Misa-Proof USG Georgia History
Legislative Requirement Exam
Questions with Complete Answers
What led to the abandonment of Georgia's interior missions? - ANSWER--Georgia's
earliest colonial history is dominated by the lengthy mission era, extending from
1568 through 1684. Catholic missions were the primary means by which Georgia's
indigenous Native American chiefdoms were assimilated.
-Spanish missions were explicitly established for the purpose of religious conversion
and instruction in the Catholic faith.
-repartimiento: this system of obligatory wage labor a specified number of unmarried
male Indians were required to go to St. Augustine each year to work in the Spanish
cornfields or to build and maintain Spanish fortifications.
-Up to 300 mission Indians from across Spanish Florida were drafted annually for
work between March and September, causing considerable change in the native
societies.
-Depopulation, combined with widespread forced resettlements eventually led to the
abandonment of Georgia's interior missions.
James Oglethorpe
What did he do to Georgia and when?
Founded which city and when?
What was the trustees motto?
Famous for what battle? - ANSWER--Colony of Georgia Was founded in 1732 (Got
permission from King George II)
-Conceived of and implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. Led the
expedition of colonists that landed in Savannah early in 1733.
-Georgia's Trustees Motto—Non sibi sed aliis (Not for self, but for others)
-Famous for Battle of the Bloody Marsh from the War of Jenkins Ear (Spanish
invasion)
Battle of Bloody Marsh
When did it happen?
,What happened?
Who won? - ANSWER--On July 7, 1742, English and Spanish forces skirmished on
St. Simons Island in this encounter
-Only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear and resulted
in an English victory (which greatly decreased Spanish morale).
-Led and won by General James Oglethorpe.
Yamacraw Indians
Who led them?
Who were they and when did they exist?
They are a mix of what groups? - ANSWER--Small band of Native Americans that
existed from the late 1720s to the mid-1740s in the Savannah area.
-First led by Tomochichi, it consisted of 200 people.
-Used to be a mix of the Creeks and Yamasees.
Tomochichi
What did he do and who was he friends with? - ANSWER--Chief of the Yamacraw
Indians. Principal mediator between the native population and the new English
settlers during the first years of settlement.
-Friends with James Oglethorpe and helped him mediate
Malcontents
Who were they?
Who were the two leaders of the group?
What did they Object?
What changed and when that was credited to this group? - ANSWER--Among those
to voice displeasure with the policies of General James Oglethorpe and the Georgia
Trustees during the early years of Georgia's settlement.
-The leaders of the group, composed primarily of Scottish settlers near Savannah,
included Patrick Tailfer and Thomas Stephens.
-In particular, this group objected to the Trustees' limits on landownership and
prohibitions on slavery and rum.
-When the Trustees passed a law in 1750 allowing slavery, many credited the
change to the actions and writings of this group.
,Royal Georgia
What does this period refer to?
Who was the first royal governor of Georgia?
Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? - ANSWER--Refers to the period
between the termination of Trustee governance of Georgia and the colony's
declaration of independence at the beginning of the American Revolution (1775-83)
-John Reynolds, the first royal governor of Georgia.
-The second royal governor, Henry Ellis, established a sound foundation for
government during his four-year administration.
James Wright
What role in the goverment did he play?
What key role did he play with the Revolution and Gerogia? - ANSWER--Third and
last royal governor of Georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782, with a brief interruption
early in the American Revolution (1775-83)
-a popular and able administrator and servant of the crown.
-played a key role in delaying the flame of revolution in Georgia long after it had
flared violently in every other colony
Salzburgers
Who are they and what town did they found?
When did they arrive? - ANSWER--a group of German-speaking Protestant
colonists, founded the town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County.
-Arrived in 1734
-Expelled from their home in the Catholic principality of_______, which is now known
as Austria
What was Georgia's first staple crop?
How did it come to Georgia? - ANSWER--Rice: Georgia's first staple crop, was the
most important commercial agricultural commodity in the Lowcountry from the middle
of the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century
-Arrived as part of the Columbian Exchange
Revolutionary War in Georgia
, What did many Georgian's think about the revolutionary movement? Were they
eager to join or not?
Did Georgia send reps to the First Continental Congress? If so, who? Who was sent
to the second one?
Georgia became the first and only one of the thirteen states in rebellion to be
restored to BLANK
Who won the Siege of Savannah?
In 1783 who did the Georgia General Assembly elected as Governor?
Though the new independent state of Georgia was poor, Georgia has a virtural
empire because of what?
What was Georgia's problem with this? - ANSWER--Though Georgians opposed
British trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement because
the colony had prospered under royal rule, and many Georgians thought that they
needed the protection of British troops against a possible Indian attack.
-Georgia did not send representatives to the First Continental Congress that met in
Philadelphia, but Lyman Hall was sent to the second.
-Georgia became the first, and ultimately the only one, of the thirteen states in
rebellion to be restored to royal allegiance
-Siege of Savannah failed (British win)
-On January 7, 1783, the Georgia General Assembly elected Lyman Hall governor.
-The newly independent state of Georgia, though poor in every other respect,
claimed a virtual empire of territory reaching to the Mississippi River. The Georgians'
immediate problem consisted in their inability to convince the Creek Indians, who
actually possessed the land, of Georgia's right to this empire.
Button Gwinnett
He was one of the three Georgia signers on what?
Where did he serve?
He supported what from England - ANSWER--one of three Georgia signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
-He served in Georgia's colonial legislature, in the Second Continental Congress,
and as president of Georgia's Revolutionary Council of Safety.
