Charter & Reasons
Question: What document created the colony of Georgia in 1732?
Answer: The Charter of 1732.
Question: Who was the founder and leader associated with the establishment of Savannah?
Answer: James Oglethorpe.
Question: What group of settlers arrived in Georgia during the Trustee Period? They were originally banned but had a doctor aboard.
Answer: Jewish settlers/Jews.
Question: What type of colony was Georgia when it was first established?
Answer: A Trustee colony.
Question: What is one example of a good produced in colonial Georgia?
Answer: Rice, indigo, lumber, or silk.
Question: What does philanthropy mean, and how did it connect to the founding of Georgia?
Answer: Philanthropy means helping others. Georgia was created partly as a place where poor people could have a fresh start.
Question: Who was the Muscogee leader who helped Oglethorpe establish a relationship with the local Native Americans?
Answer: Tomochichi.
Question: Which group came to Georgia seeking religious freedom and settled in Ebenezer?
Answer: The Salzburgers.
Question: What type of colony did Georgia become in 1752?
Answer: A royal colony.
Question: What is one example of a service that people provided in colonial Georgia?
Answer: Blacksmithing, carpentry, farming, or other skilled work.
Question: What were the three main reasons for establishing Georgia?
Answer: Philanthropy, economics, and defense.
Question: Who served as an interpreter and helped Oglethorpe communicate with Tomochichi and other Native Americans?
Answer: Mary Musgrove.
Question: Which group was known for helping defend Georgia's southern border?
Answer: The Highland Scots.
Question: Name two rules that changed when Georgia became a royal colony.
Answer: Land ownership expanded, slavery was allowed, alcohol restrictions were removed, and colonists gained a representative government.
Question: What crop became an important export from colonial Georgia?
Answer: Rice or indigo.
Question: Why was Georgia's location important for defense?
Answer: Georgia served as a buffer between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida.
Question: Why was Mary Musgrove important to the establishment of Savannah?
Answer: She helped Oglethorpe communicate and negotiate with Native Americans because she understood both English and the Muscogee language/culture.
Question: What were Malcontents, and why were they unhappy?
Answer: They were colonists who disagreed with Trustee rules, especially restrictions on land ownership and slavery.
Question: How did land ownership change when Georgia became a royal colony?
Answer: Restrictions on land ownership were relaxed, allowing colonists to own more land.
Question: What is the crop that colonists were required to grow, and was it successful?
Answer: Mulberry trees, no it was not successful
Question: Explain how all three reasons—philanthropy, economics, and defense— helped lead to the creation of Georgia.
Answer: Georgia could provide a new start for poor people, create economic opportunities, and protect South Carolina from Spanish Florida.
Question: How did Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove work together to help establish Savannah?
Answer: Oglethorpe led the settlement, Tomochichi helped establish cooperation with the Native Americans, and Mary Musgrove helped the groups communicate and negotiate.
Question: How did the different groups—including Jews, Salzburgers, Highland Scots, and Malcontents—help shape colonial Georgia?
Answer: They brought different religions, cultures, skills, and ideas to Georgia. Some helped defend the colony or develop communities, while the Malcontents pushed for changes to Trustee rules.
Question: Explain two major changes that occurred when Georgia became a royal colony and why those changes mattered to colonists.
Answer: Slavery became legal and restrictions on land ownership were relaxed. These changes allowed plantation agriculture and gave wealthy colonists more opportunities to acquire land and labor.
Question: How did the production and trade of goods help Georgia's economy grow?
Answer: Colonists produced goods such as rice, indigo, lumber, and other products that could be traded or exported, creating economic opportunities and helping the colony grow.