Author Question: When Georgia was first founded, it was __________. A) supposed to be a haven for the worthy poor ... (Read 47 times)

olgavictoria · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In 1750, over Oglethorpes objections, the trustees of Georgia __________.

A) sold the colony to a wealthy nobleman
B) allowed the importation and exploitation of slaves
C) broke up the government-owned farms and sold them
D) permanently dissolved the colonial assembly

Question 2

In 1735, the trustees of Georgia __________.

A) purchased 500 African slaves
B) outlawed the consumption of hard alcohol
C) created a bicameral legislature
D) ordered the colonists to cultivate cotton

Question 3

What convinced John Oglethorpe to oppose the slave trade?

A) his experiences in South Carolina
B) his conversion to Quakerism
C) his experiences as a slave trader
D) his encounter with Christian Priber

Question 4

When Georgia was first founded, it was __________.

A) supposed to be a haven for the worthy poor
B) intended to be a penal colony
C) supposed to be a religious refuge
D) assumed that slavery would be legal there