CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the best definition of Defense?
A
desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
B
One of the three reasons for Georgia’s founding as stated in the Charter of 1732. Georgia would become a defensive buffer between the Carolina’s and Spanish Florida.
C
One of the three reasons for Georgia’s founding as stated in the Charter of 1732. The idea is England would become wealthy by taking raw materials from Georgia and creating finished product from them. Mercantilism.
D
The act of traveling through an area to find something or to learn about it. Europeans (Spanish and English) looked for a trade route west to the Indies and Asia.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Georgia’s Charter of 1732 outlined in detail the reasons for Georgia’s settlement and is a remarkable document based on its provisions for the colonists. Georgia was founded for three primary reasons: philanthropy, economics, and defense.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Charter of 1732 Georgia was founded for three reasons: charity, economics, and defense. Of the three, the only true success of the colony had under the trustees was Georgia’s defense of South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-3: -Twenty trustees received funding from Parliament and a charter from the King, issued in June 1732. The charter granted the trustees the powers of a corporation; they could elect their own governing body, make land grants, and enact their own laws and taxes.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1735 the Trustees proposed three pieces of legislation to the Privy Council and had the satisfaction of securing the concurrence of king and council. An Indian act required Georgia licenses for trading west of the Savannah River. Another act banned the use of rum in Georgia. A third act outlawed slavery in Georgia.

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