US & GA History Exemption Exam (100% solutions)

In what year was Georgia established? correct answers 1732 When did settlement take place in Savannah? correct answers 1733 How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the colony itself? correct answers Two decades Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? correct answers Board of Trustees Define: Board of Trustees correct answers The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? correct answers What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? correct answers slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? correct answers James Edward Ogelthorpe Battle of Bloody Marsh correct answers On St. Simons Island between the English and the Spanish. It was an attempt of the Spanish to invade Georgia Who from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence? correct answers Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? correct answers Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr. Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? correct answers Fourth What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? correct answers Siege of Savannah in 1779 Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? correct answers Savannah to Augusta Battle of Kettle Creek correct answers Took place in Wilkes County Nancy Hart correct answers a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her home When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? correct answers 1752 Eli Whitney correct answers inventor of the