GCSU GA History Full Exam
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
Abraham Baldwin
Answer:
moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political offices, and
was very instrumental in obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia;
played a pivotal
role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was one of the two
Georgians to sign the final
document
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William Few
Answer:
fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in the state
legislative sessions, and took part in the 1777 constitutional convention; in
1780 he was elected
to the Continental Congress
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,George Mathews
Answer:
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veteran of the Continental army during the Revolutionary
War (1775-83); after moving to Georgia he quickly rose to service as a state
legislator, governor,
and member of the U. S. Congress
George Troup
Answer:
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served in both the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives;
twice elected to the U. S. Senate; also served as governor of Georgia
Josiah Meigs
Answer:
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an American academic, journalist and government official;
president of UGA from 1801 - 1810
Eli Whitney
Answer:
American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin (one of
the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of
the Antebellum
South)
,Question:
John Milledge
Answer:
held positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the
U. S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U. S.
Senate; principal figure in
the organization of the University of Georgia (on the committee that decided
the location of the
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institution, and he later purchased and donated the land on which the
university and the town
of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford
Answer:
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prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U. S. Senate - where he rose to
the position of
President pro tempore; also served as minister to France and Secretary of
War under President
James Madison, then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
John Forsyth
Answer:
, attorney general of Georgia; served in the United States House of
Representatives and Senate on two separate occasions; governor of Georgia;
minister to Spain;
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U. S. Secretary of State under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van
Buren
George Gilmer
Answer:
fought in the War of 1812 and concurrent Indian campaigns;
served in the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives; governor of
Georgia during the
Cherokee Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
Question:
Wilson Lumpkin
Answer:
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served in both the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives,
as governor of Georgia, and as a U. S. Senator; acted as U. S. Commissioner
to the Cherokee
Indians, and member of the commission to finalize Georgia/Florida
boundary; one of the
founders of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
Howell Cobb
Answer:
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
Abraham Baldwin
Answer:
moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political offices, and
was very instrumental in obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia;
played a pivotal
role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was one of the two
Georgians to sign the final
document
Question:
William Few
Answer:
fought in the Battle of Burke County Jail, served in the state
legislative sessions, and took part in the 1777 constitutional convention; in
1780 he was elected
to the Continental Congress
Question:
,George Mathews
Answer:
Question:
veteran of the Continental army during the Revolutionary
War (1775-83); after moving to Georgia he quickly rose to service as a state
legislator, governor,
and member of the U. S. Congress
George Troup
Answer:
Question:
served in both the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives;
twice elected to the U. S. Senate; also served as governor of Georgia
Josiah Meigs
Answer:
Question:
an American academic, journalist and government official;
president of UGA from 1801 - 1810
Eli Whitney
Answer:
American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin (one of
the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of
the Antebellum
South)
,Question:
John Milledge
Answer:
held positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the
U. S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U. S.
Senate; principal figure in
the organization of the University of Georgia (on the committee that decided
the location of the
Question:
institution, and he later purchased and donated the land on which the
university and the town
of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford
Answer:
Question:
prepared one of the early digests of Georgia law;
elected to the Georgia State Senate, then the U. S. Senate - where he rose to
the position of
President pro tempore; also served as minister to France and Secretary of
War under President
James Madison, then was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
John Forsyth
Answer:
, attorney general of Georgia; served in the United States House of
Representatives and Senate on two separate occasions; governor of Georgia;
minister to Spain;
Question:
U. S. Secretary of State under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van
Buren
George Gilmer
Answer:
fought in the War of 1812 and concurrent Indian campaigns;
served in the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives; governor of
Georgia during the
Cherokee Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
Question:
Wilson Lumpkin
Answer:
Question:
served in both the Georgia and U. S. House of Representatives,
as governor of Georgia, and as a U. S. Senator; acted as U. S. Commissioner
to the Cherokee
Indians, and member of the commission to finalize Georgia/Florida
boundary; one of the
founders of the Western and Atlantic Railroad
Howell Cobb
Answer:
