GA History Exemption Exam UGA
Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
Georgia was settled in—ANSWER-1733
Georgia was the ________ colony to settle—ANSWER-13th
Georgia was initially founded and ruled by—ANSWER-a board of Trustees
What four things were initially banned in Georgia—ANSWER-slavery, rum, lawyers, and
catholics
Rum was legalized in—ANSWER-1742
Slavery was legalized in—ANSWER-1751
From 1752 - 1776, the colony was ruled by—ANSWER-royally appointed governors
3 royal governors—ANSWER-John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright
The initial impetus behind Georgia's founding came from—ANSWER-James E. Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe originally intended GA to be—ANSWER-a refuge for the debtors who crowded
London's prisons
, Britain wanted Georgia to be—ANSWER-a buffer between other southern colonies and the
Spanish
At the Battle of __________ on ___________________, ________________ kept the
Spanish at bay—ANSWER-Bloody Marsh
St. Simon's Island
Oglethorpe
Georgia was named for—ANSWER-King George II
Georgia did not send representative to _______________, but sent 3 representative to
________________—ANSWER-The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
The 3 reps GA sent to the second continental congress are—ANSWER-Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
**signed the Declaration of Independence
Which two Georgians signed the U.S. Constitution?—ANSWER-William Few and Abraham
Baldwin
___________ of ____________ in 1779 was the most serious military confrontation
between British and American troops in GA—ANSWER-Siege of Savannah
*first capital of the US
The capital was moved from Savannah to ___________—ANSWER-Augusta
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
Georgia was settled in—ANSWER-1733
Georgia was the ________ colony to settle—ANSWER-13th
Georgia was initially founded and ruled by—ANSWER-a board of Trustees
What four things were initially banned in Georgia—ANSWER-slavery, rum, lawyers, and
catholics
Rum was legalized in—ANSWER-1742
Slavery was legalized in—ANSWER-1751
From 1752 - 1776, the colony was ruled by—ANSWER-royally appointed governors
3 royal governors—ANSWER-John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright
The initial impetus behind Georgia's founding came from—ANSWER-James E. Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe originally intended GA to be—ANSWER-a refuge for the debtors who crowded
London's prisons
, Britain wanted Georgia to be—ANSWER-a buffer between other southern colonies and the
Spanish
At the Battle of __________ on ___________________, ________________ kept the
Spanish at bay—ANSWER-Bloody Marsh
St. Simon's Island
Oglethorpe
Georgia was named for—ANSWER-King George II
Georgia did not send representative to _______________, but sent 3 representative to
________________—ANSWER-The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
The 3 reps GA sent to the second continental congress are—ANSWER-Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
**signed the Declaration of Independence
Which two Georgians signed the U.S. Constitution?—ANSWER-William Few and Abraham
Baldwin
___________ of ____________ in 1779 was the most serious military confrontation
between British and American troops in GA—ANSWER-Siege of Savannah
*first capital of the US
The capital was moved from Savannah to ___________—ANSWER-Augusta
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
