GCSU GA HISTORY STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+ 2025
what are the three basic areas of GA? - mountains, Piedmont, coastal plain
marsh? - fought on saint Simons island. the only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia
during the War of Jenkins' Ear. resulted in significant English victory.
what was the commons house of assembly? - white males owning at least 500 acres of
land could be elected and pass laws for the colony
what were some events leading to Georgia's involvement in the Revolution? - news
about the battles of Lexington and Concord in MA caused many Georgians who were
wavering in their allegiance to join the radical movement. Sons of Liberty broke out
who represented Georgia in the first continental congress? - no one. they were loyal to
the British and wanted no part. they liked English rule
what was the battle of the rice boats? - British warships arrived in the Savannah River in
January of 1776, believed Savannah was the object of the British incursion and so they
placed Governor Wright under house arrest. British warships seized rice-laden
merchant ships in the Savannah harbor. fleet sailed off with the rice and Governor
Wright. royal government of GA fell.
who led the invasion of Georgia on the British side with 3000 troops? - Archibald
Campbell
who were the three Georgians who represented Georgia at the second continental
congress? - Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton, signing the Declaration
of Independence on July 4, 1776
what two Georgians signed the new US constitution at the constitutional convention in
1787? - Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
what number was Georgia in entering the union when it ratified the constitution on
January 2, 1788? - fourth
What was the Siege of Savannah? - When French and American troops tried to
recapture Savannah from the British during the Revolutionary War, but failed.
the capital of georgia was moved from _____ to ______ - savannah to augusta
what was the battle of kettle creek? - The Battle of Kettle Creek was a minor encounter
in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in
Wilkes County about eight miles from present-day Washington, Georgia. Nancy Hart
might have been present (notorious for killing tories)
, after the trustees lifted the ban on slavery in the colony, what did Georgians move
quickly to do? - establish a coastal plantation economy based on rice and sea island
cotton
what did georgia agriculture consist of? - cotton and rice
who is Eli Whitney? - inventor of the cotton gin that he created while visiting Georgia in
mulberry grove.
what was the land lottery? - Land lotteries were lotteries in which people would enter
and hope to recieve land which was often taken from the Cherokees or Creeks.
what were yeomen farmers? - owned their own land, but they did not own slaves.
what is the black belt region? - a wide geographical swath with a pronounced
concentration of enslaved African Americans and cotton cultivation
constitution of 1789 and 1795 - constitution of 1789 called for the state to hold elections
in 1794 for delegates to yet another constitutional convention. may 1795
representatives met in Louisville to consider amendments to the state constitution.
made state capital Louisville
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud? - In 1794 and 1795, four companies bribed the
Georgia legislature to pass a bill selling them between 35 and 50 million acres of land
around the Yazoo River (today part of Mississippi) for pennies per acre.
who was George Troup? - state representative, US congressman, US senator, and
Georgia governor. known for his successful efforts to ensure the removal of the creek
Indians from Georgia
what was the red stick war with the creeks during the war of 1812? - John Floyd was
ordered to establish several forts and to destroy all the creek villages and their crops in
his line of march. ultimately led to the defeat of the hostile creeks in 1814.
what was held in georgia during the second great awakening? - revivals and camp
meetings
who was George Whitefield? - Preacher who drew thousands to sermons during Great
Awakening, raised funds to begin orphanage
how was the university of georgia founded? - in a 1785 charter on the gold rush frontier
in north GA. it was the first university in the nation established by a state government.
what is Wesleyan college? - in Macon GA. first degree-granting women's college in the
world. founded in 1836
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+ 2025
what are the three basic areas of GA? - mountains, Piedmont, coastal plain
marsh? - fought on saint Simons island. the only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia
during the War of Jenkins' Ear. resulted in significant English victory.
what was the commons house of assembly? - white males owning at least 500 acres of
land could be elected and pass laws for the colony
what were some events leading to Georgia's involvement in the Revolution? - news
about the battles of Lexington and Concord in MA caused many Georgians who were
wavering in their allegiance to join the radical movement. Sons of Liberty broke out
who represented Georgia in the first continental congress? - no one. they were loyal to
the British and wanted no part. they liked English rule
what was the battle of the rice boats? - British warships arrived in the Savannah River in
January of 1776, believed Savannah was the object of the British incursion and so they
placed Governor Wright under house arrest. British warships seized rice-laden
merchant ships in the Savannah harbor. fleet sailed off with the rice and Governor
Wright. royal government of GA fell.
who led the invasion of Georgia on the British side with 3000 troops? - Archibald
Campbell
who were the three Georgians who represented Georgia at the second continental
congress? - Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton, signing the Declaration
of Independence on July 4, 1776
what two Georgians signed the new US constitution at the constitutional convention in
1787? - Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
what number was Georgia in entering the union when it ratified the constitution on
January 2, 1788? - fourth
What was the Siege of Savannah? - When French and American troops tried to
recapture Savannah from the British during the Revolutionary War, but failed.
the capital of georgia was moved from _____ to ______ - savannah to augusta
what was the battle of kettle creek? - The Battle of Kettle Creek was a minor encounter
in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in
Wilkes County about eight miles from present-day Washington, Georgia. Nancy Hart
might have been present (notorious for killing tories)
, after the trustees lifted the ban on slavery in the colony, what did Georgians move
quickly to do? - establish a coastal plantation economy based on rice and sea island
cotton
what did georgia agriculture consist of? - cotton and rice
who is Eli Whitney? - inventor of the cotton gin that he created while visiting Georgia in
mulberry grove.
what was the land lottery? - Land lotteries were lotteries in which people would enter
and hope to recieve land which was often taken from the Cherokees or Creeks.
what were yeomen farmers? - owned their own land, but they did not own slaves.
what is the black belt region? - a wide geographical swath with a pronounced
concentration of enslaved African Americans and cotton cultivation
constitution of 1789 and 1795 - constitution of 1789 called for the state to hold elections
in 1794 for delegates to yet another constitutional convention. may 1795
representatives met in Louisville to consider amendments to the state constitution.
made state capital Louisville
What was the Yazoo Land Fraud? - In 1794 and 1795, four companies bribed the
Georgia legislature to pass a bill selling them between 35 and 50 million acres of land
around the Yazoo River (today part of Mississippi) for pennies per acre.
who was George Troup? - state representative, US congressman, US senator, and
Georgia governor. known for his successful efforts to ensure the removal of the creek
Indians from Georgia
what was the red stick war with the creeks during the war of 1812? - John Floyd was
ordered to establish several forts and to destroy all the creek villages and their crops in
his line of march. ultimately led to the defeat of the hostile creeks in 1814.
what was held in georgia during the second great awakening? - revivals and camp
meetings
who was George Whitefield? - Preacher who drew thousands to sermons during Great
Awakening, raised funds to begin orphanage
how was the university of georgia founded? - in a 1785 charter on the gold rush frontier
in north GA. it was the first university in the nation established by a state government.
what is Wesleyan college? - in Macon GA. first degree-granting women's college in the
world. founded in 1836
