US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA) Questions With 100% Correct Answers

US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA) Questions With 100% Correct Answers In what year was Georgia established? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1732 When did settlement take place in Savannah? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1733 How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the colony itself? - CORRECT ANSWER- Two decades Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - CORRECT ANSWER- Board of Trustees Define: Board of Trustees - CORRECT 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"? - CORRECT ANSWER- What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - CORRECT ANSWER- slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - CORRECT ANSWER- James Edward Ogelthorpe Battle of Bloody Marsh - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER- Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr. Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? - CORRECT ANSWER- Fourth What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? - CORRECT ANSWER- Siege of Savannah in 1779