GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM -KSU
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
GA History Overview - ANSWER Related to the rest of South, largest state east of MS,
youngest and most southern of 13 colonies, by 1860 the most populous southern state
Mississippian Period - ANSWER Dominant lifestyle of GA Indians
Agriculturally- based , surplus food
Chiefdom
mounds for religious rituals
pottery
Ended when the number of Europeans increases
Hernando de Soto - ANSWER 1st European to explore GA
Spanish Missions - ANSWER Conversion of Indians to Christianity
integrate Indians into political system/econ structure
make more compliant to Spanish
James Olgethorpe - ANSWER Founder of GA
known for reform from Parliment
Prison Reform- England was overcrowded, set up GA as a charity colony
Silk and Wine
Tamachichi- Yamacaw chief
Yamacraw Indians - ANSWER led by Tomochichi, family clans, lived for 2 decades
before merge with Brit
Under econ influence of brit, needed immediate play, they attacked (Yamacraw War)
Malcontents - ANSWER H8 Olgethorpe
Leaders- Scots
wanted to increase fortune through trading slaves and becoming slave planters
Tonochichi - ANSWER Yamacraw Chief, mixed blood
mediator bw Native/English settlers, contributes to success of colonies in GA
Royal GA - ANSWER Period bw terminating Trustee Gov't and colony declaration of
independence
Reynolds- GA's 1st Royal Governor
, Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER English vs Spanish @ St.Simons
Only attempt of Spanish to invade English
English won
James Wright - ANSWER 3rd and LAST Royal Gov of GA
Enforced Stamp Act,. GA= only colony that sold stamps
Salzburgers - ANSWER German speaking Protestant colonists that were exiled from
Austria
King George and Trustees supported, theyre the only exception of the indentured
servant law
Built 1st water saw mill
New Ebenezer= settlement
Jeruselum Church= still stands today, 1st sunday school and orphanage
John Ross - ANSWER principle chief of cherokee
preceded over nation during development of trail of tears, rebuildding indian territory
fought against land lottery and indian removal
whig
wife died during trail of tears
William Lumpkin - ANSWER GA's leader during Antebellum period
elected to Congress-4 times, Governor-2 times, US Commissioner to Cherokee, US
Senator, and GA boundary surveyor
increased transportation, cre8 western and ATL railroad
UGA trustee
Sequoyah - ANSWER Cherokee syllabury creator
writing system for cherokee
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
GA History Overview - ANSWER Related to the rest of South, largest state east of MS,
youngest and most southern of 13 colonies, by 1860 the most populous southern state
Mississippian Period - ANSWER Dominant lifestyle of GA Indians
Agriculturally- based , surplus food
Chiefdom
mounds for religious rituals
pottery
Ended when the number of Europeans increases
Hernando de Soto - ANSWER 1st European to explore GA
Spanish Missions - ANSWER Conversion of Indians to Christianity
integrate Indians into political system/econ structure
make more compliant to Spanish
James Olgethorpe - ANSWER Founder of GA
known for reform from Parliment
Prison Reform- England was overcrowded, set up GA as a charity colony
Silk and Wine
Tamachichi- Yamacaw chief
Yamacraw Indians - ANSWER led by Tomochichi, family clans, lived for 2 decades
before merge with Brit
Under econ influence of brit, needed immediate play, they attacked (Yamacraw War)
Malcontents - ANSWER H8 Olgethorpe
Leaders- Scots
wanted to increase fortune through trading slaves and becoming slave planters
Tonochichi - ANSWER Yamacraw Chief, mixed blood
mediator bw Native/English settlers, contributes to success of colonies in GA
Royal GA - ANSWER Period bw terminating Trustee Gov't and colony declaration of
independence
Reynolds- GA's 1st Royal Governor
, Battle of Bloody Marsh - ANSWER English vs Spanish @ St.Simons
Only attempt of Spanish to invade English
English won
James Wright - ANSWER 3rd and LAST Royal Gov of GA
Enforced Stamp Act,. GA= only colony that sold stamps
Salzburgers - ANSWER German speaking Protestant colonists that were exiled from
Austria
King George and Trustees supported, theyre the only exception of the indentured
servant law
Built 1st water saw mill
New Ebenezer= settlement
Jeruselum Church= still stands today, 1st sunday school and orphanage
John Ross - ANSWER principle chief of cherokee
preceded over nation during development of trail of tears, rebuildding indian territory
fought against land lottery and indian removal
whig
wife died during trail of tears
William Lumpkin - ANSWER GA's leader during Antebellum period
elected to Congress-4 times, Governor-2 times, US Commissioner to Cherokee, US
Senator, and GA boundary surveyor
increased transportation, cre8 western and ATL railroad
UGA trustee
Sequoyah - ANSWER Cherokee syllabury creator
writing system for cherokee
