The Trustee Period in Georgia Answers

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What part did silkworms play in colonial Georgia?

A
Georgians used them to try to grow and process silk.
B
They destroyed Georgia’s mulberry trees.
C
They allowed Georgia to stop importing textiles from England.
D
Georgia’s rice plantations depending on them.
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satisfiedin debtunhappylonely

A
satisfied
B
in debt
C
unhappy
D
lonely
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Georgia was expected to participate in the system of mercantilism by

A
helping those most in need.
B
allowing merchants to run the colony.
C
providing the home country with new markets.
D
carrying on free trade with the nations of Europe.
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This sketch shows plans for the city of Savannah. The sketch most likely shows that Savannah was to be a

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A
small fort where settlers could trade with American Indians.
B
river port built around a series of orderly squares.
C
mountain settlement far from the coastline.
D
bustling city sprawling in every direction without order.
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Georgia served as a charitable colony by

A
allowing the free exercise of religion.
B
encouraging freed enslaved persons to settle there.
C
offering passage and land to poor British citizens.
D
setting up an education system for American Indians.
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What often happened to people in the 1700s who could not pay their debts?

A
They were forced to join religious orders.
B
They were thrown into debtors’ prisons.
C
They were forgiven their debts if they promised to work.
D
They were forbidden to marry or have children.
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The Highland Scots were recruited to move to Georgia to

A
help defend the colony.
B
settle in the colony’s mountains.
C
grow cotton and tobacco.
D
draw up plans to build Savannah.
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Who came to Georgia in search of religious freedom?

A
Highland Scots
B
Salzburgers
C
malcontents
D
trustees
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After James Oglethorpe left Georgia in 1743, the colony

A
arrested the malcontents.
B
declared its independence from Britain.
C
fell from the trustees’ control.
D
suffered a defeat by Spanish invaders.
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During Georgia’s trustee period, a group of trustees

A
had a charter to govern Georgia.
B
sold Georgia to the king of England.
C
bought Georgia from American Indians.
D
invaded Georgia from Spanish Florida.
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Why did rice become a successful crop in colonial Georgia?

A
It was a crop that European farmers knew well.
B
It thrived in the warm Southern climate.
C
It can be grown successfully in any part of the colony.
D
It was well suited to Georgia’s mountainous terrain.
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What did the trustees ban in Georgia? Check all that apply.selling landfarmingbuying alcoholsettling in Georgiaowning enslaved personsbuying landfishing in rivers

A
selling land
B
farming
C
buying alcohol
D
settling in Georgia
E
owning enslaved persons
F
buying land
G
fishing in rivers
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This map shows Georgia in 1736.

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A
It could protect the colony from attacks by American Indians.
B
It could provide a defense from attacks by the Spanish.
C
It could keep pirates from attacking Savannah.
D
It could keep British forces from landing in Georgia.

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