Georgia History Exemption Exam
Fall Line - Answer-- the point on a river where there is an abrupt drop in elevation of the land and where
numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports (like Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.[E - M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - Answer-Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - Answer-- Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and manufacturing
center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - Answer-Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely popular and
successful
Indigo, Silk - Answer-- Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
, Hernando de Soto - Answer-Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition
deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and most likely
Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - Answer-Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the 1730's From Austria
came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were protestants, not Catholics) settled
Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - Answer-Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a
tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and Catholicism were forbidden in his colony.
Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and that (along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not
being allowed to own slaves) caused the colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - Answer-They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. They also
prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
Scottish Highlanders - Answer-- Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Fletcher v. Peck - Answer-(1810) First time the Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional. It
protected property rights and allowed the invalidation of state laws that conflicted with the
Constitution.
Worcester v. Georgia - Answer-(1832) US Supreme Court (esp. Frank Marshall) held that Cherokee
Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which
would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty. Ignored blatantly by Andrew Jackson
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer-In 1742, Oglethorpe's forces, along with help from the Highland Scots,
surprised Spanish troops at St. Simon's Is;and and forced them back across the Florida border. This
marked the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the British.
Fall Line - Answer-- the point on a river where there is an abrupt drop in elevation of the land and where
numerous waterfalls occur.
- it is the ancient coastline of the southern tier of North America when sea-levels wer higher
- Navigation up-stream beyond this feature stops
- ultimately towns located just beyond this natural boundary were important river ports (like Macon)
- The line in the eastern US is located where streams pass from harder to softer rocks.[E - M.Y.]
Georgia capitals - Answer-Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Atlanta - Answer-- Largest city in Georgia and the Deep South
- Capital of modern Georgia
- originally named Terminus, as it became the South's most important rail hub and manufacturing
center;
- set ablaze by General Sherman
James Wright - Answer-Georgia's 3rd (and last) Royal Governor. He was extremely popular and
successful
Indigo, Silk - Answer-- Brought to GA by Europeans
- became a new major cash crop
, Hernando de Soto - Answer-Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition
deep into the modern-day Southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and most likely
Arkansas) in 1540, and the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Salzburgers - Answer-Some of the first immigrants to the new Georgia colony in the 1730's From Austria
came to Georgia to escape religious persecution (they were protestants, not Catholics) settled
Ebenezer/New Ebenezer opposed slavery
James Oglethorpe - Answer-Founder of Savannah (1733), and governor of the Georgia colony. He ran a
tightly-disciplined, military-like colony. Slaves, alcohol, and Catholicism were forbidden in his colony.
Many colonists felt that he was a dictator, and that (along with the colonist's dissatisfaction over not
being allowed to own slaves) caused the colony to break down and he to lose his position as governor.
Georgia Trustees - Answer-They gave out land between the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. They also
prohibited having rum and owning African Slaves.
Scottish Highlanders - Answer-- Added protection to GAs southern border
- fought with Oglethorpe to fight off the Spanish
Fletcher v. Peck - Answer-(1810) First time the Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional. It
protected property rights and allowed the invalidation of state laws that conflicted with the
Constitution.
Worcester v. Georgia - Answer-(1832) US Supreme Court (esp. Frank Marshall) held that Cherokee
Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which
would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty. Ignored blatantly by Andrew Jackson
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer-In 1742, Oglethorpe's forces, along with help from the Highland Scots,
surprised Spanish troops at St. Simon's Is;and and forced them back across the Florida border. This
marked the beginning of a safe southern frontier for the British.
