Early Inhabitants
Homes built from twigs and clay were known by this term.
What are wattle and daub houses?
This person lead the establishment of Georgia as a Colony
Who is James Oglethorpe
This Spanish explorer led the first expedition through Georgia in search of gold.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
During the Trustee Period, colonists could not own more than how many acres of land?
What is 500 acres?
Georgia became a royal colony under the direct rule of this king.
Who is King George II?
Name these three crops, Also known as the Three Sisters, were grown by Mississippian farmers that helped support permanent communities.
What are corn, beans, and squash?
This Yamacraw chief gave Oglethorpe permission to build Savannah on his land.
Who is Tomochichi?
Spain’s three main goals for exploration were summed up as these three words.
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
These two groups were banned from settling in Georgia under the 1732 Charter.
Who are the Jews and Catholics
This royal governor negotiated treaties with the Cherokee and Creek, opening millions of acres for settlement.
Who is James Wright?
The Mississippian Indians are best known for building these large earthen structures.
What are mounds?
What woman acted as translator between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi, helping ensure peace between the British and Creek?
Who is Mary Musgrove?
Which European nations were the two most active powers in the Southeast region that includes Georgia?
What are Spain and England?
In what year did the Trustee Period officially end, making Georgia a royal colony?
What is 1752?
Which royal governor helped teach Georgians self-government and left office due to poor health?
Who is Henry Ellis?
Mississippian villages were often surrounded by these wooden fences for protection.
What are palisades?
This group was granted the charter to establish the colony of Georgia
What are the Trustees
The main purpose of Spanish missions in Georgia was to do what?
What is convert American Indians to Catholicism?
The group of settlers who opposed trustee rules and wanted slavery and liquor were called what?
Who are the Malcontents?
The royal legislature had two parts: the Upper House and what lower elected house?
What is the Commons House of Assembly?
This was the title of the Mississippian leader who handled both political and religious affairs.
Who was the priest-chief?
What were the three main reasons listed in the Charter of 1732 for founding Georgia?
What are Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense?
What economic system required colonies to send raw materials to the mother country?
What is mercantilism?
The Salzburgers were Protestant settlers from this European country.
What is Austria (Salzburg)?
These 5 items make up the acronym W.R.I.S.T. which represented the chief goods exported by the Georgia Colony.
What are Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk Tobacco?