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third test Flashcards

1
Q

where did the salzburgers settle

A

ebenezer

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2
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how did the spanish respond to oglethorpes attack

A

they got ready/ prepared for war and to fight

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3
Q

what does the executive branch do

A

enforce laws

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4
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where did the highland scotts settle

A

darien, ga

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5
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whats the judicial branch also known as

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supreme court

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6
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what were the spanish and british competing over in north america

A

building their empires

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7
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what group of native americans did the british find upon arriving in ga

A

yamacraw

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8
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what group of ga settlers helped defend the colony at the battle of bloody marsh

A

highland scotts

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9
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how did the trustees feel about slavery

A

didnt agree with it

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10
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what are the southern colonies

A

virginia, maryland, north caroline, south carolina, georgia

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11
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who was georgia named after

A

king george ||

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12
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why did the salzburgers relocate

A

ebenezer was too swampy

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13
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what was unique about oglethorpe among the other trustees

A

he was the only member who went to ga

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14
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who was brought to georgia from the prisons

A

skilled craftsmen

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15
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why did the salzburgers come to ga

A

king offered them land because he was part-german

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16
Q

why were lawyers banned in georgia

A

oglethorpe acted as the main lawyer so people defended themself

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17
Q

whyd the colonists find quickly that silk was going to be hard to produce

A

it was too cold/ they grew the wrong type of mulberry tree

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18
Q

why did ga feel differently about being a royal colony than other british colonies

A

georgians felt like they gained rights and other colonies felt like they lost rights

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19
Q

who was robert jenkins

A

a british captain who got his ear cut off for being accused of stealing from the spanish

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20
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what are new england colonies

A

new hampsire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut

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21
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what were the successful crops grown in ga

A

rice, indigo, tobacco

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22
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define a charter

A

document that gives land

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23
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who was allowed to participate in the ga general assembly

A

white men with 500 acres

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24
Q

what is a debtors prison

A

a prison where only debtors are kept

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25
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why did oglethorope help the worthy poor

A

his friend died from disease in a debtors prison

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26
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why was ft. king george built

A

built to protect the south carolina colony from the spanish

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27
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what was the name of the island mary musgrove got to keep

A

st. catherines

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28
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who granted oglethorpe the land for savannah

A

tomochichi (yamacraw chief)

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29
Q

how long did the royal period in ga last

A

1752-1776 (24 years)

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30
Q

who was the only group that paid for their voyage

A

malcontents

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31
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why did the british ask oglethorpe to attack the spanish in st. augustine

A

robert jenkins got his ear cut off

32
Q

what laws did the malcontents think were unfair

A

slavery, alcohol, and land ownership

33
Q

how did oglethorpe break the rules of the charter by running the colony

A

there was supposed to be a middle man/ the king was really supposed to run it

34
Q

what groups were originally banned from settling in ga

A

catholics, jews, lawyers

35
Q

what type of colony was ga after the charter ended

A

royal colony

36
Q

what are the middle atlantic colonies

A

new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania

37
Q

what hardships did the colonists face upon arriving in ga

A

had to live in tents, men werent used to farming, women ran the households

38
Q

who runs the executive branch

A

president

39
Q

what made mary musgrove unique among most women at this time

A

she was working for the government and had a job

40
Q

why did the trustees have strict rules on the colonists

A

they werent supposed to get wealthy. they wanted them to become better people

41
Q

as a result of the malconents complaints what happened to the charter

A

it was cut a year short

42
Q

what two colonies did oglethorpe found

A

savannah and fredrica (st. simons)

43
Q

why were the rules strict about the trustees making money from the ga colony

A

the trustees were doing it strictly for charity

44
Q

what was the main crop the king hoped would be produced

A

silk

45
Q

what group re settled

A

salzburgers

46
Q

how did oglethorpe design the city of savannah

A

put it in a grid

47
Q

where did the jews settle

A

savannah

48
Q

what does the judicial branch do

A

interpret laws

49
Q

who were the salzburgers

A

german speaking protestants from austria

50
Q

who was allowed to vote

A

white men with 50 acres

51
Q

what did the king create to help him run the colony

A

Royal Govener- (legislature)

52
Q

what were the primary issues that the royal governors were trying to solve during the royal period

A

building up ga military and bad relationships with the native americans

53
Q

what was significant about the battle of bloody marsh

A

the spanish never attacked the british after this

54
Q

what were the three reasons georgia was created

A

economics, defense, philanthropy

55
Q

what happened to georgias boarder as a result of the battle of bloody marsh

A

the southern boarder expanded to the st. marys river

56
Q

why did the trustees want to start the georgia colony

A

they wanted to offer the worthy poor a fresh start in life

57
Q

how many years did the charter of 1732 last

A

20 out of the 21 years it was supposed to be run

58
Q

what was the savannah colony built on

A

yamacraw bluff

59
Q

why were the jewish allowed to stay

A

they had a doctor

60
Q

what are the wrist crops

A

wine, rice, indigo, tobacco, silk

61
Q

why were the highland scots recruited by oglethorpe

A

they were known as good soldiers

62
Q

where did the salzburgers relocate

A

new ebenezer

63
Q

why did the colonists like the rules of the king better than the trustees

A

the king removed laws on slavery, alcohol, and land laws. they also could now vote and create laws

64
Q

what rules did the colonists have in ga that colonists in other southern colonies didnt have

A

no liquor, owning slaves, or buying/selling land

65
Q

why did the colonists think ga would produce silk

A

climate + they thought they could grow mulberry trees that the silkworms would eat

66
Q

how many members were in the trustees

A

21

67
Q

what did the salzburgers creat/produce

A

silk, mill, orphanage, school

68
Q

what group had the most success in agriculture

A

salzburgers

69
Q

what was the charter of 1732

A

the document that created Georgia

70
Q

what was the charter of 1732

A

document signed that created ga

71
Q

whats the legislative branch also known as

A

congress (house/ senate)

72
Q

who is known as the father of ga

A

oglethorpe

73
Q

what was the name of the jewish doctor

A

samuel nunes

74
Q

what was located in darien ga

A

an abandoned fort called ft. king george

75
Q

what is a malconent

A

whiner, unhappy, unsatisfied

76
Q

why did oglethorpe design savannah in a grid

A

its easier to navigate and defend

77
Q

what does the legislative branch do

A

make laws, pass laws

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