third test Flashcards
where did the salzburgers settle
ebenezer
how did the spanish respond to oglethorpes attack
they got ready/ prepared for war and to fight
what does the executive branch do
enforce laws
where did the highland scotts settle
darien, ga
whats the judicial branch also known as
supreme court
what were the spanish and british competing over in north america
building their empires
what group of native americans did the british find upon arriving in ga
yamacraw
what group of ga settlers helped defend the colony at the battle of bloody marsh
highland scotts
how did the trustees feel about slavery
didnt agree with it
what are the southern colonies
virginia, maryland, north caroline, south carolina, georgia
who was georgia named after
king george ||
why did the salzburgers relocate
ebenezer was too swampy
what was unique about oglethorpe among the other trustees
he was the only member who went to ga
who was brought to georgia from the prisons
skilled craftsmen
why did the salzburgers come to ga
king offered them land because he was part-german
why were lawyers banned in georgia
oglethorpe acted as the main lawyer so people defended themself
whyd the colonists find quickly that silk was going to be hard to produce
it was too cold/ they grew the wrong type of mulberry tree
why did ga feel differently about being a royal colony than other british colonies
georgians felt like they gained rights and other colonies felt like they lost rights
who was robert jenkins
a british captain who got his ear cut off for being accused of stealing from the spanish
what are new england colonies
new hampsire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut
what were the successful crops grown in ga
rice, indigo, tobacco
define a charter
document that gives land
who was allowed to participate in the ga general assembly
white men with 500 acres
what is a debtors prison
a prison where only debtors are kept
why did oglethorope help the worthy poor
his friend died from disease in a debtors prison
why was ft. king george built
built to protect the south carolina colony from the spanish
what was the name of the island mary musgrove got to keep
st. catherines
who granted oglethorpe the land for savannah
tomochichi (yamacraw chief)
how long did the royal period in ga last
1752-1776 (24 years)
who was the only group that paid for their voyage
malcontents
why did the british ask oglethorpe to attack the spanish in st. augustine
robert jenkins got his ear cut off
what laws did the malcontents think were unfair
slavery, alcohol, and land ownership
how did oglethorpe break the rules of the charter by running the colony
there was supposed to be a middle man/ the king was really supposed to run it
what groups were originally banned from settling in ga
catholics, jews, lawyers
what type of colony was ga after the charter ended
royal colony
what are the middle atlantic colonies
new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania
what hardships did the colonists face upon arriving in ga
had to live in tents, men werent used to farming, women ran the households
who runs the executive branch
president
what made mary musgrove unique among most women at this time
she was working for the government and had a job
why did the trustees have strict rules on the colonists
they werent supposed to get wealthy. they wanted them to become better people
as a result of the malconents complaints what happened to the charter
it was cut a year short
what two colonies did oglethorpe found
savannah and fredrica (st. simons)
why were the rules strict about the trustees making money from the ga colony
the trustees were doing it strictly for charity
what was the main crop the king hoped would be produced
silk
what group re settled
salzburgers
how did oglethorpe design the city of savannah
put it in a grid
where did the jews settle
savannah
what does the judicial branch do
interpret laws
who were the salzburgers
german speaking protestants from austria
who was allowed to vote
white men with 50 acres
what did the king create to help him run the colony
Royal Govener- (legislature)
what were the primary issues that the royal governors were trying to solve during the royal period
building up ga military and bad relationships with the native americans
what was significant about the battle of bloody marsh
the spanish never attacked the british after this
what were the three reasons georgia was created
economics, defense, philanthropy
what happened to georgias boarder as a result of the battle of bloody marsh
the southern boarder expanded to the st. marys river
why did the trustees want to start the georgia colony
they wanted to offer the worthy poor a fresh start in life
how many years did the charter of 1732 last
20 out of the 21 years it was supposed to be run
what was the savannah colony built on
yamacraw bluff
why were the jewish allowed to stay
they had a doctor
what are the wrist crops
wine, rice, indigo, tobacco, silk
why were the highland scots recruited by oglethorpe
they were known as good soldiers
where did the salzburgers relocate
new ebenezer
why did the colonists like the rules of the king better than the trustees
the king removed laws on slavery, alcohol, and land laws. they also could now vote and create laws
what rules did the colonists have in ga that colonists in other southern colonies didnt have
no liquor, owning slaves, or buying/selling land
why did the colonists think ga would produce silk
climate + they thought they could grow mulberry trees that the silkworms would eat
how many members were in the trustees
21
what did the salzburgers creat/produce
silk, mill, orphanage, school
what group had the most success in agriculture
salzburgers
what was the charter of 1732
the document that created Georgia
what was the charter of 1732
document signed that created ga
whats the legislative branch also known as
congress (house/ senate)
who is known as the father of ga
oglethorpe
what was the name of the jewish doctor
samuel nunes
what was located in darien ga
an abandoned fort called ft. king george
what is a malconent
whiner, unhappy, unsatisfied
why did oglethorpe design savannah in a grid
its easier to navigate and defend
what does the legislative branch do
make laws, pass laws
