Georgia History and Constitution Exemption Examination
GEORGIA HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION | LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION EXAM | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026/2027
GEORGIA HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION EXAMINATION
1. Which of Georgia's physiographic regions covers the largest share of
the state's land area?
A. Blue Ridge
B. Valley and Ridge
C. Coastal Plain
D. Piedmont
ANSWER : C. Coastal Plain
The Coastal Plain stretches across roughly the southern three-fifths of the
state, making it by far the largest region.
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2. Augusta, Macon, and Columbus all grew up along which natural
feature?
A. The Eastern Continental Divide
B. The Fall Line
C. The Brevard Fault Zone
D. The Okefenokee Rim
ANSWER : B. The Fall Line
Rivers drop sharply at the Fall Line, so boats had to stop there and the
falling water powered early mills, which drew settlement.
3. Large flat-topped earthen mounds at Etowah and Ocmulgee are most
closely associated with which prehistoric culture?
A. Mississippian
B. Paleo
C. Archaic
D. Woodland
ANSWER : A. Mississippian
The Mississippian people built platform mounds as bases for temples and
leaders' homes and organized into chiefdoms.
4. The Paleo-Indians who first lived in Georgia are best known for
A. hunting large game such as mammoths and mastodons
B. farming corn, beans, and squash in permanent towns
C. producing the first decorated pottery in the region
D. building large ceremonial mound centers
ANSWER : A. hunting large game such as mammoths and mastodons
Paleo-Indians were nomadic hunters who followed big Ice Age game
animals.
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5. The Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Georgia in 1540
was
A. Hernando de Soto
B. Juan Ponce de León
C. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
D. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
ANSWER : A. Hernando de Soto
De Soto's expedition crossed Georgia searching for gold, and the diseases
it carried devastated native populations.
6. Spanish missions established along the Georgia coast in the 1500s
and 1600s were built mainly among which native people?
A. Cherokee
B. Guale
C. Natchez
D. Chickasaw
ANSWER : B. Guale
The Spanish set up missions on the coast and barrier islands to convert
the Guale and claim the region for Spain.
7. Which major freshwater wetland is located in southeastern Georgia?
A. Big Cypress Swamp
B. Atchafalaya Basin
C. Okefenokee Swamp
D. Great Dismal Swamp
ANSWER : C. Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee, on the Georgia–Florida border, is one of the largest
blackwater swamps in North America.
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8. Which development is generally credited to the Woodland culture?
A. Use of the bow and arrow and more permanent villages
B. A written language based on a syllabary
C. Domestication of the horse
D. Introduction of iron tools
ANSWER : A. Use of the bow and arrow and more permanent
villages
Woodland people adopted the bow and arrow, made more pottery, and
began living in more settled villages.
9. At the time of English settlement, the two largest Native American
nations in Georgia were the
A. Creek and Cherokee
B. Iroquois and Shawnee
C. Catawba and Natchez
D. Seminole and Choctaw
ANSWER : A. Creek and Cherokee
The Creek held most of central and southern Georgia while the Cherokee
lived in the north Georgia mountains.
10. St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland islands belong to which part of
Georgia's geography?
A. The Appalachian Plateau
B. The Valley and Ridge region
C. The Piedmont plateau
D. The barrier islands of the Coastal Plain
ANSWER : D. The barrier islands of the Coastal Plain
These sea islands lie along the Atlantic edge of the Coastal Plain and
shelter the mainland marshes.
PART II: FOUNDING THE COLONY
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GEORGIA HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION | LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION EXAM | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026/2027
GEORGIA HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION EXAMINATION
1. Which of Georgia's physiographic regions covers the largest share of
the state's land area?
A. Blue Ridge
B. Valley and Ridge
C. Coastal Plain
D. Piedmont
ANSWER : C. Coastal Plain
The Coastal Plain stretches across roughly the southern three-fifths of the
state, making it by far the largest region.
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2. Augusta, Macon, and Columbus all grew up along which natural
feature?
A. The Eastern Continental Divide
B. The Fall Line
C. The Brevard Fault Zone
D. The Okefenokee Rim
ANSWER : B. The Fall Line
Rivers drop sharply at the Fall Line, so boats had to stop there and the
falling water powered early mills, which drew settlement.
3. Large flat-topped earthen mounds at Etowah and Ocmulgee are most
closely associated with which prehistoric culture?
A. Mississippian
B. Paleo
C. Archaic
D. Woodland
ANSWER : A. Mississippian
The Mississippian people built platform mounds as bases for temples and
leaders' homes and organized into chiefdoms.
4. The Paleo-Indians who first lived in Georgia are best known for
A. hunting large game such as mammoths and mastodons
B. farming corn, beans, and squash in permanent towns
C. producing the first decorated pottery in the region
D. building large ceremonial mound centers
ANSWER : A. hunting large game such as mammoths and mastodons
Paleo-Indians were nomadic hunters who followed big Ice Age game
animals.
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5. The Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Georgia in 1540
was
A. Hernando de Soto
B. Juan Ponce de León
C. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
D. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
ANSWER : A. Hernando de Soto
De Soto's expedition crossed Georgia searching for gold, and the diseases
it carried devastated native populations.
6. Spanish missions established along the Georgia coast in the 1500s
and 1600s were built mainly among which native people?
A. Cherokee
B. Guale
C. Natchez
D. Chickasaw
ANSWER : B. Guale
The Spanish set up missions on the coast and barrier islands to convert
the Guale and claim the region for Spain.
7. Which major freshwater wetland is located in southeastern Georgia?
A. Big Cypress Swamp
B. Atchafalaya Basin
C. Okefenokee Swamp
D. Great Dismal Swamp
ANSWER : C. Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee, on the Georgia–Florida border, is one of the largest
blackwater swamps in North America.
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8. Which development is generally credited to the Woodland culture?
A. Use of the bow and arrow and more permanent villages
B. A written language based on a syllabary
C. Domestication of the horse
D. Introduction of iron tools
ANSWER : A. Use of the bow and arrow and more permanent
villages
Woodland people adopted the bow and arrow, made more pottery, and
began living in more settled villages.
9. At the time of English settlement, the two largest Native American
nations in Georgia were the
A. Creek and Cherokee
B. Iroquois and Shawnee
C. Catawba and Natchez
D. Seminole and Choctaw
ANSWER : A. Creek and Cherokee
The Creek held most of central and southern Georgia while the Cherokee
lived in the north Georgia mountains.
10. St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland islands belong to which part of
Georgia's geography?
A. The Appalachian Plateau
B. The Valley and Ridge region
C. The Piedmont plateau
D. The barrier islands of the Coastal Plain
ANSWER : D. The barrier islands of the Coastal Plain
These sea islands lie along the Atlantic edge of the Coastal Plain and
shelter the mainland marshes.
PART II: FOUNDING THE COLONY
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