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Why did slavery grow under Wright’s leadership?

A
Georgians lacked the skills for farming.
B
More labor was needed for manufacturing.
C
Enslaved workers had agricultural skills.
D
Plantations sought inexpensive labor.
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Who created the rules that would keep new citizens "productive and on an equal footing”?

A
King George II
B
the legislature
C
the trustees
D
James Oglethorpe
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The image shows the seal of the Georgia Trustees.

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placed on every colonial document.
B
the colony’s pledge.
C
the colony’s motto.
D
placed on the colony’s constitution.
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The map shows French settlements by 1720. What was the primary reason for the expansion of France’s territory from Canada to New Orleans?

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A
they established cash crops
B
they created joint-stock companies.
C
they ran out of fur supplies.
D
they looked for new fur supplies.
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Who governed the royal colony of Georgia?

A
the elected governor
B
the legislature
C
the king
D
the British military
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What happened at the end of the trustee period?

A
Georgia became independent.
B
Georgia became a royal colony.
C
The malcontents were forced to leave the colony.
D
More restrictions were added to control the malcontents.
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What was the role of Georgia’s governor?

A
He wrote all the laws in the colony.
B
He led the colony on the king’s behalf.
C
He created the colony’s new government.
D
He was the head of the legislature.
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A new colony would allow Britain to participate in mercantilism, meaning the colony would

A
send raw materials to Britain.
B
trade with other countries.
C
profit from manufacturing.
D
lead the colonies in commerce.
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As a social reformer, James Oglethorpe supported the rights of struggling British citizens by

A
giving them money to get out of debt.
B
investigating abuses in debtors’ prisons.
C
feeding and clothing them.
D
hiring them as his employees.
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As the chiefdoms ended, what became of different American Indian groups?

A
They formed new cultural groups.
B
They abandoned their groups entirely.
C
They resettled in Europe.
D
They adopted European identities.
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In order to establish a new colony in North America, Oglethorpe had to convince

A
his supporters.
B
members of Parliament.
C
King George II.
D
persecuted minorities.
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The French were motivated to colonize North America due to

A
for economic gain and trade routes.
B
for economic gain and religious freedom.
C
for trade routes and plantation ownership.
D
for trade routes and religious freedom.
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How did slavery most likely contribute to the end of Mississippian civilizations?

A
American Indians adopted European customs to avoid slavery.
B
Settlements shrank as American Indians were enslaved.
C
American Indians fled their villages to avoid being enslaved.
D
Settlements split over helping Europeans enslave others.
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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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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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Which example best describes a French settlement in North America?

A
a colony in the northeastern US that focused on the harvesting of timber
B
a trading post in Quebec, Canada, that thrived on the trading of furs
C
a trading post in Montreal, Canada, that specialized in the selling of gold
D
a colony in the southeastern US that excelled at growing tobacco cash crops
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The French attempted to convert American Indians to Christianity by

A
conducting raids.
B
using missionaries.
C
creating treaties with them.
D
establishing trading posts.

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