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Georgia Colonization

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Why did indentured servants come to Georgia?   Tobacco  
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The chief who gave Oglethorpe land or the first English settlement in Georgia   Tomochichi  
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Trade Policy that called for balanced trade and need for raw materials to be sent back to the motherland   Mercantilism  
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Oglethorpe's friend who died in debtor's prison   Robert Castell  
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First fort built in GA around 1721   Ft. King George  
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Rules and laws assigned to the colonists by Oglethorpe and other trustees   Regulations  
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Trustees and colonists could not own this; it all belonged to the king   land  
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Citizen army   militia  
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Person with no rights or privileges, seen as property of another   slave  
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Who did the trustees answer to?   the king of England(King George 2)  
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A skilled craftsman   Artisan  
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The tree the trustees promised to plant in order to get raw materials for England   Mulberry  
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Group of people Oglethorpe wanted to help with the new colony   Poor but Worthy  
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Who was the interpreter for Oglethorpe and Tomochichi?   Mary Musgrove  
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Number of trustees who were granted the charter to start a colony in GA   21  
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Person or group of people who represent another person legally   trustee  
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What four groups did Oglethorpe not want in the GA colony?   liquor dealers, lawyers, Africans, Catholics  
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Bluff Tomochichi gave Oglethorpe to settle   Yamacraw Bluff  
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2 important rivers that laid boundaries for the GA colony   Savannah and Altamaha  
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What was the primary religion of the new colony of GA?   Anglican  
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First city in GA colony   Savannah  
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What year was the charter granted?   1732  
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What year did Oglethorpe land in the GA colony?   1733  
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Name of the ship that carried the first people to GA   The Ann  
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Who was the king that gave permission for the GA colony?   King George 2  
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Number of days it took for the voyage from London to the New World   88  
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Number of years the king promised the trustees to handle the colony of GA   21 years  
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What is an indentured servant?   He/She agrees to work for someone for a set period of time in exchange for passage to the New World  
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The artisan who kept a journal providing us with the earliest view of life in colonial Savannah   Peter Gordon  
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Legal document that grants special rights and privileges   charter  
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A unit of soliders   Garrison  
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What did England need between the colonies of the Spanish and the French?   a buffer  
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What does Ebenezer mean?   Rock of Help  
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What happened to save the colonists after the only doctor on the ship Ann died?   Jewish settlers brought Dr. Samuel Nunis (July 1733)  
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What did they call the settlers who were not happy with the new rules?   Malcontents  
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Which incident helped Oglethorpe to invade Florida?   War of Jenkin's Ear  
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Where was the Battle of Bloody Marsh?   Fort St. Simons  
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How long was Oglethorpe the leader of GA?   11 years  
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How many people sailed on the ship Ann?   114-125  
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What were the three reasons for settlement of GA?   charity, defense, and economics  
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