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Hassaan Colonization
Colonization of Georgia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did Tomochichi die? | 1739 |
| When did Britain declare war on Spain? | in 1739, the same year that Tomochichi died. |
| What was the name of the fort that Oglethrope built in 1736? | Fort Fredrica |
| When did the first colonists arrive at Yamacraw Bluff? | in 1733 |
| What year did the trustees vote to allow slavery? | 1750 |
| Did Oglethrope want slavery and was he in Georgia when slavery was allowed? | No, he did't want slavery and he wasn't in Georgia when it was allowed. |
| What year did the trustees give up the charter and made Georgia a royal colony? | 1752 |
| What were the three purposes of the charter? | charity, economics, and defense. |
| Which one of the three purposes in the charter was least important to the king? | Charity |
| What was the fourth reason not listed in the charter? | Religion |
| What is England's religion? | Protestant |
| What two country's religion was Roman Catholic? | France and Spain. |
| Did protestants and Catholics get along? | Nope |
| Why did Georgia's Charter allow any religion except Catholic? | Because there was a threat of Spaniards in Florida south of them. |
| What river was selected as Georgia's nothern boundry and why? | The Savannah River because there were no South Carolinian settlements south of the river. |
| What was Georgia's southern boundry? | The Altamaha River. |
| How long did Georgia stretch? | All the way to the Pacific |
| What city would be our largest city if we stil used the same borders? | Los Angelos in California |
| What eight states would be part of Georgia if we still used the same map? | Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. |
| What type of colony was Georgia? | Trustee Colony |
| What year was the Georgia Charter created? | 1732 |
| Who did the charter name as the gentlemen interested in charity as trustees for managing Georgia? | James Oglehtrope and 20 other British men |
| How long would James Oglethrope manage Georgia? | 21 years |
| What problem did the trustees want to avoid that was occuring in Europe? | Poverty |
| What two things would the trustees have to do in order to avoid poverty? | They have to make strict rules on land and work and would also carefully select rich colonists. |
| How did the trustees raise money? | sermons, pamphlets, speeches, and newspapers |
| How many families were chosen to go to Georgia? | 35 |
| What type of people were not chosen? | debtors and people who spent time in prison |
| What did the trustees give to the settlers? | A free trip to the New World, land, a job, food, and tools. |
| What did the settlers have to do in return? | clear lands, raise crops, build the cities and houses, and follow rules. |
| How many people are on the Colonial Georgia Seal? | three people |
| What do the three people on the Seal represent? | Charity, economics, and defense. |
| When did Oglethrope and the 114 settlers sailed from England? | Late November in 1732. They were at sea for 57 days. They arrived in January 1733. |
| What was the name of the ship that took the settlers? | Anne |
| Where did they land at? | Charles Town Harbor in South Carolina |
| Where did Oglethrope settle? | A large flat area. |
| Who was living upstream from the settlers? | A small village of Yamacraws |
| What branch of natives are the Yamacraws from? | The Creeks |
| What was the name of the man who operated a trading post nearby? | John Musgrove |
| What was John Musgrove's wife's name? | Mary |
| What was Mary's dad? | A White trader |
| What was Mary's mom? | a Creek Indian |
| What did John Musgrove and Mary tell Oglethrope? | They told him that the area that they settled was called Yamacraw Bluff |
| Who did Oglethrope have to get permission from in order to settle on Yamacraw Bluff? | the chief of the Yamacraws |
| What was the name of the chief? | Yomochichi |
| Did Tomochichi become a friend and ally of Oglethrope? | Yes, indeed. |
| What are three things that archaelogists found at a dig near the trading post? | Wine bottles, pottery dishes, and kaolin pipes |
| What is mercantilism? | When a country sells more than it buys |
| What is an indentured servent? | when a person agrees to work with a master for a period of time and then in return gets to have their own life in the New World. |
| What is a garrison? | a unit of soldiers |
| What is a militia? | a military unit of citizens |
| What is an artisan? | a person with skill at something |
| What crop was the reason for slaves? | tobacco |
| Who oversaw everything that the colonists did? | The King himself |
| Who were the settlers that were not happy with the rules and regulations? | Malconists |
| What incident helped Oglethrope flee Florida? | War of Jenkin's Ear |
| Where was the Battle of Bloody Marsh taken place? | St. Simon's Island |
| What the only British doctor in GA died, who saved the colonists? | Jewish settlers called Salzburgers came with Dr. Samuel Nunis. |
| What was the name of the city that the Jews made in GA? | Ebenezer, which meant "Rock of Help" |
| What was the purpose of the mulberry tree? | to make silk |
| What is the name of Oglethrope's friend who was a debtor in prison? | Robert Castell |
| What was the primary religion of the new colony of Georiga? | Anglican |
| How many days did the journey of the British take? | 88 |
| What were the four groups of people not allowed by Oglethrope? | Liquor dealers, lawyers, Catholics, and Africans. |
| Who was the man who kept a journal in Savannah? | Peter Gordon |
| What was the name of the town where the Scottish settled? | Darien |
| Who decided if the GA settlers would keep recieving money to run the colony? | Parliament |
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