UGA History Exemption Test |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| 318 REAL
EXAM AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - (ANSWER)-Agriculturally focused groups
that developed powerful and complex societies
-Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize
Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great Plains - (ANSWER)- Migratory
because of limited resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard - (ANSWER)-
Another Group of tribes in present-day NY formed the Iroquois League
-Cultivated crops and participated in foraging and hunting, often creating lasting settlements
Hernan Cortes - (ANSWER)Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the
aztecs
- from spain
Hernando de Soto - (ANSWER)-explored deep in USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for - (ANSWER)gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - (ANSWER)The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
,The Treaty of Tordesillas - (ANSWER)A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring
that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong
to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
St. Augustine - (ANSWER)-1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
joint-stock company - (ANSWER)A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each
shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's
profits and debts.
James Edward Oglethorpe - (ANSWER)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony
James Wright - (ANSWER)Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
Jamestown - (ANSWER)-First permanent English settlement
-Starving time (1609-1610 80% died)
-1619: first slave ship of africans
- 1640: modern concept of slavery was established in US
Why did colonists come to the New World? - (ANSWER)Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - (ANSWER)50 acres , free passage, provisions for
1 yr
William Penn - (ANSWER)-Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
,-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - (ANSWER)-believed human religious institutions were largey unnecessary
-thought they could receive revelationg directly form God and placed little importance on the
Bible
-pacifists and declined to show customary deference to their alleged social superiors
-their aggressiveness in denouncing established institutions brought them trouble in both britain
and america
-opposed slavery and favored decent treatment of Native Americans
-elements of the culture would play a role in shaping the characterization of a United States that
valued independence and social equality
What country claimed Quebec? - (ANSWER)The French
French Colonization in the New World - (ANSWER)French and Dutch Colonies in the new
world usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement and force
in contrast to the spanish and british
Dutch Colonization in the New World - (ANSWER)-first colonies functioned more as trading
outposts than settlements
-the Dutch commissioned an expedition by English explorer Henry Hudson to North America
-Hudson failed in his search for a Northwest Passage, but his reports of abundant resources
created interest among Dutch merchants
-The Dutch West India Company was chartered to develop colonies in North America
-the company tried to attract immigrants with land grants, and a diverse group of European
settlers slowly began to arrive
-its most important settlement was New Amsterdam, which became a center for trade
-usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement and force, in
contrast to the Spanish and British
, Types of New British Colonies in the New World - (ANSWER)-Charter Colony: colonist were
members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
Characteristics of New England Colonies: - (ANSWER)Founded primarily by Puritans, that
wanted a group of like-minded individuals; close-knit, longer life expectancies; mixed economy
of farming and trade
What is the headright system? - (ANSWER)- virginia company recruiting strategy
- offered 50 acres of land for each person that a settler paid to bring over
- large estates created that were worked on and populated by indentured servants
The headright system is when a landowner would pay for an individual's passage from England
to America. The landowner would receive 50 acres of land and that same individual to work the
land.
Who settled land west of the Mississippi River
A. The French
B. The Dutch
C. The Spanish
D. The British - (ANSWER)A. The French
Who settled land in New York - (ANSWER)The Dutch along Hudson River later colonized New
Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - (ANSWER)Tobacco
EXAM AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - (ANSWER)-Agriculturally focused groups
that developed powerful and complex societies
-Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize
Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great Plains - (ANSWER)- Migratory
because of limited resources
Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard - (ANSWER)-
Another Group of tribes in present-day NY formed the Iroquois League
-Cultivated crops and participated in foraging and hunting, often creating lasting settlements
Hernan Cortes - (ANSWER)Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the
aztecs
- from spain
Hernando de Soto - (ANSWER)-explored deep in USA
-first to cross and disocer Miss. River
-claimed for Spain
Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for - (ANSWER)gold and land
The Columbian Exchange - (ANSWER)The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
,The Treaty of Tordesillas - (ANSWER)A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring
that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong
to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
St. Augustine - (ANSWER)-1st colony in Florida set up by Spain
joint-stock company - (ANSWER)A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each
shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's
profits and debts.
James Edward Oglethorpe - (ANSWER)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony
James Wright - (ANSWER)Georgia's third, and final, royal governor
Jamestown - (ANSWER)-First permanent English settlement
-Starving time (1609-1610 80% died)
-1619: first slave ship of africans
- 1640: modern concept of slavery was established in US
Why did colonists come to the New World? - (ANSWER)Religious freedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original Trustees of Ga were provided what - (ANSWER)50 acres , free passage, provisions for
1 yr
William Penn - (ANSWER)-Founder of Pennsylvania
-Pushed for democracy and religious freedom
,-Quaker
-Wanted to unite all of the U.S. colonies
Quakers - (ANSWER)-believed human religious institutions were largey unnecessary
-thought they could receive revelationg directly form God and placed little importance on the
Bible
-pacifists and declined to show customary deference to their alleged social superiors
-their aggressiveness in denouncing established institutions brought them trouble in both britain
and america
-opposed slavery and favored decent treatment of Native Americans
-elements of the culture would play a role in shaping the characterization of a United States that
valued independence and social equality
What country claimed Quebec? - (ANSWER)The French
French Colonization in the New World - (ANSWER)French and Dutch Colonies in the new
world usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement and force
in contrast to the spanish and british
Dutch Colonization in the New World - (ANSWER)-first colonies functioned more as trading
outposts than settlements
-the Dutch commissioned an expedition by English explorer Henry Hudson to North America
-Hudson failed in his search for a Northwest Passage, but his reports of abundant resources
created interest among Dutch merchants
-The Dutch West India Company was chartered to develop colonies in North America
-the company tried to attract immigrants with land grants, and a diverse group of European
settlers slowly began to arrive
-its most important settlement was New Amsterdam, which became a center for trade
-usually relied on cooperation with native peoples instead of extensive settlement and force, in
contrast to the Spanish and British
, Types of New British Colonies in the New World - (ANSWER)-Charter Colony: colonist were
members of a corp
-Royal Colony: governor selected by King
-Proprietary colonies: owned by individuals
Characteristics of New England Colonies: - (ANSWER)Founded primarily by Puritans, that
wanted a group of like-minded individuals; close-knit, longer life expectancies; mixed economy
of farming and trade
What is the headright system? - (ANSWER)- virginia company recruiting strategy
- offered 50 acres of land for each person that a settler paid to bring over
- large estates created that were worked on and populated by indentured servants
The headright system is when a landowner would pay for an individual's passage from England
to America. The landowner would receive 50 acres of land and that same individual to work the
land.
Who settled land west of the Mississippi River
A. The French
B. The Dutch
C. The Spanish
D. The British - (ANSWER)A. The French
Who settled land in New York - (ANSWER)The Dutch along Hudson River later colonized New
Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
Main cash crop of Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland) - (ANSWER)Tobacco
