GA History Exemption Exam (Georgia
Southern)
5 major regions of Georgia Correct answers
Costal Plain Piedmont
Blue
Ridge
Plateau
Ridge +
Valley
Costal
Plain
Correct
answers
Also
called
"Pine
Barrens"
Stretches from the Atlantic ocean 150 miles
inland land is flat and sandy
covers 60% of the state
Piedmont Correct answers Also called
"foothills" upland or upcountry
covers 30% of the state
characterized by rolling hills, most fertile
and most populous region
Blue Ridge Correct answers located in the
northeast tallest mountains in the state +
rocky slopes
Plateau Correct answers northwest, both flat and gentle
slopping smallest region in the state
Ridge + Valley Correct answers located between Plateau and
Blue Ridge rich soils growth of various hardwoods and land for
pasture
Describe the lives of the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period.
Correct answers lived near rivers, long growing seasons and large deer
populations
more agriculture = more population and permeant settlements
Where did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period live? Correct
answers houses made out of clay
caused them to be called mound builders
What type of society did the Native Americans of the Mississippian
,Which Europeans were the first to arrive in what is now Georgia and
who led this expedition? Correct answers Spanish
Hernando de Soto
In what areas of eastern Georgia did the Spanish first establish a
presence? Correct answers Costal
What impact did the Spanish have on the Native Americans? Correct
answers 1/3 population died in the first year due to smallpox or measles
What become of those Native Americans that Survived Spanish
diseases? Correct answers Became the Creek or Cherokee Indians
What did the Spanish call Georgia and why? Correct answers Guale
named after the main chief of the Indians on GA costal Island of St.
Catherine's
What was the name of GA oldest known settlement? Correct answers
Santa Catalina de Guale
Besides the Spanish, what other European nations were interested in
and tried to establish a presence in Georgia? Correct answers French -
went to Canada British - went eastern seaboard of US
What were the 3 reasons for the establishment of Georgia? Correct
answers Philanthropic - new start for worthy poor of England and a
refugee for persecuted Protestants
Military - buffer against Spanish in FL+
Economic - increase in wealth, produce exotic items
What 3 categories of restrictions did the Trustee place on Georgia's
settlers? Correct answers Land restrictions
Prohibition on hard
liquor Slavery
Prohibition
Describe Oglethorpe's role(s) in the settlement of Georgia. Correct answers
One of the trustees of GA
Recognized as defector leader
met with the chief of the Yamacraws,
Tomochichi Chose Yamacraw bluff for
settlement
helped establish Savannah, Augusta and
Frederica
From whom did Oglethorpe get permission to settle on Yamacraw
Bluff? Correct answers Chief of the Yamacraws, Tomochichi
How did the War of Jenkins Ear effect Georgia? Correct answers
Spanish leaving GA
, Battle between England and Spain
Who won the Battle of Bloody Marsh? Correct answers British
Where was the Battle of Bloody Marsh fought? Correct answers Near Fort
Frederica in 1742
Who were the malcontents and what was their primary demand? Correct
answers group of settlers
lobbied for change regarding the trustees restrictions
wanted to have slaves and less land restrictions
How did the introduction of slavery effect Georgia's development? Correct
answers GA development grew rapidly
Who were Georgia's 3 royal governors? Provide a brief description of
each. Correct answers 1. Captain John Reynolds - unpopular
2. Henry Ellis - did not like the heat
3.James Wright - longest serving and most capable. Expanded GA frontier
to fames via peaceful land cessions from Native Americans
Describe Georgia's economy under royal government. Correct answers
Resembled South Carolina - one crop plantations (rice) based off slave labor,
lumber, livestock and fur trading
Describe GA government as a royal colony Correct answers bicameral
with upper house and house of commons
suffrage was limited to white males owning 50+ acres
What were the requirements for voting in colonial Georgia? Correct
answers white males owning 50+ acres
How did Georgia's boundaries change between 1733-1775? Correct answers
Southern boundary extended to St Marys River
Western boundary extended to Mississippi River
Why was Georgia late in joining the rebellion against Great Britain? Correct
answers GA was the youngest and weakest
depended on British for defense against
Creek only colony to obey the Stamp Act
did not participate in First Continental
Congress
What Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence? Correct
answers George Walton
Lyman Hall
Button
Gwinnett
Southern)
5 major regions of Georgia Correct answers
Costal Plain Piedmont
Blue
Ridge
Plateau
Ridge +
Valley
Costal
Plain
Correct
answers
Also
called
"Pine
Barrens"
Stretches from the Atlantic ocean 150 miles
inland land is flat and sandy
covers 60% of the state
Piedmont Correct answers Also called
"foothills" upland or upcountry
covers 30% of the state
characterized by rolling hills, most fertile
and most populous region
Blue Ridge Correct answers located in the
northeast tallest mountains in the state +
rocky slopes
Plateau Correct answers northwest, both flat and gentle
slopping smallest region in the state
Ridge + Valley Correct answers located between Plateau and
Blue Ridge rich soils growth of various hardwoods and land for
pasture
Describe the lives of the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period.
