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colonial period
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is considered the "Founding Father of Georgia"? | James Oglethorpe |
| What is a Charter | A official paper which certain rights are given by government or a business. |
| What year was the charter signed | 1732 |
| Who signed the charter | King George II |
| Someone who governs the colony | trustee |
| What was the 3 reasons for the English settlement | Philanthropy, Defense, and Economics |
| Georgia was the ______ for La Florida and South Carolina | Buffer |
| Which tow religions were NOT allowed in Georgia. | Catholics and Jews |
| What are the 5 laws in Georgia | No catholic or Jews, no slavery, limit on land, inheritance laws, and no rum or hard liquors |
| Why weren't women allowed to own land | they were afraid that the Spanish would attack from La Florida |
| Why was slavery banned? | They believed it was immoral, and it lead to laziness |
| why was rum and hard liquor not allowed | It was believed it led up to laziness |
| why was there a limit on land? | They wanted a classless society, where they all could get up to the same limit on land |
| what was the limit on land | 500 acres |
| Why weren't Jews or Catholics allowed | they believed that Catholics would've teamed up with the Spanish for attacks, and the Jews weren't allowed because Britain was a Protestant colony |
| What does philanthropy mean? | Georgia was the place were the poor and unemployed could go for a new chance at life and a new chance to start over |
| why did the England think it was a good idea to start Georgia and economics | They could send raw material from Georgia to England. |
| what does parliament | the government |
| who was the first people to govern GA | the trustees |
| what was Georgia originally made for | Debtors |
| Who was the only trustee to step foot in GA | James Oglethorpe |