Crct Study Guide Part Iv: Prehistoric Georgia and Colonial Georgia

CRCT STUDY GUIDE PART IV: PREHISTORIC GEORGIA AND COLONIAL GEORGIA

Native Americans in Georgia

1. We remember order of the periods of early Native American history as “PARTY AT WAL-MART.” What does each letter stand for?

P -A - W - M –

2. Which Native American period was known for mound-building?

3. Which Native American group was nomadic?

4. The atlatl was invented during this period.

5. What are the 3 sisters?

European Exploration

1. Who was the first European to explore Georgia? What country was he from?

2. What was he looking for? Did he find it?

3. How did Hernando De Soto and his men treat the Native Americans?

3. What did the Catholic Church build on the barrier islands? What was their goal?

Colonial Georgia – Trustee Georgia

4. Fill in the blanks to review Trustee Georgia with the words and phrases in the box below.

Georgia was founded by General ______. He wanted to create a colony for three reasons (1) ______, (2) ______, and (3) ______. Oglethorpe argued that Georgia would protect the colony of South Carolina from Florida which was controlled by ______. He planned for the colony to make money through the production of ______(used to make expensive clothes), ______(a plant used for blue dye), and ______.

Georgia became a reality when ______signed the ______. The new colony was named after the ______. It was governed by a board of

______. The motto was ______. It means “not for self, but for

When the colonists arrived they established the city of ______. It was a ______city. This means it was designed by Oglethorpe into squares with gardens in the center. Oglethorpe befriended two Native Americans. ______was chief of the Yamacraw Indians. He helped maintain peace between the Native Americans and the settlers. ______was part Creek. She established her own trade business. She also worked for peace between the two groups.

Since the colony was supposed to protect ______from Spain, the colonists built ______on St. Simon’s Island. During the early years of the colony a war began. It was called the War of ______. A battle was fought between the Spanish and Georgians. This was the Battle of ______. It was caused by conflicts over ______and the raiding of ______. A group of new settlers arrived from Austria. They were called the ______. They left Austria, because they were not ______. In Georgia they founded the towns of Ebenezer and New ______.

Not all of the colonists were happy in Georgia. ______were not allowed. Many people were jealous that settlers in ______were making a lot of money by building large plantations. They had other complaints too. ______were not allowed to own land. These angry settlers were called ______. Realizing that their colonial experiment had failed, the trustees gave up. Slavery was made legal in 1750. Georgia became a ______colony in 1752.

Colonial Georgia – Royal Georgia

5. The Southern colonies supported plantation economics. This meant they had large farms and grew crops for export. Which group of exports would most likely have come from a Southern colony?

A. textiles, spices, and iron bars

B. cotton, indigo, and tobacco

C. fish, whale products, and fur

D. fish, rum, and iron bars

6. Which of America’s characteristics led England to colonize there?

A. Native American customs and religion

B. religious intolerance and high rents

C. better schools and an opportunity for manufacturing jobs

D. abundant resources and an opportunity for land ownership

7. The environmental conditions listed in the box BEST describe which colonial region.

A. Canadian

B. New England

C. Southern

D. Mid Atlantic

8. Name the three royal governors of Georgia.

9. Which royal governor fortified Savannah? Hint: He thought it was the “right” decision.

10. True or False. Many Georgians were happy with the rule of the royal governors. The colony was prosperous and Georgians felt they need British soldiers to protect them from Native Americans.

11. The French and Indian War was fought between these two countries and resulted in the Proclamation of 1763?

12. Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the colonists?

13. What were some items taxed after the French and Indian War?

14. Why were taxes increased after the French and Indian War?