8th Grade -- Study Guide for Colonization



8th Grade -- Study Guide for Colonization

Student name: ____________________________ Date: ___________ Period: __________

1. What does it mean that Georgia was a “buffer” colony? _______________________________________________________________

2. The main reason the king wanted to create the colony of Georgia was to: _______________________________________________________________

3. Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor? _______________________________________________________________

4. What items, which Great Britain had to import from France, Russia, and Spain, did Oglethorpe promise to produce in Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

5. Which kind of people Oglethorpe and his associates wanted to bring to Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

6. True or False: Georgia’s charter guaranteed every settler his day in court to settle differences.

7. When did King George II grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter for the colony of Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

8. According to the charter, what religious group was NOT allowed to settle in GA? _______________________________________________________________

9. According to Georgia’s charter, which group of people was forbidden to enter GA? _______________________________________________________________

10. What ship brought Oglethorpe and the first colonists to Charleston, then Savannah, during the winter of 1733? _________________________________________________________

11. The European nation that set up a colony in Georgia under the leadership of James Oglethorpe was: __________________________________

12. Those who were selected to settle the colony of Georgia were required by the Trustees to: _______________________________________________________________

13. The trustees gave the first settlers in Georgia the right to: _______________________________________________________________

14. What policy did the king make to ensure that the trustees did not take personal advantage of their position? _______________________________________________________________

15. ---Photo Question----

16. What Indians were led by Tomochichi? ____________________________________

17. Who served as the translator for Oglethorpe in his discussions with Tomochichi? _______________________________________________________________

18. Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river? ______________________________________________________________

19. Who surveyed and helped design the city of Savannah? _____________________________

20. Where did James Oglethorpe and the first Georgia colonists land when they arrived in Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

21. Oglethorpe’s plan for the establishment of Savannah could BEST be described as: _______________________________________________________________

22. The basic pattern of Savannah was fashioned after a design by: ________________________

23. Why did Germans from Salzburg come to Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

24. Who was the leader of the Germans from Salzburg? ________________________________

25. Where did the Salzburgs first settle? ________________________________________

26. The Salzburgers moved from their original Georgia settlement because: _______________________________________________________________

27. On which barrier island did the Salzburgers settle? ______________________________

28. The greatest threat to the new Georgia colony was: ________________________________

29. Where did the Highland Scots settle in Georgia? __________________________________

30. Which policy were the Highland Scots opposed to? ________________________________

31. Who were the malcontents of the early Georgia colony? _______________________________________________________________

32. What three things were the malcontents upset about? _______________________________________________________________

33. Which trustee policy did the colonists disagree with? _______________________________________________________________

34. What was the importance of the Battle of Bloody Marsh? _______________________________________________________________

35. What group came to the aid of James Oglethorpe in the Battle of Bloody Marsh? _______________________________________________________________

36. What does “Not for themselves but for others” mean? _______________________________________________________________

37. What impact did the departure of Oglethorpe to England have on the colony? _______________________________________________________________

38. In 1752, Georgia became what type of colony? _______________________________________________________________

39. Who controlled Georgia after it became a royal colony? _______________________________________________________________

40. What city served as Georgia’s capital during its period as a royal colony? _______________________________________________________________

41. When Georgia was a royal colony, how ere members of the upper house of the legislature, the Governor’s Council, chosen? _______________________________________________________________

42. Who was the first royal governor of Georgia? _______________________________________________________________

43. While John Reynolds was its royal governor, Georgia established: _______________________________________________________________

44. Governor Reynolds disbanded the legislature because: _______________________________________________________________

45. Which royal governor permitted slavery in Georgia, made farms more profitable, and increased the number of merchants selling goods? ____________________________

46. Which person served as a royal governor of Georgia? __________________________

47. Who was governor of Georgia when the last of the palisades were built around Savannah, Sunbury became Georgia’s main port of entry, and the term “crackers” was used to refer to undesirables? _______________________________________________________________

48. How did the colonies benefit Great Britain economically? _______________________________________________________________

49. What goods did Great Britain import from the colonies? __________________________

50. Why was the vision of the trustees never fully fulfilled? _______________________________________________________________

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