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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 2 vocabulary colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| James Oglethorpe | He was a British general, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons. |
| What are the reasons for the settlement of GA? | charity, economics, and defense |
| Tomochichi: What is his importance? | eventeenth-century Creek leader and the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present-day Savannah, Georgia. He gave his land to James Oglethorpe to build the city of Savannah. |
| Mary Musgrove: How was she involved in the founding of the colony? | Musgrove took advantage of her biculturalism to protect Creek interests, maintain peace on the frontier, and expand her business as a trader.she was a translator for the Indians and the English |
| Savannah: Where was it settled? When? | in Georgia 1733 |
| Salzburgers: Who were they? | a group of German-speaking Protestant colonist.support from King George II of England and the Georgia Trustees after they were expelled from their home in the Catholic principality of Salzburg . |
| Highland Scots: Why are they important? How did they contribute to the Colony? | There was a huge number of colonists who were upset with the rules imposed on them. |
| Charter of 1732: 4 groups of people that were not allowed in the colony. What are the reasons for the settlement of GA? | referred to as Trustee Georgia, tobacco, indigo, wine, silk, and rice. |
| Fort King George: What was its purpose? | first British garrison of the Georgia colony. it was the southernmost outpost of the British Empire |
| Malcontents: What were they upset about? | the Malcontents objected to the Trustees' limits on landownership and prohibitions on slavery and rum. |
| Battle of Bloody Marsh: Why is it important? Who fought? | the British and Spanish on St. Simons Island, Part of a much larger conflict known as the War of Jenkins' Ear. British won. |
| Why did the French, Spanish and English colonize the New World? | looking for natural resources like wine, rice, indigo, silk, and tobacco.gold. |
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