Georgia Southern- GA History Legislative Exemption Exam Rated A+

Georgia Southern- GA History Legislative Exemption Exam Rated A+ Appalachian Plateau Smallest region, NW corner of the state. Flat and gently sloping Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures Blue Ridge Region Rocky slopes, tallest mountains in the state The Piedmont foothills, rolling hills, Most Fertile, most populous East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic Coastal Plain =Pine Barrens. Flat land, sandy soil. 60% of the state Which Spanish explorer found disease, exposure and warfare? Hernando de Soto Which Native American tribes survived when the Spanish arrived? Cherokee and Creek What was the Santa Catalina de Guale? a Mission in St. Catherine's Who wrote the 1732 charter of GA? Trustees of GA What were the 3 primary reasons for the establishment of GA? 1. Philanthropic 2. Military (defense against spanish in FL) 3. Economic What were the 3 strict rules for the colony? 1. Restrictions on Land Ownership 2. Prohibition 3. Prohibition of Slavery Who made a settlement at Savannah? James Oglethorpe Who won the battle of bloody marsh? 1742, British victory over the Spanish What was GA's government in 1752 as a Royal Colony? bicameral- Upper House and House of Commons Who was allowed to vote in 1752 in GA? White males who owned over 50 acres of land True/False- GA was the only one of the 13 colonies not represented in the 13th Congress True Last state to join the rebellion against GB? GA What was the first document of GA? The Rules and Regulations The 3 GA reps that signed the Declaration of Independence Walton, Hall, Gwinnett Who was the first Governor of Georgia? John Adam Treutlen Who was at the Constitutional Convention in 1789? Baldwin and Few GA was the first state to ratify the Constitution? True or False True In what year did Georgia become an independent state? 1783 In what year was the new GA constitution made? 1789 What was grown and developed in the Piedmont? Tobacco Yazoo Land Fraud 1795. an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell 40 million acres of Georgia's Western lands to 4 companies. James Jackson nullified the sale and they were voted out of office. Fletcher v. Peck The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases, 1803, and upholds the sanctity of contracts. State could not nullify the act GA's capital's in order Savannah, Augusta, Louisville