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  • Why did James Oglethorpe wanted the Highland Scots to move to Georgia?
    they were experienced and skilled soldiers
  • What group did not agree with the Trustees and their rules and regulations.
    The Malcontents
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Slavery, Alcohol, and Catholics were all banned by the Trustees
    True
  • When the Trustee Period ended Georgia became what type of Colony?
    A Royal Colony
  • How did the Trustees hope that the colonists of Georgia would make money for Great Britain? 
    Farming
  • Who interpreted (communicated) for Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe?
    Mary Musgrove
  • What was the purpose of the Spanish missions?
    Convert Native Americans to Christianity
  • When was the ban on slavery lifted?
    When Georgia became a Royal Colony
  • Georgia served as a Buffer Colony and was meant to protect the other colonies from what threat in Florida?
    The Spanish
  • In which period could colonists own land and own slaves?
    Royal Colony
  • What European country had control of the land south of Georgia?
    Spain
  • Originally, Georgia was supposed to be a place for who?
    British Debtors
  • The colonists had a larger role in government during which period?
    Royal Colony Period
  • The growth of plantations in Georgia is directly related to the legalization of
    slavery
  • Why did King George II agree to grant Oglethorpe and the trustees a charter to found Georgia?
    He believed it would help England economically and provide military protection for other colonies.
  • What effect did Hernando de Soto's expedition in Georgia have on American Indians there?
    it brought illnesses that caused American Indian population loss
  • What did people receive if they came to help establish the Georgia colony?
    Land, Food, Farm Supplies
  • Why did the Malcontents want to legalize slavery?
    because it would help the economy thrive like in other colonies.
  • What is the name of the first city established in Georgia?
    Savannah
  • What were the 3 main reasons for establishing the Colony of Georgia?
    Philanthropy, Economics, and Defense
  • Document that created the Colony of Georgia?
    Charter of 1732
  • Who allowed Oglethorpe and his group of settlers to live and establish the Georgia Colony on his land?
    Tomochichi
  • He was the first Spanish explorer to enter Georgia.
    Hernando DeSoto
  • Who is considered the Founder of the Georgia Colony and the only trustee to come to Georgia?
    James Oglethorpe
  • Who helped to make fair trades and negotiations between James Oglethorpe & the American Indians?
    Mary Musgrove
  • What is W.R.I.S.T.?
    Wine, Rice, Indigo, Silk, Tobacco are all crops that settlers tried to grow in Georgia
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