In 1498, this Italian explorer sailed under the English flag and explored coastal America. He was also the first European to touch the continent of North America.
Who is John Cabot?
100
According to Oglethorpe, he wanted to create the colony of Georgia for this purpose.
What is to create a place for those who were in debtors prison?
100
This is the name of the Indian Chief who gave James Oglethorpe Savannah.
Who is Tomichichi?
100
The three European countries that wanted to conquer the New World.
Who are Spain, Britain , and France?
100
This is the real reason the trustees opposed slavery in Georgia.
What is because they were afraid the slaves would run to Florida and join the the Spanish?
200
This explorer and cartographer who owned the Santa Maria, joined Christopher Columbus on 2 of his early voyages.
Who is Juan de la Cosa?
200
This is the year that the colony of Georgia was founded.
What is 1733?
200
Out of the 114 people who first came to live in Georgia, this is the amount that had been in debtors prison.
What is 0?
200
The three big European powers came to the Americas for these 3 “Gs”
What are glory, gold, and god?
200
This is why the Carolinians did not agree with the no slavery in Georgia laws.
What is because they wanted to be able to expand their plantations into Georgia?
300
On September 29th 1526 this explorer along with 600 Spaniards landed on the Georgia coast. He brought slaves to help establish the colony. This was the first time that enslaved Africans set foot on what is now the United States.
Who is Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
300
This is the name of the Bluff where James Oglethorpe first landed with his colonist.
What is Yamacraw Bluff?
300
This is the name of the ship that bought the first colonist to Georgia
What is the Anne?
300
This is the name of the King during the founding of Georgia?
Who was King George II?
300
These were the 2 arguments used by pro-slavery supporters for the colony of Georgia.
What is because it would help the Georgia economy and because West Africans were more used to the climate than Europeans?
400
In 1540 this Spanish explorer was one of the first to explore the Georgia heartland. He found the Savannah River.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
400
This is the oldest city in Georgia
What is Savannah?
400
James Oglethorpe’s vision for Georgia was that everyone would have an even playing field with no one becoming rich. In order to do this he made sure that there would be none of these in Georgia.
What are slaves?
400
Savannah is considered to have similar climate to this area in Euro-asia ( think of a famous sea)
What is Mediterranean?
400
The History of Georgia might have been different if Ayllon’s settlement had not been devastated by these 3 things within a 3 month period. (We might be speaking Spanish)
What is hunger, disease, and conflict with the natives?
500
This Spaniard founded St. Augustine Florida which is the oldest European settlement in North America and then went on to explore the Georgia coastline.
Who is Pedro Menendez de Aviles?
500
While living in England James Oglethorpe worked hard to reform this.
What is the prison system?
500
These Europeans were living in Florida during the time of the founding of Georgia.
Who were the Spaniards?
500
This is Georgia’s motto created by the trustees.
What is Non sibi sed allis - Not for self, but for others?
500
The Initial European exploration of Georgia was carried out in large part by Spaniards operating out of colonial bases in the Caribbean Sea and Mexico and later from this city