British Drums on the Southern Frontier
Study Sheet
IDENTIFICATIONS
QUESTIONS
1. What was the British military policy on the Anglo/Spanish border? How did the
British attempt to implement this policy?
2. How did this policy involve Indian diplomacy? How did the deerskin trade
figure into this diplomacy?
3. What caused the Yamassee War? What were its consequences?
4. How did Spain and England clash on the southern frontier? Why did the British
consider the French a more dangerous rival than the Spanish after 1720?
5. Why was Georgia established? How did the colonization of Georgia fit into
Britain's overall military policy on the Southern frontier?
6. Militarily, why was slavery officially prohibited in the colony? Why were
black slaves viewed as a threat? Where did slave runaways from South Carolina
invariably go?
7. What role did Captain McPherson's rangers play in the colonization of
Georgia? How did rangers differ from militia forces?
8. What role did Indians play in southern frontier defenses? How was this role
jeopardized by abuses in the deerskin trade? What was the "key" to
Creek survival?
9. Why was rum drinking declared unlawful in Georgia? Why was this prohibition
largely a military measure?
10. Why did South Carolina and Georgia officials clash over attempts to regulate
the deerskin trade? How was this issue ultimately settled?
11. What was the purpose of Mackay's expedition among the Creek? What were his
views concerning traders and the Creek? Why did his efforts cause so much
trouble?
12. Why were Forts Frederica and Saint George constructed?
13. Why did Spain decide to attack Georgia? Why couldn't the British and Spanish
try to settle their differences diplomatically?
14. Why did Oglethorpe seek British regulars while in England in 1737? Why were
many of the men who comprised the 42nd Regiment of Foot not "ideal"
soldiers? Why were these men dissatisfied or disgruntled?
15. Why did Oglethorpe negotiate the Treaty of Coweta (1739) before invading
Florida?
16. Why did Oglethorpe's invasion of Florida fail?
17. What preparations did Oglethorpe make to defend Georgia against the Spanish
invasion? How was Oglethorpe able to prevent the Spanish from taking Fort
Frederica?
18. Why did Oglethorpe return to England in 1743? Why did he not return to
Georgia?
19. What was it like to serve in Georgia's provincial military units? Typically,
who served in these units? How did these soldiers differ from the 42nd Regiment
based at Frederica?
20. Why did the British government decide that the Georgia rangers, Highlanders,
marines and the navy were no longer necessary for the southern frontier's
defense by 1746? Why was the 42nd Regiment also disbanded three years later?
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