Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who served as Georgia’s first royal governor?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | John
Reynolds | D. | William Stephens |
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Who served as Georgia’s third and final royal governor?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | John
Reynolds | D. | William Stephens |
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Which statement best describes Georgia as a royal colony?
A. | Georgia was ruled directly by the king through one of his royal
governors. | B. | Georgia was ruled directly by the king through a council of elected
officials. | C. | Georgia was ruled by an elected legislature that worked closely with the
king. | D. | Georgia was ruled by an elected governor that worked closely with the state
leglislature. |
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Which of Georgia’s royal governors was recalled by parliament for
ineffective leadership?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | John
Reynolds | D. | James Oglethorpe |
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Which individual replaced John Reynolds as royal governor of Georgia and was a
naturalist and scientist by trade?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | William
Stephens | D. | James Oglethorpe |
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Who oversaw the division of Georgia into parishes as royal governor?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | John
Reynolds | D. | William Stephens |
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Who was royal governor of Georgia at the outbreak of the French and Indian
War?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | James Wright | C. | John
Reynolds | D. | William Stephens |
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When were these crops produced? A. | Royal Period | B. | Trustee Period | C. | Colonial
Period | D. | Constitutional Period |
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During Georgia’s royal period, an individual could acquire land in all of
the following ways EXCEPT via
A. | gift. | B. | grant. | C. | lottery. | D. | purchase. |
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Which statement BEST describes the work slaves did during Georgia’s royal
period?
A. | Slaves worked on farms and in towns as field hands, carpenters, and
blacksmiths. | B. | Slaves worked only on farms as laborers as they were not allowed in Georgia’s
towns. | C. | Slaves worked primarily on large cotton plantations picking cotton and clearing
fields. | D. | Slaves worked on farms and in factories where they operated dangerous heavy
machinery. |
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During Georgia’s royal period, in order to keep slaves “in their
place,” Georgia passed a series of laws known as
A. | Jim Crow. | B. | segregation. | C. | black
codes. | D. | Civil Rights. |
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During Georgia’s royal period, the government supported church was the
A. | Baptist Church. | B. | Catholic Church. | C. | Methodist
Church. | D. | Church of England. |
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During the royal period, Georgia’s most effective and respected
educational establishment was
A. | Bethesda. | B. | Ebenezer. | C. | University of
Georgia. | D. | Georgia State University. |
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Types of Government of Original American
Colonies | | | | | Colony | Initial Type of Government | Last Government before Revolution | | | | | New England Colonies | | | Plymouth Colony, 1620 | Charter Colony | Charter
Colony | New Hampshire, 1623 | Proprietary Colony | Royal
Colony | Massachusetts, 1630 | Charter Colony | Royal
Colony | Rhode Island, 1636 | Charter Colony | Charter
Colony | Connecticut, 1636 | Charter
Colony | Charter Colony | | | | | Middle Colonies | | | New York, 1626 | Charter
Colony | Royal Colony | New Jersey, 1626 | Charter
Colony | Royal Colony | Delaware, 1638 | Charter
Colony | Proprietary Colony | Pennsylvania, 1682 | Proprietary Colony | Proprietary Colony | | | | | Southern
Colonies | | | Virginia, 1607 | Charter Colony | Royal
Colony | Maryland, 1634 | Proprietary Colony | Proprietary Colony | North Carolina, 1650 | Proprietary Colony | Royal Colony | | Georgia, 1752 | Charter Colony | Royal Colony | | | |
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According to the chart, at the time of the American Revolution, how many
colonies were Royal Colonies?
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According to the chart, which was the first colony to be settled?
A. | Georgia | B. | Virginia | C. | Plymouth | D. | Maryland |
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Which Georgia governor contributed much to the defenses of the colony?
A. | Henry Ellis | B. | Lyman Hall | C. | James
Wright | D. | John Reynolds |
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Which war led England to begin taxing its colonies in the Americas?
A. | the War of 1812 | B. | the First World War | C. | the French and
Indian War | D. | the Mexican-American War |
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By what name was the French and Indian War known in Europe?
A. | The Ten Years War | B. | The Seven Years War | C. | The Creek and
English War | D. | The War for the Ohio River Valley |
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Which statement best describes Georgia’s gains from the French and
Indian War?
A. | Georgia gained the Creek and Cherokee Indian lands and gold
mines. | B. | Georgia gained land, naval stores and timber, farm acreage, and new
settlers. | C. | Georgia gained lands to the north and west, part of Florida, and waterways for
travel. | D. | Georgia gained lands to the south and east, water access for shipping, and timber
resources. |
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Which statement best describes how Great Britain’s victory in the
French and Indian War contributed to problems between the colonists and Indians?
A. | When the French and the Indians lost the war, the British and the colonists sought to
punish the Indians. | B. | After the British victory the colonists
resented the Indians, who had fought with the French against the British in the
war. | C. | When the war ended, the Indians became allies with Spain and continued their
hostilities against the British and the British colonies. | D. | When the British
gained French lands at the end of the war, the colonists moved into these new territories, which were
occupied by the Indians. |
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