UGA History Exemption Test Pre 1877
Exam Questions with Complete
Answers
What were the main benefits of owning slaves - ANSWER-Source of wealth and
status
Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER-Victory for Oglethorpe over the Spanish on St.
Simons Island in 1742
French and Indian War - ANSWER--7 years war
-1754-1763
- Britian and France
The French and Indian War was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the
strong power in North America. France and its colonists and Indian allies fought
against Britain, its colonists and Indian allies.
Treaty of Paris of 1763 - ANSWER-Ended French & Indian War. Marked the end of
French power in North America. Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of
the Mississippi River. Spain gave up Florida but received all lands west of the
Mississippi River
Mercantilism - ANSWER-Economic system to unify and increase the power and
wealth of a nation by strict governmental regulations through policies like bullion and
favorable balance of trade
-Adam Smith was anti-mercantilism
Revolutionary War - ANSWER--1775-1783
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of
Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and
her Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of
America.
-Sparked by the Stamp Act against King George the III (1765)
-Boston Massacre (1770)
-Boston Tea Party (1773) (Sons of Liberty)
Thomas Paine - ANSWER--1777
-Father of American revolution
-Inspired rebels to declare independence from britain
- Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis
The Battles of Lexington and Concord - ANSWER--1775
-First military engagements of the American Revolutionary war
-lieutenant francis smith
-Shot heard around the world
, George Washington - ANSWER--Named commander in chief of continental army
-drafted US constitution
-marine corps
-articles of confederation
Friedrich Von Steuben - ANSWER-German soldier help train continental army to
follow commands attack and retreat
Nancy Morgan Hart - ANSWER-One of the most patriotic women in Georgia, she
worked as a spy; she disguised herself as a man and entered British camps trying to
gain information; famous for holding six British soldiers (Tories) at gunpoint who tried
to pillage her land
During the American Revolution, Tories were:
A. leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
B. guerrilla fighters in the South.
C. English who sympathized with the revolutionaries.
D. loyal to the Crown of England. - ANSWER-D. loyal to the Crown of England. ->
patriots were opposed to King
Industrial Revolution - ANSWER-Britain 1720's - Period of rapid industrial growth
resulting from new sources of power and new ways to make products. Handmade
goods were replaced by machine made goods
Washington's Farewell Address 1706 - ANSWER-Stressed 3 dangers facing the
nation: 1) political parties could divide the nation, 2) avoid long term alliances with
foreign nations, and 3) avoid sectionalism caused by geography and other
differences
Battle of Bunker Hill - ANSWER--1775
-William prescott
-British won
Treaty of Paris 1783 - ANSWER--Ended the American Revolutionary war
YORKTOWN
-US recognized as its own place
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER-Nation's FIRST constitution. Limited power of
national government. Created a weak national government incapable of dealing with
the nation's problems - 1781
Later replaced with a federal system under the Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWER--One of the Founding fathers
-Aided George washington
*First US treasurer
-one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution,
-the founder of the nation's financial system,
-the founder of the Federalist Party, -the world's first voter-based political party,
Exam Questions with Complete
Answers
What were the main benefits of owning slaves - ANSWER-Source of wealth and
status
Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER-Victory for Oglethorpe over the Spanish on St.
Simons Island in 1742
French and Indian War - ANSWER--7 years war
-1754-1763
- Britian and France
The French and Indian War was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the
strong power in North America. France and its colonists and Indian allies fought
against Britain, its colonists and Indian allies.
Treaty of Paris of 1763 - ANSWER-Ended French & Indian War. Marked the end of
French power in North America. Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of
the Mississippi River. Spain gave up Florida but received all lands west of the
Mississippi River
Mercantilism - ANSWER-Economic system to unify and increase the power and
wealth of a nation by strict governmental regulations through policies like bullion and
favorable balance of trade
-Adam Smith was anti-mercantilism
Revolutionary War - ANSWER--1775-1783
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of
Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and
her Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of
America.
-Sparked by the Stamp Act against King George the III (1765)
-Boston Massacre (1770)
-Boston Tea Party (1773) (Sons of Liberty)
Thomas Paine - ANSWER--1777
-Father of American revolution
-Inspired rebels to declare independence from britain
- Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis
The Battles of Lexington and Concord - ANSWER--1775
-First military engagements of the American Revolutionary war
-lieutenant francis smith
-Shot heard around the world
, George Washington - ANSWER--Named commander in chief of continental army
-drafted US constitution
-marine corps
-articles of confederation
Friedrich Von Steuben - ANSWER-German soldier help train continental army to
follow commands attack and retreat
Nancy Morgan Hart - ANSWER-One of the most patriotic women in Georgia, she
worked as a spy; she disguised herself as a man and entered British camps trying to
gain information; famous for holding six British soldiers (Tories) at gunpoint who tried
to pillage her land
During the American Revolution, Tories were:
A. leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
B. guerrilla fighters in the South.
C. English who sympathized with the revolutionaries.
D. loyal to the Crown of England. - ANSWER-D. loyal to the Crown of England. ->
patriots were opposed to King
Industrial Revolution - ANSWER-Britain 1720's - Period of rapid industrial growth
resulting from new sources of power and new ways to make products. Handmade
goods were replaced by machine made goods
Washington's Farewell Address 1706 - ANSWER-Stressed 3 dangers facing the
nation: 1) political parties could divide the nation, 2) avoid long term alliances with
foreign nations, and 3) avoid sectionalism caused by geography and other
differences
Battle of Bunker Hill - ANSWER--1775
-William prescott
-British won
Treaty of Paris 1783 - ANSWER--Ended the American Revolutionary war
YORKTOWN
-US recognized as its own place
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER-Nation's FIRST constitution. Limited power of
national government. Created a weak national government incapable of dealing with
the nation's problems - 1781
Later replaced with a federal system under the Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWER--One of the Founding fathers
-Aided George washington
*First US treasurer
-one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution,
-the founder of the nation's financial system,
-the founder of the Federalist Party, -the world's first voter-based political party,
