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Colonization Ga
Madison Greene colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did Tomochichi die? | 1739 |
| What were the three purposes of Georgia's charter? | Charity, economics, and defense |
| What was the church of England? | Protestant |
| What countries were Roman Catholic? | France and Spain |
| When did the trustees make Georgia a royal colony? | 1752 |
| What religion did the charter exclude? | Catholicism |
| Why did the charter exclude Catholics? | Because of the threat of Spanish Florida to the south |
| At the time of Georgia's creation, how far did it stretch? | Coast to coast |
| What else happened in the year 1739? | Britain declared war on Spain |
| Was Oglethorpe in Georgia when slavery was allowed? | No |
| What river was GA's northern boundary at the time of its creation? | Savannah River |
| When Georgia was created, what was the largest river on the coast? | The Altamaha River |
| The Altamaha would have been what part of Georgia's border? | Georgia's southern border |
| If Georgia still stretched from coast to coast, what would be the largest city? | Los Angeles |
| When did Oglethorpe build Ft. Frederica? | 1736 |
| Where did the first colonists arrive? | Yamacraw Bluff |
| When did the trustees vote to allow slavery in Georgia? | 1750 |
| Which of the three purposes of Georgia's charter was the least important to the king? | Charity |
| What was a fourth reason for Georgia's creation? | Religion |
| England saw the new colony as a home for who? | Protestants |
| For how many years was the Georgia colony unlike any other American colony? | 20 years |
| What kind of colony was Virginia? | A joint-stock colony |
| What southeast colony was a royal colony? | South Carolina |
| What kind of colony was Georgia? | A trustee colony |
| When was GA's charter created? | 1732 |
| How many men were appointed as trustees? | 21 |
| For how many years did the trustees manage Georgia? | 21 |
| The trustees wanted to avoid conditions that led to what in England? | Poverty and other problems |
| What were the keys to making Georgia a model colony? | Strict rules on land and work and carefully selected colonists |
| Why did they use sermons, pamphlets, speeches, and news? | To raise money |
| How many families were selected? | 35 |
| Were any debtors released from prison chosen? | No |
| What did the trustees give the families? | Land, weapons, tools, seed, food |
| What did the families give the trustees in return? | They cleared land, raised crops, built houses and public structures, and followed the trustees' rules |
| How many figures are on the Colonial Georgia Seal? | 3 |
| In what year did the settlers sail from England? | 1732 |
| What ship did the settlers sail on? | The ship Anne |
| Who was the translator for for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi? | Mary Musgrove |
| How long did it take for the Anne to get from England to Charles Town harbor? | 57 days |
| what colony promised to support Georgia? | South Carolina |