What term describes the period between the termination of Trustee governance and Georgia's declaration of independence?

• A. Proprietary Era
• B. Malcontents Period
• C. Royal Georgia
• D. Continental Era

Answer: (C)

The period after the trustees relinquished control and before Georgia’s independence is known as Royal Georgia. When the trustees ended in 1752, Georgia became a Royal Colony under direct British crown authority, with governors appointed by the king. This era lasts until the colony’s move toward independence in 1776, so the term that fits the description is Royal Georgia. The Continental Era refers to the revolutionary period under the Continental Congress, which comes later, and the Proprietary Era or Malcontents Period describe different earlier arrangements or disputes within the trustee era.