. It seceded from the Union.
C. It divided South Carolina.
D. It became a royal colony.
45. Why were the laws of the trustees overturned?
A. Moral reasons
B. Racial reasons
C. Religious reasons
D. Economic reasons
46. What effect did slavery have on Georgia?
A. It hurt the colony’s economy.
B. It led to the plantation system.
C. It caused a drop in the colony’s population.
D. It allowed African Americans to have more
freedoms.
47. Georgia’s first royal governor had many
problems with the colonial legislature and was
removed. Who was this?
A. James Oglethorpe
B. Henry Ellis
C. James Wright
D. John Reynolds
48. Who was the second royal governor of Georgia
and worked well with the legislature and Native
Americans?
A. Henry Ellis
B. James Wright
C. James Oglethorpe
D. John Reynolds
Directions: Write the name of the group that BEST matches with the characteristics below.
S = Salzburgers
or
M= Malcontents
or
H = Highland Scotts
Characteristics:
_______ 49. Leader in the colony is John Martin Bolzius
_______ 50.Trustees paid for these people to come to Georgia to help with defense
_______ 51.First town is called Ebenezer (but not good land, many die)
_______ 52.Live in and around Savannah
_______ 53.Believes slavery SHOULD be allowed to improve economy
_______ 54.Does NOT believe in slavery
_______ 55.Built town of Darien (near Altamaha River)
_______ 56.Built New Ebenezer (near Savannah River)
_______ 57.Wrote letters to England complaining of poor treatment and conditions in the colony
_______ 58.German speaking culture who had been persecuted by the Catholics in Europe
_______ 59.Helped to defend Fort Frederica (on ST. Simon’s Island)
_______ 60.Grew the most silk for the colony and the first to plant cotton
_______ 61.Wanted to be able to pass land down to women and sell rum to the Natives
_______ 62.Very strict religious group – no gambling, dancing, or drinking alcohol
63. Label the “T” chart with the appropriate heading (Royal Period or Trustee Period)
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From 1732 to 1752
Led by James Oglethorpe
and 20 other men
Founded the city of
Savannah overlooking
Yamacraw Bluff
Slavery, alcohol, and
gambling were outlawed
Poor citizens who came to
Georgia were given 50
acres of land
Wealthy citizens who paid
their own way to America
were given 500 acres of
land
Only men were allowed to
own and/or inherit land
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From 1752 to 1776
Ruled by the King of
England with the help of a
Royal Governor who lived
and worked in Georgia
Alcohol was allowed to be
sold throughout the colony
of Georgia
Slavery was legalized
throughout the colony of
Georgia
Land ownership laws were
changed; people could buy
additional land and
women and children are
able to inherit land