A group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia colony; primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum.

• A. Malcontents
• B. Salzburgers
• C. Quakers
• D. Yeomen

Answer: (A)

This question tests understanding of how Georgia’s early colonists reacted to the ruling group (the trustees). A group called the Malcontents opposed the trustee-imposed limits, especially the ban on slavery and the restriction on rum. Because many colonists wanted to farm using enslaved labor and to trade or enjoy rum, they felt the regulations slowed economic growth and personal freedom. Their protests and petitions helped push Georgia away from strict trustee control and toward changes in governance later on. The other groups were present in Georgia for different reasons (religious settlement, pacifist beliefs, or general farming), but they aren’t the ones most associated with leading protests over the trustee rules.