1. Which reason was not a factor in the creation of the colony of Georgia?
A. to provide a religious asylum for Catholics fleeing England
B. to create a buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida
C. to offer a place for the deserving poor to try and improve themselves
D. to grow crops that could not be cultivated farther north
2. Which location was the western border of the colony of Georgia under the terms of the Charter of 1732?
A. the Pacific Ocean
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Altamaha River
D. the Chattahoochee River
3. How did James Oglethorpe contribute to the founding of the Georgia Colony?
A. He funded the colony out of his own pocket for 10 years.
B. He wrote the Charter of 1732, which created the colony.
C. He was made the lone Georgia trustee by the king.
D. He selected the location for the first settlement.
4. How did Mary Musgrove help James Oglethorpe establish the city of Savannah?
A. She helped defend the settlement against attack.
B. She taught the settlers how to grow corn.
C. She translated for the settlers and natives.
D. She married a native chieftain and ensured his help.
5. Which problem killed many of the Georgia colony's very first settlers?
A. attacks by natives
B. disease
C. starvation
D. attacks by the Spanish
