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The Colonization of Georgia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What number colony was Georgia? | 13th |
| Where did the first settlers of Georgia settle? | Yamacraw Bluff |
| Who did Oglethorpe ask for the first English settlement in Georgia? | Tomochichi |
| For how long were the trustees given to handle Georgia? | 21 years |
| Who was the only person that came to Georgia as a trustee | Oglethorpe |
| What did Georgia become after the trustees stopped ruling? | A royal colony |
| What was Georgia protecting from France and Spain? | North Carolina |
| What were the 3 reasons for settlement in Georgia? | Charity, Defense, and Economics |
| After the doctor died on the ship Anne, who took his place? | The Jewish doctor named Samuel Nunis who arrived with the Jewish settlers. |
| Who was the translator for the Indians and Oglethorpe? | Mary Musgrove |
| King George the Second granted what to give permission to colonize Georgia | a charter |
| What year was the charter granted? | 1732 |
| What did the German Salzburgers name the location they moved to? | Ebenezer |
| What do indentured servant owners pay back to the indentured servants? | a safe trip to the Americas |
| Indentured servants came for what valuable plant to send back to England? | Tabacco |
| Who was Oglethorpe's friend that died in debtors' prison? | Robert Castell |
| What was the first fort built in Georgia in 1721? | Fort King George |
| What is another name for rules and laws? | Regulation |
| What belong only to the King and not the trustees or colonists? | Land |
| What is an army made of citizens called? | Militia |
| Who is a person with no rights or privileges and seen as property? | Slaves |
| Who did the trustees answer to? | King George the Second |
| What is a skilled craftsman called? | Artisan |
| What is it called when you sell more than you buy? | Mercantilism |
| Unit of soldiers | Garrison |
| How many trustees were there? | 21 |
| What is a charter? | legal document |
| Why did Robert Montgomery never get his dream of the colony in Georgia? | No financial backing |
| What two things did the King ask Oglethorpe in return for the settlement of Georgia? | Trading Policy and buffer between Spain in Florida |
| How long did the Ann voyage take? | 88 days |
| Who battle the British at the War of Jenkin's Ear? | Spanish soldiers in FL |
| What does Ebenezer mean? | "Rock of Help" |
| Who were the Salzburgers? | The German Protestants |
| Who were the settlers that were not content with the rules? | Malcontents |
| Where was the Battle of Bloody Marsh? | Fort St. Simon's Island |
| Why did colonizers plant mulberry trees? | To feed the silkworms that make silk |
| How long did Oglethorpe remain leader in Georgia? | 11 years |
| What year did Georgia become a Royal Colony? | 1752 |
| Who did the new settlement of Georgia defend against? | Spain in FL, France in AL, and Indians in SC |
| What freedom did Georgia offer? | Religion |
| What did the King like about having Georgia as a English colony? | There were resources and defense for SC |
| What products would be produced in the GA colony? | Silk, Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo |
| Where was Fort King George located? | Darien |
| A person or a group of people who represent another person legally? | Trustee |
| What killed most of the colonizers when they arrived in GA? | The climate was hotter in GA and people didn't have time to adapt. |
| What year Oglethorpe land in the Georgia colony? | 1733 |
| What was the primary religion of the new colony of GA? | Anglican |
| Which four groups of people did Oglethorpe not want in the GA colony? | Liquor dealers, lawyers, African, Catholics |
| Which two rivers laid the boundaries for the GA colony? | Savannah and Altamaha |
| What did GA had to become in order to protect the settled Carolinas? | Buffer |
| What was the ship called that sailed them to Americas? | The Ann |
| Which artisan kept a journal providing us with the earliest views in colonial Savannah? | Peter Gordon |