UGA History Exemption Test
2026- Georgia Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
Human history in Georgia dates back to the _______ era which took place ____ years ago.—
ANSWER-Paleoindian, 13,000
The _____ Period took place from AD 800-1600. Complex native cultures organized as ____
emerged.—ANSWER-Mississippian, chiefdoms
With the arrival of European explorers and settlers, ______ cultures began to ______.—
ANSWER-Mississippian, decline
The _____ and _____ Indian tribes played significant roles in the colonial history of
Georgia.—ANSWER-Creek, cherokee
The earliest Europeans in Georgia were the ______.—ANSWER-Spanish
Established in _____, with settlement in Savannah in _____, Georgia was the ______ of the
thirteen colonies to be founded.—ANSWER-1732, 1733, last
Georgia was the only colony founded and ruled by a _____ _____ ____ , which was based in
London, England, with no _______ within the colony itself for the first two decades of its
existence—ANSWER-Board of trustees, governor
, Georgia was the only one of the colonies in which ____ was banned at its beginning, along
with _____, _____, and _____.—ANSWER-Slavery, rum, lawyers, catholics
Slavery was legalized in Georgia in ____.—ANSWER-1751
The colony was governed by ____ _____ instead of the Board of Trustees from ______-
______, ending with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.—ANSWER-royal governors,
1752-1776
_______ _____ founded Georgia, and envisioned the colony as a refuge for the _______
who crowded London prisons; however, no such prisoners were among the initial settlers.—
ANSWER-James Oglethorpe, debtors
The British military wanted Georgia to be a buffer zone to protect ____ ___ and its other
southern colonies from the _____ in Florida.—ANSWER-South Carolina, Spanish
The Battle of Bloody Marsh on ____ ____ ____ was a conflict between the British troops
(that were commanded and financed by Oglethorpe) and the Spanish, which ended in a
_____ victory.—ANSWER-St. Simons Island, British
During the Revolutionary war Georgia resisted British trade regulation, but they tended to
_____ with British interests because royal rule had brought prosperity for many colonists
and because they desired the presence of British troops to stem the threat of ______
attacks.—ANSWER-sympathize, Indian
At the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, three Georgians— _____ ____, _____
_____, and _____ _____ signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.—
ANSWER-Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
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2026- Georgia Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
Human history in Georgia dates back to the _______ era which took place ____ years ago.—
ANSWER-Paleoindian, 13,000
The _____ Period took place from AD 800-1600. Complex native cultures organized as ____
emerged.—ANSWER-Mississippian, chiefdoms
With the arrival of European explorers and settlers, ______ cultures began to ______.—
ANSWER-Mississippian, decline
The _____ and _____ Indian tribes played significant roles in the colonial history of
Georgia.—ANSWER-Creek, cherokee
The earliest Europeans in Georgia were the ______.—ANSWER-Spanish
Established in _____, with settlement in Savannah in _____, Georgia was the ______ of the
thirteen colonies to be founded.—ANSWER-1732, 1733, last
Georgia was the only colony founded and ruled by a _____ _____ ____ , which was based in
London, England, with no _______ within the colony itself for the first two decades of its
existence—ANSWER-Board of trustees, governor
, Georgia was the only one of the colonies in which ____ was banned at its beginning, along
with _____, _____, and _____.—ANSWER-Slavery, rum, lawyers, catholics
Slavery was legalized in Georgia in ____.—ANSWER-1751
The colony was governed by ____ _____ instead of the Board of Trustees from ______-
______, ending with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.—ANSWER-royal governors,
1752-1776
_______ _____ founded Georgia, and envisioned the colony as a refuge for the _______
who crowded London prisons; however, no such prisoners were among the initial settlers.—
ANSWER-James Oglethorpe, debtors
The British military wanted Georgia to be a buffer zone to protect ____ ___ and its other
southern colonies from the _____ in Florida.—ANSWER-South Carolina, Spanish
The Battle of Bloody Marsh on ____ ____ ____ was a conflict between the British troops
(that were commanded and financed by Oglethorpe) and the Spanish, which ended in a
_____ victory.—ANSWER-St. Simons Island, British
During the Revolutionary war Georgia resisted British trade regulation, but they tended to
_____ with British interests because royal rule had brought prosperity for many colonists
and because they desired the presence of British troops to stem the threat of ______
attacks.—ANSWER-sympathize, Indian
At the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, three Georgians— _____ ____, _____
_____, and _____ _____ signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.—
ANSWER-Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
