US & GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM (UGA) | WITH COMPLETE
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In what year was Georgia established? - (ANSWER)1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - (ANSWER)1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - (ANSWER)Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - (ANSWER)Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - (ANSWER)The governing body of Georgia in London England.
King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? - (ANSWER)1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - (ANSWER)slavery,
rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - (ANSWER)James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - (ANSWER)On St. Simons Island between the English and the
Spanish. It was an attempt of the Spanish to invade Georgia
Who from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)Button Gwinnett,
Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - (ANSWER)Abraham Baldwin and William
Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
(ANSWER)Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
(ANSWER)Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - (ANSWER)Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - (ANSWER)Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - (ANSWER)a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her
home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - (ANSWER)1752
Eli Whitney - (ANSWER)inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - (ANSWER)1795, the sale of western land to four land companies after the
governor and members of the General Assembly had been bribed / land companies bribed GA
leaders to sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S. take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe - (ANSWER)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled
Florida.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/206 LATEST UPDATED | 100 %
RATED AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | GET AN A+
In what year was Georgia established? - (ANSWER)1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - (ANSWER)1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - (ANSWER)Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - (ANSWER)Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - (ANSWER)The governing body of Georgia in London England.
King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? - (ANSWER)1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - (ANSWER)slavery,
rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - (ANSWER)James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - (ANSWER)On St. Simons Island between the English and the
Spanish. It was an attempt of the Spanish to invade Georgia
Who from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)Button Gwinnett,
Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - (ANSWER)Abraham Baldwin and William
Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
(ANSWER)Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
(ANSWER)Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - (ANSWER)Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - (ANSWER)Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - (ANSWER)a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her
home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - (ANSWER)1752
Eli Whitney - (ANSWER)inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - (ANSWER)1795, the sale of western land to four land companies after the
governor and members of the General Assembly had been bribed / land companies bribed GA
leaders to sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S. take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe - (ANSWER)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled
Florida.
