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H2-Georgia studies
Colonial Period
Question | Answer |
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Who is considered the father of Georgia? | James Oglethorpe |
What are the 3 reasons that England settled in Georgia? | Philanthropy, Economics and Defense |
Who gave James Oglethorpe the charter to make his own colony? | King George II |
Why did the Trustees not allow rum or hard liquors? | The Trustees believed that it led to laziness |
Why did the Trustees put a limit on land? | They wanted the colony of Georgia to be a classless society |
What was the limit on land? | 500 acres |
Why did the Trustees not allow Jews in Georgia? | Great Britain was a Protestant nation |
Why did the Trustees not allow Catholics to settle in Georgia? | They feared that the Catholics would join with Spain if there was ever conflict |
What was James Oglethorpe a member of? | Parliament |
Why did the Trustees not allow slaves? | The Trustees and James Oglethorpe considered slavery to be unjust and immoral. They also thought it would make the settlers lazy. |
When did Georgia become a colony? | 1732 |
Who was James Oglethorpe's interpreter? | Mary Musgrove |
Who was critical to the founding of Savannah and the entire Georgia colony? | Mary Musgrove |
The Trustees wanted Savannah to be what? | A classless society |
Who was the elderly chief of the Yamacraw Indians? | Tomochichi |
What was the original name of Savannah? | Yamacraw Bluff |