Trustee Georgia Study Guide

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1. List the reasons that Great Britain wanted to settle Georgia. 1. ______2. ______3. ______2. Explain each reason in a short answer response. 1. ______-

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3. Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming the colony of Georgia?

4. Who did James Oglethorpe and his associates want to bring to Georgia?

5. What items did Great Britain have to import from France, Russia, and Spain?

6. List the provisions of the Charter of 1732: The Trustees responsibilities The colonist responsibilities 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5.

7. What two reasons did King George the II grant the charter for?

8. According to the charter, what religious group was not allowed to settle in Georgia?

9. What policy did the king make to ensure that the trustees did not take personal advantage of their position?

10. Who was the leader of the Yamacraw Indians? 11. Who was the translator between Oglethorpe and the Indians in their discussions about claiming land in Georgia?

12. Where did the Indians allow James Oglethorpe to settle?

13. What river was the first colony established on?

14. Why did the German Salzburgers come to Georgia?

15. Where did the Salzburgers first settle?

16. Why did the Salzburgers move their settlement and where did they move to?

17. Why did Oglethorpe want the Highland Scots to come to Georgia?

18. Where did the Highland Scots settle?

19. What policy did the Highland Scots oppose?

20. What term was used to describe those who complained about the policies of the trustees?

21. Which policies did they disagree with and why?

22. Who was the greatest threat to the Georgia colony?

23. What started the War of Jenkins’s Ear?

24. What was the importance of the Battle of Bloody Marsh?

25. What group came to the aid of James Oglethorpe in the Battle of Bloody Marsh?

26.What does “Non sibi Se Allis” mean?