US AND GA HISTORY EXEMPTION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tunis Campbell - Correct Answers -prominent African American politician in McIntosh
county, fought for equality and justice
populism - Correct Answers -party composed of farmers and labor groups against big
businesses in Texas and Dakota; was a 3rd party in election of 1892
University of GA - Correct Answers -first national state government founded university in
1785
Rufus Bullock - Correct Answers -governor of GA during reconstruction era; involved in
various scandals and allegations and had to resign due to KKK
Joseph Brown - Correct Answers -governor of GA who disagreed with confederate
leader, so he insisted on having surplus supply for his own state militias; wanted GA to
be independent from central gov
Robert Toombs - Correct Answers -strong advocate for secession. A senator and
extremist from Georgia who said that the South would never let the federal government
be controlled by the Republican party and threatened secession..
Thomas R.R. Cobb - Correct Answers -author of the confederate constitution
Empire State of South - Correct Answers -name of GA during the 1960s
trail of tears - Correct Answers -Cherokees were forced to move from their territory in
1838 to 1839
Henry L. Benning - Correct Answers -associate justice of the Supreme Court of GA;
advocated for secession and was brigadler general during Civil War
crop-lien system - Correct Answers -System that allowed farmers to get more credit.
They used harvested crops to pay back their loans.
GA was the _______ state to join the Union - Correct Answers -4th
Robert Toombs - Correct Answers --
, Milledgeville - Correct Answers -GA's 4th capital and seat of the state gov during civil
war
William T. Sherman - Correct Answers -general who conducted "March to the Sea"; he
marched from Atlanta to Savannah; his troops burned houses and destroyed
countryside
4 things that were outlawed in GA when it was first founded? - Correct Answers -
lawyers, slaves, rum, and Catholics
James Edward Oglethorpe - Correct Answers -founder of GA; created buffer state from
Spanish controlled Florida
in what year was GA established? - Correct Answers -1732
Who signed the Declaration of Independence from GA? - Correct Answers -Gwinnett
Button, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Battle of Kettle Creek - Correct Answers -American Revolution battle in GA in which GA
won and its militia was able to defeat and gain supplies from the British; happened in
Wilkes county
when did settlement take place in Savannah? - Correct Answers -1733
Board of Trustees - Correct Answers -governing body of GA appointed by King George
II of England in 1732
what was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops?
- Correct Answers -Siege of Savannah in 1779
who signed the US constitution from GA? - Correct Answers -Abraham Baldwin and
William Few JR
Nancy Hart - Correct Answers -female GA patriot who captured and killed a group of
tories during the revolution
Yazoo Land Fraud - Correct Answers -an event where land companies bribed members
of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for cheap; ended with US gov taking over
land
GA was the ___ state to secede - Correct Answers -5th
what years is GA referred to as "Trustee GA"? - Correct Answers -1732 to 1752
when was slavery banned in GA? - Correct Answers -1752
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tunis Campbell - Correct Answers -prominent African American politician in McIntosh
county, fought for equality and justice
populism - Correct Answers -party composed of farmers and labor groups against big
businesses in Texas and Dakota; was a 3rd party in election of 1892
University of GA - Correct Answers -first national state government founded university in
1785
Rufus Bullock - Correct Answers -governor of GA during reconstruction era; involved in
various scandals and allegations and had to resign due to KKK
Joseph Brown - Correct Answers -governor of GA who disagreed with confederate
leader, so he insisted on having surplus supply for his own state militias; wanted GA to
be independent from central gov
Robert Toombs - Correct Answers -strong advocate for secession. A senator and
extremist from Georgia who said that the South would never let the federal government
be controlled by the Republican party and threatened secession..
Thomas R.R. Cobb - Correct Answers -author of the confederate constitution
Empire State of South - Correct Answers -name of GA during the 1960s
trail of tears - Correct Answers -Cherokees were forced to move from their territory in
1838 to 1839
Henry L. Benning - Correct Answers -associate justice of the Supreme Court of GA;
advocated for secession and was brigadler general during Civil War
crop-lien system - Correct Answers -System that allowed farmers to get more credit.
They used harvested crops to pay back their loans.
GA was the _______ state to join the Union - Correct Answers -4th
Robert Toombs - Correct Answers --
, Milledgeville - Correct Answers -GA's 4th capital and seat of the state gov during civil
war
William T. Sherman - Correct Answers -general who conducted "March to the Sea"; he
marched from Atlanta to Savannah; his troops burned houses and destroyed
countryside
4 things that were outlawed in GA when it was first founded? - Correct Answers -
lawyers, slaves, rum, and Catholics
James Edward Oglethorpe - Correct Answers -founder of GA; created buffer state from
Spanish controlled Florida
in what year was GA established? - Correct Answers -1732
Who signed the Declaration of Independence from GA? - Correct Answers -Gwinnett
Button, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Battle of Kettle Creek - Correct Answers -American Revolution battle in GA in which GA
won and its militia was able to defeat and gain supplies from the British; happened in
Wilkes county
when did settlement take place in Savannah? - Correct Answers -1733
Board of Trustees - Correct Answers -governing body of GA appointed by King George
II of England in 1732
what was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops?
- Correct Answers -Siege of Savannah in 1779
who signed the US constitution from GA? - Correct Answers -Abraham Baldwin and
William Few JR
Nancy Hart - Correct Answers -female GA patriot who captured and killed a group of
tories during the revolution
Yazoo Land Fraud - Correct Answers -an event where land companies bribed members
of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for cheap; ended with US gov taking over
land
GA was the ___ state to secede - Correct Answers -5th
what years is GA referred to as "Trustee GA"? - Correct Answers -1732 to 1752
when was slavery banned in GA? - Correct Answers -1752
