US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA)2023
In what year was Georgia established? - (answers)1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - (answers)1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - (answers)Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - (answers)Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - (answers)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"? - (answers)1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - (answers)slavery, rum,
lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - (answers)James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - (answers)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? - (answers)Button Gwinnett,
Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - (answers)Abraham Baldwin and William Few
Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
(answers)Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
(answers)Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - (answers)Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - (answers)Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - (answers)a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - (answers)1752
Eli Whitney - (answers)inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - (answers)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 - (answers)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled
Florida.
In what year was Georgia established? - (answers)1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - (answers)1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - (answers)Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - (answers)Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - (answers)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"? - (answers)1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - (answers)slavery, rum,
lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - (answers)James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - (answers)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? - (answers)Button Gwinnett,
Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - (answers)Abraham Baldwin and William Few
Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
(answers)Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
(answers)Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - (answers)Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - (answers)Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - (answers)a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - (answers)1752
Eli Whitney - (answers)inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - (answers)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 - (answers)The leader of English Parliament who founded the
Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled
Florida.
