Explore the early exploration and colonization of Georgia in this quiz. Learn about Hernando de Soto's expedition, its impact on Native Americans, and the role of Spanish missions. Assess your understanding of historical events and their consequences in shaping Georgia.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
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Charity
Defense
Shorter trade route to West Indies
Economics
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Postal system.
School system.
Prison system.
Pension system.
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Fort Frederica near St. Simons Island
Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River
Ossabaw Island on Ossabaw Sound
Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River
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Hernando DeSoto
John Martin Bolzius
Samuel Nunez
Robert Castell
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He wanted to build forts and missions in the state.
He was attracted by rumors of large gold deposits.
He was searching for the magical Fountain of Youth.
He believed that he would find a passage to Asia through Georgia.
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France
Great Britian
Portugal
Spain
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Sir Robert Montgomery
King Henry VIII
King James III
King George II
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William Bull
Mary Musgrove
Robert Montgomery
Toonahowi
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They earned bad credit
Their homes were repossessed
Their reputation was ruined
They were put in debter’s prison
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The expedition set up new trading opportunities for Native Americans.
The expedition was responsible for converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
The expedition resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans from violence and disease.
The expedition introduced Native Americans to new types of food.
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Build permanent settlements.
Find gold and riches.
Spread Christianity.
Fight the British.
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Mexico and France
Spain and Portugal
England and Portugal
England and Spain
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Dissidents
Malcontents
Objectors
Rebels
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1492
1607
1732
1801
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Cherokee
Creek
Oconnee
Yamacraw
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Hard work
Prohibition of slavery
Land allotments
Military training
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The trustees established Georgia for the purpose of helping the poor, not for the purpose of making themselves rich.
Religious leaders could not protect themselves as Catholics because of the members of the new Methodist church.
The Highland Scots and the Salzburgers were foreigners and couldn’t be trusted to defend the British.
The king felt the colony had been a failure and the trustees had to be punished as an example.
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Preachers
Blacks
Soldiers
Women
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New Albany
New Darien
New Ebenezer
New Savannah
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De Soto died before the expedition was finished.
De Soto traveled in the wrong direction.
De Soto did not find any gold or riches.
De Soto’s men died of disease.
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Fort Frederica
Fort Guale
Fort King George
Fort Santa Catalina
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England wanted to get rid of debtors permanently.
The homeless would readily come to the New World.
Oglethorpe was angry when his friend died and he felt that debtors should not have to go to jail.
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times.
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Keeping close ties with Great Britain
Giving women the right to vote
Trading with the Spanish
Permitting slavery
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Debtor colony.
Proprietary colony.
Royal colony.
Self-governing colony.
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1492
1607
1732
1733
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Have served time in a debtors’ prison.
bring their own farm tools with them.
Only sell their land to another Englishman.
Use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees for silk.
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Altamaha River
Flint River
Savannah River
St. Mary’s River
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James Oglethorpe
The king of Great Britain
A bicameral legislature
The people of Georgia
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A colony for settlement by the poor.
An outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons.
Military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements.
An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant.
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Albany
Darien
Ebenezer
Savannah
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Free Passage
Free Tools
Free Slaves
Free Land
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Catholics
Highland Scots
Salzburgers
Spaniards
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Poor design for defense against invading armies.
Series of circular roads making travel easy.
City planned around open squares.
Decaying neighborhood.
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Provide protection for the area’s European settlers.
Convert the Indians to Catholicism.
Establish trade with Spain.
Claim land for Spain.
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Slavery
Voting rights
The sale of rum
Ownership of land
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7 years
10 years
20 years
27 years
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The trustees could not hold office.
The trustees could not serve more than one year.
The trustees had to break off all ties with Great Britain.
The trustees had to donate their own money to provide food for the colonists.
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John Martin Bolzius
Lachlan McIntosh
James Oglethorpe
John Reynolds
Scottish Highlanders
English colonists
German Salzburgers
Oglethorpe and the trustees
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To help pay royal debts.
To civilize the native Indians.
to release debtors from prison.
To create a balanced trade policy (Mercantilism).
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Baptist
Catholic
Jewish
Methodist
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To escape religious persecution
To serve out terms for misconduct
To lead the armed forces for Oglethorpe
For the new financial opportunities available
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White potatoes, yams, and corn.
Wheat, rice, and wine.
Tropical fruit and spices.
Cotton dyes and silk.
No impact; he was cleared of the charges against him and returned within the year.
No impact; after he married, he quickly returned to the colony to help the poor.
Great impact; under the new leader most of the restrictive laws were changed.
Great impact; the new leaders quickly turned control over to the king.
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Augusta
Darien
New Ebenezer
Savannah
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Indians who lived in the area.
Spanish soldiers in Florida.
The area’s harsh climate
New diseases.
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France.
Great Britain
Portugal
Spain
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