GCSU GA History Exam Practice Questions with
Complete Answers
What are the three basic areas of geography in Georgia? - ANSWER Mountains,
Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Mountains - ANSWER
Piedmont - ANSWER
Coastal Plain - ANSWER
What is the main difference between the three basic areas of Georgia? - ANSWER Each
support different flora and fauna
In what region do rivers begin in Georgia and where do they flow? - ANSWER Rivers
begin in the mountains and flow to the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico
Rivers - ANSWER
Which rivers in Georgia flow to the the Atlantic? - ANSWER
What are the major rivers in Georgia? - ANSWER
Which rivers in Georgia flow to the the Gulf of Mexico? - ANSWER
,What are the prehistory time periods in Georgia? (In order) - ANSWER Paleoindian,
Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Paleoindian Period - ANSWER
Archaic Period - ANSWER
Woodland Period - ANSWER
Mississippian Period - ANSWER
Who lived in Georgia during the Prehistory periods? - ANSWER Indians populated
Georgia
What tribes of Indians lived in Georgia in the prehistory periods? - ANSWER Cherokee,
Creek Confederation, and Chickasaw
Where did each tribe live during the prehistory period? - ANSWER Cherokee in North,
Creek Confederation in other areas,
Small band of Chickasaw near Augusta
What are the time periods of Georgia? (In order) - ANSWER Prehistory: Paleoindian
Period, Archaic Period, Woodland Period,
Mississippian Period; Colonial, Revolutionary War/Confederation, Early National Period,
Antebellum Period, Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age/Progressive Era, WWI to
WWII, Post World War II
When was the Colonial period? - ANSWER 1550s-1775
, When was the Revolutionary War/Confederation period? - ANSWER 1775-1788
When was the Early National period? - ANSWER 1790s-1820
When was the Antebellum period? - ANSWER 1820-1861
When was the Civil War period? - ANSWER 1861-1865
When was the Reconstruction period? - ANSWER 1865-1877
When was the Gilded Age/Progressive Era? - ANSWER 1870s-WWI
When was the WWI to WWII period? - ANSWER 1917-1945
When was the Post WWII period? - ANSWER 1945-present
Colonial Period - ANSWER
What are two major sections of time the Colonial Period? When did they occur? -
ANSWER Trustee Period (1733- early 1750s), Royal Colony (1752-1775)
What happened from 1525-1646? - ANSWER Spanish expeditions exploring Georgia
coast and interior; late 1550s/early 1600s Spanish Missions along Coastal Georgia
What happened in 1670? - ANSWER Founding of Charleston; English traders began to
trade with Indians in what later became Georgia
Complete Answers
What are the three basic areas of geography in Georgia? - ANSWER Mountains,
Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Mountains - ANSWER
Piedmont - ANSWER
Coastal Plain - ANSWER
What is the main difference between the three basic areas of Georgia? - ANSWER Each
support different flora and fauna
In what region do rivers begin in Georgia and where do they flow? - ANSWER Rivers
begin in the mountains and flow to the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico
Rivers - ANSWER
Which rivers in Georgia flow to the the Atlantic? - ANSWER
What are the major rivers in Georgia? - ANSWER
Which rivers in Georgia flow to the the Gulf of Mexico? - ANSWER
,What are the prehistory time periods in Georgia? (In order) - ANSWER Paleoindian,
Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Paleoindian Period - ANSWER
Archaic Period - ANSWER
Woodland Period - ANSWER
Mississippian Period - ANSWER
Who lived in Georgia during the Prehistory periods? - ANSWER Indians populated
Georgia
What tribes of Indians lived in Georgia in the prehistory periods? - ANSWER Cherokee,
Creek Confederation, and Chickasaw
Where did each tribe live during the prehistory period? - ANSWER Cherokee in North,
Creek Confederation in other areas,
Small band of Chickasaw near Augusta
What are the time periods of Georgia? (In order) - ANSWER Prehistory: Paleoindian
Period, Archaic Period, Woodland Period,
Mississippian Period; Colonial, Revolutionary War/Confederation, Early National Period,
Antebellum Period, Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age/Progressive Era, WWI to
WWII, Post World War II
When was the Colonial period? - ANSWER 1550s-1775
, When was the Revolutionary War/Confederation period? - ANSWER 1775-1788
When was the Early National period? - ANSWER 1790s-1820
When was the Antebellum period? - ANSWER 1820-1861
When was the Civil War period? - ANSWER 1861-1865
When was the Reconstruction period? - ANSWER 1865-1877
When was the Gilded Age/Progressive Era? - ANSWER 1870s-WWI
When was the WWI to WWII period? - ANSWER 1917-1945
When was the Post WWII period? - ANSWER 1945-present
Colonial Period - ANSWER
What are two major sections of time the Colonial Period? When did they occur? -
ANSWER Trustee Period (1733- early 1750s), Royal Colony (1752-1775)
What happened from 1525-1646? - ANSWER Spanish expeditions exploring Georgia
coast and interior; late 1550s/early 1600s Spanish Missions along Coastal Georgia
What happened in 1670? - ANSWER Founding of Charleston; English traders began to
trade with Indians in what later became Georgia