-Supported separation from England
Legislative Requirement Exam
Questions with Complete Answers
What led to the abandonment of Georgia's interior missions? - ANSWER--Georgia's
earliest colonial history is dominated by the lengthy mission era, extending from
1568 through 1684. Catholic missions were the primary means by which Georgia's
indigenous Native American chiefdoms were assimilated.
-Spanish missions were explicitly established for the purpose of religious conversion
and instruction in the Catholic faith.
-repartimiento: this system of obligatory wage labor a specified number of unmarried
male Indians were required to go to St. Augustine each year to work in the Spanish
cornfields or to build and maintain Spanish fortifications.
-Up to 300 mission Indians from across Spanish Florida were drafted annually for
work between March and September, causing considerable change in the native
societies.
-Depopulation, combined with widespread forced resettlements eventually led to the
abandonment of Georgia's interior missions.
James Oglethorpe
What did he do to Georgia and when?
Founded which city and when?
What was the trustees motto?
Famous for what battle? - ANSWER--Colony of Georgia Was founded in 1732 (Got
permission from King George II)
-Conceived of and implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. Led the
expedition of colonists that landed in Savannah early in 1733.
-Georgia's Trustees Motto—Non sibi sed aliis (Not for self, but for others)
-Famous for Battle of the Bloody Marsh from the War of Jenkins Ear (Spanish
invasion)
Battle of Bloody Marsh
When did it happen?
,What happened?
Who won? - ANSWER--On July 7, 1742, English and Spanish forces skirmished on
St. Simons Island in this encounter
-Only Spanish attempt to invade Georgia during the War of Jenkins' Ear and resulted
in an English victory (which greatly decreased Spanish morale).
-Led and won by General James Oglethorpe.
Yamacraw Indians
Who led them?
Who were they and when did they exist?
They are a mix of what groups? - ANSWER--Small band of Native Americans that
existed from the late 1720s to the mid-1740s in the Savannah area.
-First led by Tomochichi, it consisted of 200 people.
-Used to be a mix of the Creeks and Yamasees.
Tomochichi
What did he do and who was he friends with? - ANSWER--Chief of the Yamacraw
Indians. Principal mediator between the native population and the new English
settlers during the first years of settlement.
-Friends with James Oglethorpe and helped him mediate
Malcontents
Who were they?
Who were the two leaders of the group?
What did they Object?
What changed and when that was credited to this group? - ANSWER--Among those
to voice displeasure with the policies of General James Oglethorpe and the Georgia
Trustees during the early years of Georgia's settlement.
-The leaders of the group, composed primarily of Scottish settlers near Savannah,
included Patrick Tailfer and Thomas Stephens.
-In particular, this group objected to the Trustees' limits on landownership and
prohibitions on slavery and rum.
-When the Trustees passed a law in 1750 allowing slavery, many credited the
change to the actions and writings of this group.
,Royal Georgia
What does this period refer to?
Who was the first royal governor of Georgia?
Who was the second royal governor of Georgia? - ANSWER--Refers to the period
between the termination of Trustee governance of Georgia and the colony's
declaration of independence at the beginning of the American Revolution (1775-83)
-John Reynolds, the first royal governor of Georgia.
-The second royal governor, Henry Ellis, established a sound foundation for
government during his four-year administration.
James Wright
What role in the goverment did he play?
What key role did he play with the Revolution and Gerogia? - ANSWER--Third and
last royal governor of Georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782, with a brief interruption
early in the American Revolution (1775-83)
-a popular and able administrator and servant of the crown.
-played a key role in delaying the flame of revolution in Georgia long after it had
flared violently in every other colony
Salzburgers
Who are they and what town did they found?
When did they arrive? - ANSWER--a group of German-speaking Protestant
colonists, founded the town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County.
-Arrived in 1734
-Expelled from their home in the Catholic principality of_______, which is now known
as Austria
What was Georgia's first staple crop?
How did it come to Georgia? - ANSWER--Rice: Georgia's first staple crop, was the
most important commercial agricultural commodity in the Lowcountry from the middle
of the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century
-Arrived as part of the Columbian Exchange
Revolutionary War in Georgia
, What did many Georgian's think about the revolutionary movement? Were they
eager to join or not?
Did Georgia send reps to the First Continental Congress? If so, who? Who was sent
to the second one?
Georgia became the first and only one of the thirteen states in rebellion to be
restored to BLANK
Who won the Siege of Savannah?
In 1783 who did the Georgia General Assembly elected as Governor?
Though the new independent state of Georgia was poor, Georgia has a virtural
empire because of what?
What was Georgia's problem with this? - ANSWER--Though Georgians opposed
British trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement because
the colony had prospered under royal rule, and many Georgians thought that they
needed the protection of British troops against a possible Indian attack.
-Georgia did not send representatives to the First Continental Congress that met in
Philadelphia, but Lyman Hall was sent to the second.
-Georgia became the first, and ultimately the only one, of the thirteen states in
rebellion to be restored to royal allegiance
-Siege of Savannah failed (British win)
-On January 7, 1783, the Georgia General Assembly elected Lyman Hall governor.
-The newly independent state of Georgia, though poor in every other respect,
claimed a virtual empire of territory reaching to the Mississippi River. The Georgians'
immediate problem consisted in their inability to convince the Creek Indians, who
actually possessed the land, of Georgia's right to this empire.
Button Gwinnett
He was one of the three Georgia signers on what?
Where did he serve?
He supported what from England - ANSWER--one of three Georgia signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
-He served in Georgia's colonial legislature, in the Second Continental Congress,
and as president of Georgia's Revolutionary Council of Safety.
-Supported separation from England
