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Ga as Royal colony
Georgia Becoming a Royal Colony
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what year did Ga become a royal colony? | 1752 |
| colony ruled by board of trustees | proprietary colony |
| colony that is directly governed by the king | royal colony |
| who was Ga's first royal governor and what year did he come? | John Reynolds; 1754 |
| why was john Reynolds popular? | he allowed colonists a court system, an assembly and power to elect officials |
| what was the lower house called? | Commons House of Assembly |
| what was the upper house called? | Governor's Council |
| what was the requirement for voting? | had to be a male colonists who owned at least 50 acres of land |
| what was the requirements for joining the lower house as a colonist? | being a male who owned at least 500 acres of land |
| how where the upper house members decided upon? | they were appointed by the king |
| describe the men who were part of the Governor's Council | wealthy and influential landowners |
| what year did Ga have its first assembly meeting, and in what city? | 1755; Savannah |
| why did the colonists write a letter to king George about Reynolds? | he decided to start governing Ga by himself and the colonists didn't like their right to self government taken away |
| who became Ga's 2nd royal gov. and in what year? | Henry Ellis; 1757 |
| what was Ellis before he was a royal gov. | scientist and slave trader |
| did Ellis allow self government for the colonists? | yes |
| who divided Ga in 8 parishes | Henry Ellis |
| why did Ellis leave after only 3 years as gov. | he couldn't stand the heat and became ill from it |
| what was considered the first REAL world war? | French and Indian War |
| what year did the French and Indian War begin in and how many years did it last? | 1754; 9 years |
| what where the 2 main causes of the French and Indian War? | greed, and fear |
| one reason of cause of war: to capture the most land in new world and control all its treasures | greed |
| one reason of cause of war: that one country would gain more power than the other | fear |
| ________ & _________ were well matched in the war | Britain and France |
| which country had most powerful navy? | Britain |
| which country had the strongest army? | France |
| what did Great Britain gain from Spain for losing the war? | Florida |
| after how many years of colonization did France lose all its land due to a war | over 150 years |
| why were Britain's colonists discontent after the war | b/c of the proclamation of 1763 and a series of taxes to help pay the war debt |
| what effect did the treaty of Paris have on Ga's boundaries? | its western boundary got moved to the Mississippi River |
| what did the proclamation of 1763 say? | colonists couldn't move west of the Appalahain mountains |
| what effect did the proclamation have on Ga's southern boundary? | its southern boundary got moved to St. Mary's River |
| why where to new boundaries in Ga important to its growth? | b/c it provided water access for shipping, but also provided good farming and dense forests |
| who was Ga's 3rd and final royal gov. and in what year did he come? | James Wright; 1760 |
| which gov. completed the defenses around Savannah? | James Wright |
| how did James Wright defend savannah | by building palisades around it |
| what town became Ga's official port for ship's arrivals? | Sunbury |
| under which gov. did rice and indigo become profitable crops? | James Wright |
| what was the name of Ga's first newspaper? | The Georgia Gazette |
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