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GA Royal Colony
Vocab and Events of Royal Colony of GA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Georgia's Royal Governors in order of when they served | Reynolds, Ellis, Wright |
| The Royal Governor who was also a scientist | Ellis |
| A ruling system that combines church and government | Parish |
| The war that was fought over nine year period and gave Great Britain vast land holdings | French and Indian War |
| Who fought with the French in the French and Indian War? | Indian Tribes, and Spanish |
| Who fought against the French in the French and Indian War? | Great Britain |
| Because the French and Indian War involved France, England, and Spain, and was fought on two continents, what could we call it? | The first world war |
| What treaty ended the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris of 1763 |
| What did King George III issue that forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Why did George III issue the Proclamation of 1763? | To keep the Indians on the western side of the Appalachians from revolting against colonists |
| Who did George III want to pay for the expense of the French and Indian War? | Colonists |
| How did George III intend to collect money from the colonists? | Taxes, fees, new laws |
| Did the British people think it was fair or unfair to tax the colonists? | FAIR!! |
| Which Royal Governor stayed in that position the longest? | Wright |
| What did Governor Wright build to protect Savannah from Indians? | Palisades |
| What type of legislature has both an upper house and a lower house? | Bicameral |
| What type of legislature has only one house? | Unicameral |
| On what British government group did the Royal Colony first base their legislature? | Parliament |
| What did George III's taxes and laws lead colonists to want? | Independence from Great Britain |
| When the French and Indian War was over, Great Britain gained all lands to which river? | Mississippi |
| The Mississippi River became Georgia's _______ boundary. | Western |
| Which church was Georgia's official church during the Royal period? | Anglican |
| Which church sent preachers to the frontier of Georgia? | Methodist |
| What were the preachers who visited communities in the frontier on a regular basis called? | Methodist Circuit Riders |
| Why did Governor Ellis serve such a short term as Royal Governor? | The climate in GA made him ill. |
| What was the name of the first newspaper in the Georgia colony? | Georgia Gazette |
| Where was the Georgia Gazette published? | Savannah |
| What is a government fee charged to a citizen? | Tax |
| In 1763 and 1764 Great Britain ordered the colonists obey laws on shipping and pay taxes through these two acts | Navigation Act, and Sugar Act |
| This act which was ordered on all colonies was profitable for Georgia | Stamp Act |
| After 1763 what were Georgia's 3 border rivers? | Savannah, St. Mary's, and Mississippi |
| What term was used for settlers who moved from SC and the mountains into Georgia's frontier? | Crackers |
| What type of government did Governor Reynolds first allow in the Georgia colony? | Self-Government |
| In the Bicameral government of Reynolds, the upper house was selected, but the lower house was chosen by _______ | Colonists elections |
| Who could vote in the Royal Colony? | Only white land owners |
| What was the system of land distribution during the Royal Colony period? | Headright |
| Who was considered the head of the family? | The oldest white male with or without a family |
| Who couldn't own land? | Women, slaves, males under 18 |
| Ultimately, who did all government and colonists answer to? | King George III |
| What was the site of our first port city? | Sunbury |
| What river was the western border for Georgia when it was a Trustee Colony? | Altamaha |
| What was considered Georgia's frontier during the Royal Colony period? | West of the Altamaha, North of the Fall Line |
| What type of colony is ruled by the King and his appointed governors? | Royal Colony |
| What type of colony is ruled by trustees who govern in the interest of the King? | Trustee Colony |
| What type of colony is partially owned by a company or an individual, and partially owned by the King? | Proprietary Colony |
| This man's father was the surveyor who helped design Savannah, he was an outspoken leader of the discontented Georgians in the general assembly. | Noble Wimberly Jones |
| The four resources grown in Georgia that provided jobs for workers in England | Rice, tobacco, indigo, cotton |
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