Mississippian Culture
After the Mississippian culture declined, their descendants developed into these two major tribes in Georgia.
Creek and the Cherokee
Who appointed Georgia’s royal governors during the Royal Colony period?
The King of England.
Spain explored and settled parts of North America for these three main reasons.
God, Gold, and Glory
Georgia was established under this document.
Charter of 1732
This group of settlers was known for their military strength and bravery in defending the colony.
Highland Scots
Mississippian homes were made from this type of natural resource
wattle and daub (mud and sticks)
Name one major change that happened when Georgia became a royal colony instead of a trustee colony.
Land ownership rules were relaxed (large plantations allowed, slavery was allowed, and alcohol allowed
This economic system meant that colonies existed to make the mother country rich by exporting more goods than they imported.
Mercantilism
James Oglethorpe and the trustees wanted to help these people by creating a new colony.
"Worthy Poor" (skilled debtors)
This group of settlers came for religious freedom and founded the town of Ebenezer.
Salzburgers
Mississippians grew these 3 crops nicknamed the “Three Sisters”.
Corn (Maize), beans, and squash
During the royal colony period, this crop became Georgia’s most profitable export.
Rice
The Spanish wanted to spread this religion to the American Indians.
Christianity (Catholicism)
Oglethorpe established Georgia’s first city at this location.
Savannah
Why did James Oglethorpe allow the Jewish settlers to stay in Georgia, even though the trustees had not approved them?
Because they had a doctor, Samuel Nunes, who helped treat colonists during a deadly epidemic.
These large, flat-topped earthen structures were used for religious and social ceremonies.
Mounds
Who was Georgia’s first royal governor?
John Reynolds
The French focused their North American settlements on trading this valuable resource.
Fur
Oglethorpe founded Savannah with the help of this Yamacraw chief and his interpreter.
Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove
List two major restrictions or rules placed on colonists during the Trustee Period.
Colonists could not own large amounts of land, could not have slaves, and could not sell rum/ liquor.
Mississippian villages were often surrounded by these tall wooden fences for protection.
Palisades
What year did Georgia officially become a royal colony?
1752
Where were most of Georgia’s Spanish missions located in GA?
The barrier islands, such as St. Simons Island and Cumberland Island.
Georgia was founded for three main reasons: Philanthropy, economics, and this.
Defense
Name two of the main cash crops grown in colonial Georgia.
Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco (W.R.I.S.T)