GCSU GA History 2 Questions with Complete
Answers
Majority of native American Indians in Georgia at the time of English colonization were:
- ANSWER Creek
Which was NOT an important reason for the founding of Georgia in 1733 - ANSWER To
provide a place to send debtors and other convicts to get them out of Britain (Important
reasons: wanted to provide new start for Britain's poor, defense buffer between
Spanish, and wanted GA to fit into British mercantilism)
Significance of battle of Bloody Marsh in 1740's during War of Jenkins' Ear was that it
ended in chances for - ANSWER Spanish (significant English victory)
Georgia was founded by - ANSWER King George II
Most influential person in founding and settling of GA - ANSWER James Oglethorpe
Raw materials that the English government wanted colonial Georgia to produce -
ANSWER Silk, indigo, wine
Which is true of Georgia in American Revolution - ANSWER Savannah fell to British by
end of 1778
During earlier phase of American Revolution, Georgia unsuccessfully tried to launch
attacks against - ANSWER Royal governor in Savannah
Georgia lost its western land, now Alabama and Mississippi, because of - ANSWER Yazoo
Land Fraud
, Major croup introduced in Georgia back country - ANSWER Rice
After 1803, most Georgia's land was granted by - ANSWER Land lottery system/the
headright system
Georgia Indians who began to adopt Euro American civilization in the 1800 were: -
ANSWER Cherokee
In the Antebellum period, Georgia decided to base most of its transportations system on
- ANSWER Railroads
One of the few emerging industries in antebellum Georgia was - ANSWER Textiles
Before the Civil War, three-fifths of Georgia's families owned - ANSWER no slaves
Which towns were founded because of their location at the fall lines of major rivers: -
ANSWER Macon and Augusta
Free blacks in Georgia before the Civil war worked in all the following occupations
except - ANSWER Seamstresses
The capital of Georgia in the Antebellum period was - ANSWER Milledgeville
During Civil war, all were in Georgia except - ANSWER The Confederate capital
During the first two years of Civil War, most Union military efforts in Georgia aimed at: -
ANSWER Controlling coastal area
Answers
Majority of native American Indians in Georgia at the time of English colonization were:
- ANSWER Creek
Which was NOT an important reason for the founding of Georgia in 1733 - ANSWER To
provide a place to send debtors and other convicts to get them out of Britain (Important
reasons: wanted to provide new start for Britain's poor, defense buffer between
Spanish, and wanted GA to fit into British mercantilism)
Significance of battle of Bloody Marsh in 1740's during War of Jenkins' Ear was that it
ended in chances for - ANSWER Spanish (significant English victory)
Georgia was founded by - ANSWER King George II
Most influential person in founding and settling of GA - ANSWER James Oglethorpe
Raw materials that the English government wanted colonial Georgia to produce -
ANSWER Silk, indigo, wine
Which is true of Georgia in American Revolution - ANSWER Savannah fell to British by
end of 1778
During earlier phase of American Revolution, Georgia unsuccessfully tried to launch
attacks against - ANSWER Royal governor in Savannah
Georgia lost its western land, now Alabama and Mississippi, because of - ANSWER Yazoo
Land Fraud
, Major croup introduced in Georgia back country - ANSWER Rice
After 1803, most Georgia's land was granted by - ANSWER Land lottery system/the
headright system
Georgia Indians who began to adopt Euro American civilization in the 1800 were: -
ANSWER Cherokee
In the Antebellum period, Georgia decided to base most of its transportations system on
- ANSWER Railroads
One of the few emerging industries in antebellum Georgia was - ANSWER Textiles
Before the Civil War, three-fifths of Georgia's families owned - ANSWER no slaves
Which towns were founded because of their location at the fall lines of major rivers: -
ANSWER Macon and Augusta
Free blacks in Georgia before the Civil war worked in all the following occupations
except - ANSWER Seamstresses
The capital of Georgia in the Antebellum period was - ANSWER Milledgeville
During Civil war, all were in Georgia except - ANSWER The Confederate capital
During the first two years of Civil War, most Union military efforts in Georgia aimed at: -
ANSWER Controlling coastal area
