Georgia History Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
George Walton - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
Elected Governor in 1779
Lyman Hall - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
GA Governor 1783-1784
Button Gwinnet - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
Was killed in a pistol duel with Lachlan McIntosh over the command of GA forces
Lachlan McIntosh - ANSWER-Whig (patriot) In charge of defense during the Battle of
Rice Boats in the Savannah harbor in an effort to defend the city from British
Killed Button Gwinnett in a pistol duel over the command of GA forces
Elijah Clarke - ANSWER-Led troops at Battle of Kettle Creek
Whig (patriot) leader for the Georgia militia during the Revolution
Commissioner for treaties with Native Americans
Thomas Brown - ANSWER-Torie (loyalist) who was defeated (against Elijah Clarke)
in the Battle of Kettle Creek Feb 1779 and victory pursuing Americans in the Battle of
Briar Creek March 1779 restoring the royal government.
Opposed Sons of Liberty
Nancy Hart - ANSWER-Whig (patriot) supporter that killed one and wounded a
second loyalists that came into her house to steal from her. The remaining loyalist
were hung by her husband, Benjamin Hart
Archibald Campbell - ANSWER-Torie (loyalist) lieutenant colonel who captured
Savannah in December 1778 and Augusta in January 1779 during the American
Revolution
Count Charles Henri d'Estaing - ANSWER-French ally to General Benjamin Lincoln
(Continental Commander) that tried unsuccessfully to recapture Savannah in "the
Seige of Savannah" the second deadliest battle during the Revolutionary war in 1779
James Jackson - ANSWER-Overturned the Yazoo land fraud of 1795 Served in the
Georgia militia in the American Revolutionary War; served at the defense of
Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, and the recapture of Augusta and Savannah An
early GA politician of the Democrat-Republican Party
Anthony Wayne - ANSWER-General "Mad" sent by General Nathanael Greene to
push the British out of Savannah 1782
, Defeated James Jackson for reelection to Congress in 1791, but voting irregularities
on the part of his supporters found that he did not win fairly
Negotiated peace treaties with both the Creek and the Cherokee
Nathanael Greene - ANSWER-General of the Revolutionary War, his leadership
freed Georgia from British forces
Henry Light-horse Harry Lee - ANSWER-Colonel sent by General Nathanael Greene
to support the revolutionaries as they pushed the British out of Augusta 1781
Abraham Baldwin - ANSWER-Founder of UGA in 1785 by creating a statewide
educational and funding program
US Senator
One of four Georgia delegates to the constitutional convention of 1777 and one of
two that signed the GA Constitution
Signed the US Constitution in 1787
William Few - ANSWER-Fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail
One of four Georgia delegates to the constitutional convention of 1777 and one of
two that signed the GA Constitution
Signed the US Constitution in 1787
George Mathews - ANSWER-Governor 1787-1788
Signed the Yazoo Act in January 1795
Known for shady land deals in GA
John Clarke - ANSWER-Captain in the GA Militia - fought in the Battle of Kettle
Creek and in Augusta, 1787 militia victory over the Creek Indians at Jack's Creek
Governor 1819-1823
George Troup - ANSWER-Negotiated the Treaty of Indian Springs that authorized
the sale of all of the remaining Creek lands to the US
Successful removal of the Creek Indians from the state with state militia forces
Governor 1823-1827
Josiah Meigs - ANSWER-Second President of UGA
Implemented the state's first physics curriculum
Eli Whitney - ANSWER-Inventor of the cotton gin that revolutionized the southern
economy in Mulberry Grove Plantation near Savannah
John Milledge - ANSWER-He served in the forces of Count Charles Henri d'Estaing
and General Benjamin Lincoln during the Siege of Savannah and also fought at
Augusta
1804 GA Capital was named after him
He signed into law the first land lottery in the history of the state Governor 1802-1806
William Harris Crawford - ANSWER-Two-time U.S. presidential nominee, most
controversial presidential election in 1824 - "Corrupt Bargain"
Correct Answers
George Walton - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
Elected Governor in 1779
Lyman Hall - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
GA Governor 1783-1784
Button Gwinnet - ANSWER-One of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence
Was killed in a pistol duel with Lachlan McIntosh over the command of GA forces
Lachlan McIntosh - ANSWER-Whig (patriot) In charge of defense during the Battle of
Rice Boats in the Savannah harbor in an effort to defend the city from British
Killed Button Gwinnett in a pistol duel over the command of GA forces
Elijah Clarke - ANSWER-Led troops at Battle of Kettle Creek
Whig (patriot) leader for the Georgia militia during the Revolution
Commissioner for treaties with Native Americans
Thomas Brown - ANSWER-Torie (loyalist) who was defeated (against Elijah Clarke)
in the Battle of Kettle Creek Feb 1779 and victory pursuing Americans in the Battle of
Briar Creek March 1779 restoring the royal government.
