He was a member of the British Parliament, and petitioned the King for permission to establish the Georgia colony. (often given credit for the founding of our colony)
Hernando De Soto
James Oglethorpe
James Wright
The Charter of 1732 was granted by ______________ and established the colony of Georgia.
James Oglethorpe
James Wright
King George, II
The person that welcomed the British settlers on the shores of the Savannah River and gave them land to create the first settlement was
Mary Musgrove
Sitting Bull
Tomochichi
Without this person's help overcoming the language barrier between James Oglethorpe and the Native Americans, the colony would have had a bumpy start!
Tomochichi
Nancy Hart
Mary Musgrove
The river most used by the early settlers/colonists was the
Savannah River
Chattahoochee River
Ogeechee River
The Charter of 1732 banned specific actions, among these were
no lawyers, no religion other than Christianity, no slavery
no making or selling hard liquor, no land ownership, no return to England
no slavery, no trade with Natives, no formal schools
The Malcontents were wealthy and wanted 2 specific things in the colony that the Charter of 1732 did not allow. What were these two?
lawyers and diverse religious groups
alcohol and forced/free labor
a public school and land ownership
Under the Royal Governors, what was the greatest change to government freedoms within the colony?
Voting power within the colony and a court system
no limits on land ownership, slavery
the sale of alcohol and permission to move from the state
Top 5 cash crops in the colony of Georgia were
Cotton, Tobacco, Silk, Wheat, Rum
Wine, Rum, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco
Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco
This is the system of trade by which the British would receive raw materials from the colonists, change them to finished products, and sell them to other countries for a huge profit.
colonialism
mercantilism
socialism
This group of people was allowed into Georgia because they had a Doctor.
Salzsburgers
Jews
Highland Scots
This group of people were specifically invited by James Oglethorpe to settle in the GA colony to help fight off the Spanish invaders from Florida.
Jews
Salzsburgers
Highland Scots
The only group of settlers to be successful at silk production were the
Jews
Salzburgers
Highland Scots
The colony of Georgia was founded on the principles of charity, economics, and
greed
free government
defense
The period of time when the colony was overseen by a charter and 21 men was known as the
Royal Period
Trustee Period
Transitional Period
During the Royal Period, colonists were _________ limits on land purchases, slavery was _________, and rum production_________.