Social Studies October Test Flashcards
Why did the GA Indians build mounds like the Etowah Mounds?
to be used for template and burials places
This group of Protestants were allowed to settle in GA after suffering religious persecution in Europe. They established the towns of Ebenezer and New Ebenezer along the Savannah River
Salzburgers
T of F: Cotton was one of the most important crops grown in the GA colony.
False
What was one of the most important crops grown in the GA colony?
Indigo
Britain established colonies in the southeast to benefit from what?
agriculture
What were three effects of GA becoming a royal colony?
- Slavery was permitted in
- Alcohol became legal
- Land ownership policies were relaxed
Which group settled in GA without much financial assistance?
Malcontents
What was one reason England established the GA colony?
They wanted a buffer state to prevent Spanish and Native American invasions of South Carolina
According to the Charter of 1732, who would be in charge of governing the GA colony?
A Board of Trustees
What were three results of de Soto’s expedition through the Southeast?
- There was an increase in Native American attacks on outsiders
- Smallpox spread rapidly, killing about 1/3 of the Native American population
- DeSoto and almost 1/2 of this men died from disease
How did the Creek living in GA obtain resources?
They cultivated crops and hunted
T or F: One of the reasons colonists were dissatisfies with the policies of the trustees was that the colonists could not own slaves?
True
Native Americans in GA did not have access to what until after contact with Europeans?
muskets
Who was the first European to explore present-day GA?
Hernando de Soto
Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe and the colonists to establish which settlement?
Savannah at Yamacraw
Which countries reason for exploration was God, Glory, and Gold?
Spain
T or F: Under the Trustee Period in GA (1733-1752), there was no elected assembly to make laws?
True
Who was James Oglethorpe?
- Member of the British Parliament and one of the Trustees of the GA Colony
- Allowed groups of Jewish, Scottish, and German immigrants to settle in GA
- Befriended Tomochichi
Name three facts about Mary Musgrove?
- She was half-English, half American Indian trader living in North America
- She acted as a translator between Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe
- She ended up submitting land claims to the British government because she did not feel she was compensated for her service
What group was not allowed to settle in GA until after the American Revolution?
Catholics
What group was allowed to settle in GA because they helped provide defense to the southern border from invasion by Spain?
Highland Scots
What were three results of the Catholic missions of American Indians in GA?
- Rapid population decline
- Increase violence toward outsiders
- Collapse of traditional social structures and abandonment of traditional belief systems
What was the main purpose of Spanish missions in Georgia?
To convert American Indians to the Catholic faith