Opposed Sons of Liberty
Nancy Hart - ANSWER-Whig (patriot) supporter that killed one and wounded a
second loyalists that came into her house to steal from her. The remaining loyalist
were hung by her husband, Benjamin Hart
Archibald Campbell - ANSWER-Torie (loyalist) lieutenant colonel who captured
Savannah in December 1778 and Augusta in January 1779 during the American
Revolution
Count Charles Henri d'Estaing - ANSWER-French ally to General Benjamin Lincoln
(Continental Commander) that tried unsuccessfully to recapture Savannah in "the
Seige of Savannah" the second deadliest battle during the Revolutionary war in 1779
James Jackson - ANSWER-Overturned the Yazoo land fraud of 1795 Served in the
Georgia militia in the American Revolutionary War; served at the defense of
Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, and the recapture of Augusta and Savannah An
early GA politician of the Democrat-Republican Party
Anthony Wayne - ANSWER-General "Mad" sent by General Nathanael Greene to
push the British out of Savannah 1782
, Defeated James Jackson for reelection to Congress in 1791, but voting irregularities
on the part of his supporters found that he did not win fairly
Negotiated peace treaties with both the Creek and the Cherokee
Nathanael Greene - ANSWER-General of the Revolutionary War, his leadership
freed Georgia from British forces
Henry Light-horse Harry Lee - ANSWER-Colonel sent by General Nathanael Greene
to support the revolutionaries as they pushed the British out of Augusta 1781
Abraham Baldwin - ANSWER-Founder of UGA in 1785 by creating a statewide
educational and funding program
US Senator
One of four Georgia delegates to the constitutional convention of 1777 and one of
two that signed the GA Constitution
Signed the US Constitution in 1787
William Few - ANSWER-Fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail
One of four Georgia delegates to the constitutional convention of 1777 and one of
two that signed the GA Constitution
Signed the US Constitution in 1787
George Mathews - ANSWER-Governor 1787-1788
Signed the Yazoo Act in January 1795
Known for shady land deals in GA
John Clarke - ANSWER-Captain in the GA Militia - fought in the Battle of Kettle
Creek and in Augusta, 1787 militia victory over the Creek Indians at Jack's Creek
Governor 1819-1823
George Troup - ANSWER-Negotiated the Treaty of Indian Springs that authorized
the sale of all of the remaining Creek lands to the US
Successful removal of the Creek Indians from the state with state militia forces
Governor 1823-1827
Josiah Meigs - ANSWER-Second President of UGA
Implemented the state's first physics curriculum
Eli Whitney - ANSWER-Inventor of the cotton gin that revolutionized the southern
economy in Mulberry Grove Plantation near Savannah
John Milledge - ANSWER-He served in the forces of Count Charles Henri d'Estaing
and General Benjamin Lincoln during the Siege of Savannah and also fought at
Augusta
1804 GA Capital was named after him
He signed into law the first land lottery in the history of the state Governor 1802-1806
William Harris Crawford - ANSWER-Two-time U.S. presidential nominee, most
controversial presidential election in 1824 - "Corrupt Bargain"
