Question

Which of the following was true of Georgia? Group of answer choices a) Colonists sought self-government to gain the right to introduce slavery. b) The philanthropists who founded it expected slavery to help the lower class c) Englishmen they brought to the colony. d) It was named for the most important British queen of the eighteenth century. e) Its residents invaded Florida and took it from Spain in the War of Jenkins’ Ear.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is E. Georgia's residents invaded Florida and took it from Spain in the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Explanation:

The War of Jenkins' Ear, developed from 1739 to 1742, was a colonial war between Great Britain and Spain.

The war is named after the cut ear of the trade captain Robert Jenkins. He presented a cut ear to the British Parliament in 1738, allegedly his own, as evidence of violent Spanish attacks against British sailors.

With the idea that a preventive attack would be the best defense against a foreseeable Spanish invasion, Georgia's Governor James Edward Oglethorpe agreed to peace with the Seminole Indians in order to keep them neutral in the conflict and ordered the invasion of Florida in January 1740. On May 31, the British besieged the fortress of Saint Augustine.