UGA Ga and US History Exemption Test Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+

True or false? Georgia was the youngest and southernmost of the 13 colonies? : True Who is Hernan Cortes, and what is he notorious for? : Spanish explorer/conquistador who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs (aka Spanish Mexican war, which lasted from ) What Spanish explorer/conquistador discovered, and was the first to cross the Mississippi River? : Hernando de Soto What was the main goal of de Soto's expedition in 1538? : To find gold and conquer Florida for the Spanish crown 2 Who first colonized Georgia, and why did they do so? : The Spanish were the first to colonize Georgia, because they were in search for gold What leader of English parliament founded the colony of Georgia? : James Edward Oglethorpe What was the first permanent English settlement in the United States? : Jamestown What happened during the winter from in Jamestown? : 80 percent of the population died from disease and weather related illness When and where did the first slave ship arri