Liesure
Key terms
Key Facts
Things to know
Review
100
What is barn raising?
When the town or nieghborhood gets together to build a frame of a house or barn.
100
What is leisure?
a time away from work.
100
When was Georgia founded?
1732.
100
What did James Oglethorpe want to establish in Georgia.
A model society so debtors could establish a new life.
100
What part of the house or barn do they put up in a day?
The frame
200
What were some of the toys the kids played with. Name two.
Dolls, marbles, or tops.
200
What is cricket?
A game like baseball where there were two bases and the people had to hit the ball with a flat wooden bat.
200
Where was the first settlement in Georgia.
Savannah, Georgia
200
What was one of the rules James Oglethorpe first made.
No more than 500 acres of land, no slaves, trade with the indians, and there was a limit on how much the people drank( alcohol).
200
James Oglethorpe wanted what to start a new life in Georgia?
Debtors
300
What were some of the games the people played.
Foot races, wrestling matches, dance contests, and wild scrambles.
300
What are "bees and frolics"?
When people combined work and fun to get stuff done.
300
What state was Georgia carved out of?
South Carolina.
300
Who were the people that didn't like Oglethorpes rules and complained?
Settlers.
300
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe.
400
Who introduced Barn Raisings and cricket to us.
The Germans
400
What are Fairs?
Competitions in skill and artistry.
400
How was Georgia's Economic freedom?
They had lots of economic freedom.
400
By which time did the rules change that Oglethorpe made.
1750 the rules were changed.
400
What did What two types of animals did they hunt with when they were fox hunting?
Horses and hounds
500
What is a wild scramble.
A contest where they would grease a pig or pole and the people had to catch the pig or climb up the pole.
500
Who are debtors?
People who owe money they can't pay back.
500
How was Georgia's farming land like.
They had lots of lush farm land.
500
Were some of the activities they did in Georgia town meetings?
Yes
500
What shaped ball did they roll down the bowling green a leisure they had? And what did they try to hit.
An egg, and hit a jack
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