Question | Answer |
What year did Tomochichi die? | 1739 |
What were the three purposes of Georgia's charter? | Charity, economics, and defense |
What was the church of England? | Protestant |
What countries were Roman Catholic? | France and Spain |
When did the trustees make Georgia a royal colony? | 1752 |
What religion did the charter exclude? | Catholicism |
Why did the charter exclude Catholics? | Because of the threat of Spanish Florida to the south |
At the time of Georgia's creation, how far did it stretch? | Coast to coast |
What else happened in the year 1739? | Britain declared war on Spain |
Was Oglethorpe in Georgia when slavery was allowed? | No |
What river was GA's northern boundary at the time of its creation? | Savannah River |
When Georgia was created, what was the largest river on the coast? | The Altamaha River |
The Altamaha would have been what part of Georgia's border? | Georgia's southern border |
If Georgia still stretched from coast to coast, what would be the largest city? | Los Angeles |
When did Oglethorpe build Ft. Frederica? | 1736 |
Where did the first colonists arrive? | Yamacraw Bluff |
When did the trustees vote to allow slavery in Georgia? | 1750 |
Which of the three purposes of Georgia's charter was the least important to the king? | Charity |
What was a fourth reason for Georgia's creation? | Religion |
England saw the new colony as a home for who? | Protestants |
For how many years was the Georgia colony unlike any other American colony? | 20 years |
What kind of colony was Virginia? | A joint-stock colony |
What southeast colony was a royal colony? | South Carolina |
What kind of colony was Georgia? | A trustee colony |
When was GA's charter created? | 1732 |
How many men were appointed as trustees? | 21 |
For how many years did the trustees manage Georgia? | 21 |
The trustees wanted to avoid conditions that led to what in England? | Poverty and other problems |
What were the keys to making Georgia a model colony? | Strict rules on land and work and carefully selected colonists |
Why did they use sermons, pamphlets, speeches, and news? | To raise money |
How many families were selected? | 35 |
Were any debtors released from prison chosen? | No |
What did the trustees give the families? | Land, weapons, tools, seed, food |
What did the families give the trustees in return? | They cleared land, raised crops, built houses and public structures, and followed the trustees' rules |
How many figures are on the Colonial Georgia Seal? | 3 |
In what year did the settlers sail from England? | 1732 |
What ship did the settlers sail on? | The ship Anne |
Who was the translator for for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi? | Mary Musgrove |
How long did it take for the Anne to get from England to Charles Town harbor? | 57 days |
what colony promised to support Georgia? | South Carolina |