UGA History Exemption
Test Questions and Answers
100% PASS
He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs—
ANSWER-Hernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it for
Spain—ANSWER-Hernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia.—
ANSWER-James Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution?—ANSWER-James Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude?—ANSWER-
1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River?—ANSWER-The Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black progress
through education.—ANSWER-Booker T Washington
, Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender.—ANSWER-Federal Reserve
Act
In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified?—ANSWER-1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves?—
ANSWER-Cotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA colonies
and pushed for democracy and religious freedom.—ANSWER-William Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)?—ANSWER-Milledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson sent
Troops to force SC to pay tariffs.—ANSWER-Nullification Crisis
In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act—ANSWER-
Scopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union—ANSWER-Reconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur?—ANSWER-1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They
involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.—ANSWER-The New Deal
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Test Questions and Answers
100% PASS
He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs—
ANSWER-Hernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it for
Spain—ANSWER-Hernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia.—
ANSWER-James Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution?—ANSWER-James Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude?—ANSWER-
1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River?—ANSWER-The Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black progress
through education.—ANSWER-Booker T Washington
, Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender.—ANSWER-Federal Reserve
Act
In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified?—ANSWER-1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves?—
ANSWER-Cotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA colonies
and pushed for democracy and religious freedom.—ANSWER-William Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)?—ANSWER-Milledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson sent
Troops to force SC to pay tariffs.—ANSWER-Nullification Crisis
In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act—ANSWER-
Scopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union—ANSWER-Reconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur?—ANSWER-1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They
involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.—ANSWER-The New Deal
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
