Georgia History Exemption Exam
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Coastal Plain—ANSWER-"Pine Barrens" flat/sandy soil; 60% of state
Piedmont—ANSWER-"foothills, upland, upcountry" rolling hills; most fertile; 30% of state
(most populous)
Plateau—ANSWER-flat/gently sloping land; smallest region
Ridge and Valley—ANSWER-rich soils with hardwoods and pastures
Blue Ridge—ANSWER-tallest mountains with rocky slopes
Reasons for Georgia establishment—ANSWER-Philanthropy, military, and economic
Trustees of Georgia rules—ANSWER-land ownership restrictions and hard liquor/slavery
prohibitions
Battle of Bloody Marsh—ANSWER-Oglethorpe victory against Spanish near Fort Frederica
"Malcontents"—ANSWER-lobbied for change of trustees rules
Captain John Reynolds—ANSWER-first royal governor; unpopular; served short time
Henry Ellis—ANSWER-second royal governor; capable; didn't like heat
, James Wright—ANSWER-third royal governor; expanded/opened frontier to farmers by
obtaining Creed land cessions; longest serving
1763 Georgia boundaries—ANSWER-Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River
Georgian Signers of Declaration of Independence—ANSWER-George Walton, Lyman Hall,
and Button Gwinnett (later died in duel)
Georgia Constitution of 1777—ANSWER-unicameral legislative assembly; governor elected
by assembly
Obstacles faced by Patriots—ANSWER-political division, personal disputes, apathy/division
of population, and financing war
British entry into Georgia—ANSWER-Savannah in 1778
Georgia Constitution of 1789—ANSWER-bicameral legislature; expanded suffrage
Yazoo Land Fraud—ANSWER-bribed legislators sold over 40 million acres to land companies
James Jackson—ANSWER-lead support for Thomas Jefferson's democratic-republican party;
lead nullification of Yazoo land sale
Fletcher v Peck—ANSWER-ruled state couldn't nullify Yazoo land sale
1802 Compact—ANSWER-Georgia agreed to cede western land to US government in
exchange for native removal
Georgia capital—ANSWER-Savannah > Augusta > Louisville > Milledgeville
Battle of Horseshoebend—ANSWER-Andrew Jackson led army to victory over upper Creeks
and forced them to cede land to AL
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
Coastal Plain—ANSWER-"Pine Barrens" flat/sandy soil; 60% of state
Piedmont—ANSWER-"foothills, upland, upcountry" rolling hills; most fertile; 30% of state
(most populous)
Plateau—ANSWER-flat/gently sloping land; smallest region
Ridge and Valley—ANSWER-rich soils with hardwoods and pastures
Blue Ridge—ANSWER-tallest mountains with rocky slopes
Reasons for Georgia establishment—ANSWER-Philanthropy, military, and economic
Trustees of Georgia rules—ANSWER-land ownership restrictions and hard liquor/slavery
prohibitions
Battle of Bloody Marsh—ANSWER-Oglethorpe victory against Spanish near Fort Frederica
"Malcontents"—ANSWER-lobbied for change of trustees rules
Captain John Reynolds—ANSWER-first royal governor; unpopular; served short time
Henry Ellis—ANSWER-second royal governor; capable; didn't like heat
, James Wright—ANSWER-third royal governor; expanded/opened frontier to farmers by
obtaining Creed land cessions; longest serving
1763 Georgia boundaries—ANSWER-Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River
Georgian Signers of Declaration of Independence—ANSWER-George Walton, Lyman Hall,
and Button Gwinnett (later died in duel)
Georgia Constitution of 1777—ANSWER-unicameral legislative assembly; governor elected
by assembly
Obstacles faced by Patriots—ANSWER-political division, personal disputes, apathy/division
of population, and financing war
British entry into Georgia—ANSWER-Savannah in 1778
Georgia Constitution of 1789—ANSWER-bicameral legislature; expanded suffrage
Yazoo Land Fraud—ANSWER-bribed legislators sold over 40 million acres to land companies
James Jackson—ANSWER-lead support for Thomas Jefferson's democratic-republican party;
lead nullification of Yazoo land sale
Fletcher v Peck—ANSWER-ruled state couldn't nullify Yazoo land sale
1802 Compact—ANSWER-Georgia agreed to cede western land to US government in
exchange for native removal
Georgia capital—ANSWER-Savannah > Augusta > Louisville > Milledgeville
Battle of Horseshoebend—ANSWER-Andrew Jackson led army to victory over upper Creeks
and forced them to cede land to AL
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
