Geography of Georgia
European Contact
Trustee Period
Royal Period
100
Where is Georgia located on the map?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2
100
What was the number 1 killer of the Native Americans after European Contact?
Disease
100
Which BEST explains why a person from England would join James Oglethorpe to settle colonial Georgia?
a. to gain a fresh start in life with new economic opportunities
b. to learn farming methods from American Indians tribes
c. to hunt animals no European had ever seen before
d. to claim a title of nobility in a new country
a. to gain a fresh start in life with new economic opportunities
100
Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
Britain
200
What hemispheres is Georgia located in?
Northern and Western Hemispheres
200
What was Hernando DeSoto's main motivation for exploring the New World?
GOLD!
200
Which industry has the GREATEST impact on Georgia's economy?
Agriculture
200
What was the Stamp Act?
A law which said certain paper goods could only be printed on paper stamped in Great Britain
300
Why were rivers important to the economic history of Georgia?
a. They provided recreational activities for the colonists.
b. They provided transportation of the colonists from the Northern states.
c. They provided a source of transportation to the troops during the Civil War.
d. They provided an opportunity for transportation of goods and raw materials.
d. They provided an opportunity for transportation of goods and raw materials.
300
What were Spain's 3 main goals for exploring the new world
God, Gold, and Glory
300
What was the Charter of 1732?
The Charter was an agreement between the British Parliament and James Oglethorpe to establish a settlement in Georgia based on the tenets of philanthropy, economy, and defense.
300
Why was the Proclamation of 1763 issued?
To the colonists to forbid the colonists from selling or settling any new land west of the Appalachian Mountains
400
Rivers of Georgia
Which river provides water for residents of Augusta?
Savannah River
400
What is a Spanish Mission and what was their purpose?
An institution established by the Spanish Empire in the Americas (primarily between the 16th and 19th centuries) to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity and assimilate them into Spanish culture
400
From a 1741 letter from a settler in Savannah to the Trustees of the Georgia colony:
The Trustees' German Servants in general behave well, and are industrious... but this exposes them to the Envy and Hatred of our [slaveowners] and ... the drunken, idle Sort amongst us.
After receiving this letter, how were the Trustees likely to feel about the settlers in their colony?
a. The Trustees were probably likely angry with the Highland Scots, because they seemed to disagree with the Trustees about slavery.
b. The Trustees were likely angry with the Malcontents, because they seemed to be breaking the colony's laws.
c. The Trustees were likely angry with the Salzburgers, because they did not seem to be working hard to help the colony.
d. The Trustees were likely angry with the Jews, because they seemed to be drinking too much alcohol.
b. The Trustees were likely angry with the Malcontents, because they seemed to be breaking the colony's laws.
400
Which of the following took place as Georgia transitioned from the Trustee period into the Royal period of colonial Georgia?
a. In 1755, the Georgia Commons House of Assembly voted to limit private ownership of land to 500 acres per owner.
b. In 1756, the first royal governor, John Reynolds signed a law extending Georgia’s ban on slavery for another ten years.
c. Beginning in 1754, male property owners in Georgia, for the first time, voted for elected officials and served in the Assembly.
d. In the summer of 1751, the Spanish began new military raids into Georgia and successfully captured and occupied Fort Frederica for two months later that year.
c. Beginning in 1754, male property owners in Georgia, for the first time, voted for elected officials and served in the Assembly.
500
Which statement explains how the climate of the Blue Ridge region is related to its physical characteristics?
a. High precipitation causes major state rivers to begin in the Blue Ridge region.
b. Cooler summers allow the growth of large pine forests in the Blue Ridge region.
c. High precipitation occurs because of the erosion of the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
d. Warmer winters cause the distinctive blue haze which forms around the Blue Ridge Mountains.
a. High precipitation causes major state rivers to begin in the Blue Ridge region.
500
Which of the following outcomes BEST reflects how the lives of Native Americans were affected by contact with Europeans in Georgia during the 1500s?
a. They reorganized into Cherokee and Creek tribes.
b. They constructed missions in the Okefenokee Swamp.
c. They began to practice horticulture and cultivate crops.
d. They abandoned hunting and gathering in favor of trade.
a. They reorganized into Cherokee and Creek tribes
500
What motivated Tomochichi to establish a relationship with James Oglethorpe?
a. Tomochichi was fleeing persecution from rival tribes in Spanish Florida.
b. Tomochichi approved of Oglethorpe’s motives for establishing a colony.
c. Tomochichi believed the British would outlast the Spanish in North America.
d. Tomochichi allied with the British over the Spanish because his wife Mary Musgrove was half-British.
c. Tomochichi believed the British would outlast the Spanish in North America.
500
What is the main Purpose of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence?
The Preamble explained the principles that made the colonists feel they were justified in declaring independence