Correct answers lived near rivers, long growing seasons and large deer
populations
more agriculture = more population and permeant settlements
Where did the Native Americans of the Mississippian Period live? Correct
answers houses made out of clay
caused them to be called mound builders
What type of society did the Native Americans of the Mississippian
,Which Europeans were the first to arrive in what is now Georgia and
who led this expedition? Correct answers Spanish
Hernando de Soto
In what areas of eastern Georgia did the Spanish first establish a
presence? Correct answers Costal
What impact did the Spanish have on the Native Americans? Correct
answers 1/3 population died in the first year due to smallpox or measles
What become of those Native Americans that Survived Spanish
diseases? Correct answers Became the Creek or Cherokee Indians
What did the Spanish call Georgia and why? Correct answers Guale
named after the main chief of the Indians on GA costal Island of St.
Catherine's
What was the name of GA oldest known settlement? Correct answers
Santa Catalina de Guale
Besides the Spanish, what other European nations were interested in
and tried to establish a presence in Georgia? Correct answers French -
went to Canada British - went eastern seaboard of US
What were the 3 reasons for the establishment of Georgia? Correct
answers Philanthropic - new start for worthy poor of England and a
refugee for persecuted Protestants
Military - buffer against Spanish in FL+
Economic - increase in wealth, produce exotic items
What 3 categories of restrictions did the Trustee place on Georgia's
settlers? Correct answers Land restrictions
Prohibition on hard
liquor Slavery
Prohibition
Describe Oglethorpe's role(s) in the settlement of Georgia. Correct answers
One of the trustees of GA
Recognized as defector leader
met with the chief of the Yamacraws,
Tomochichi Chose Yamacraw bluff for
settlement
helped establish Savannah, Augusta and
Frederica
From whom did Oglethorpe get permission to settle on Yamacraw
Bluff? Correct answers Chief of the Yamacraws, Tomochichi
How did the War of Jenkins Ear effect Georgia? Correct answers
Spanish leaving GA
, Battle between England and Spain
Who won the Battle of Bloody Marsh? Correct answers British
Where was the Battle of Bloody Marsh fought? Correct answers Near Fort
Frederica in 1742
Who were the malcontents and what was their primary demand? Correct
answers group of settlers
lobbied for change regarding the trustees restrictions
wanted to have slaves and less land restrictions
How did the introduction of slavery effect Georgia's development? Correct
answers GA development grew rapidly
Who were Georgia's 3 royal governors? Provide a brief description of
each. Correct answers 1. Captain John Reynolds - unpopular
2. Henry Ellis - did not like the heat
3.James Wright - longest serving and most capable. Expanded GA frontier
to fames via peaceful land cessions from Native Americans
Describe Georgia's economy under royal government. Correct answers
Resembled South Carolina - one crop plantations (rice) based off slave labor,
lumber, livestock and fur trading
Describe GA government as a royal colony Correct answers bicameral
with upper house and house of commons
suffrage was limited to white males owning 50+ acres
What were the requirements for voting in colonial Georgia? Correct
answers white males owning 50+ acres
How did Georgia's boundaries change between 1733-1775? Correct answers
Southern boundary extended to St Marys River
Western boundary extended to Mississippi River
Why was Georgia late in joining the rebellion against Great Britain? Correct
answers GA was the youngest and weakest
depended on British for defense against
Creek only colony to obey the Stamp Act
did not participate in First Continental
Congress
What Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence? Correct
answers George Walton
Lyman Hall
Button
Gwinnett
