GEORGIA HISTORY LEGISLATIVE EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM 2025 || 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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the document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for
Georgia's founding and the regulations set up by the trustees -CORRECT ANSWER
What is the importance of the charter of 1732?
The positive relationship between Oglethorpe, Tomochichi and Musgrove was essential
to the development of the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff. Without Tomochichi's
generous gift of land to Oglethorpe, the colony's initial location would have been
elsewhere -CORRECT ANSWER What is the relationship between James
Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove?
from the Highlands of Scotland and known as some of the best fighters in Europe in the
1700's. James Oglethorpe brought a group to Georgia to serve as soldiers for the
colony. The Highland scots. -CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Highlands
Scots?
Salzburgers were a group of peaceful, hard-working German-speaking Protestant
refugees from present
day Austria -CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Salzburgers?
Jews first arrived in the Georgia colony five months after Oglethorpe landed at
Yamacraw Bluff. Though originally banned from the colony by the Charter of 1732 -
CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Jews?
a group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia
colony;
primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum. Eventually the malcontents got their
way as liquor
and slavery were allowed in Georgia in the 1750's -CORRECT ANSWER What is the
role of Malcontents?
was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. He was born in present day Alabama,
and his family later moved to Georgia -CORRECT ANSWER Who is John Ross?
, Andrew Jackson and John Marshall played significant roles during the Indian Removal
on opposite ends of
the spectrum. As discussed previously, Marshall ruled in favor of the missionaries and
the Cherokee in general, in the Worcester v. Georgia decision -CORRECT ANSWER
Who is John Marshall and Andrew Jackson?And are they known for?
landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and
not subject to the laws of the United States. However, Andrew Jackson refused to
enforce the Court's decision and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia -
CORRECT ANSWER What is Worcester v. Georgia?
discovery of gold in the area was a
factor in the Cherokee removal. final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia in
1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma -
CORRECT ANSWER How did the people and events above led to the removal of the
cherokee?
Due to the rules of the Trustees, slavery was not allowed in Georgia until the early
1750's. Once it was legalized, slavery grew quickly due to Georgia's agriculture-based
economy. However, slavery grew exponentially with the invention of the cotton gin. -
CORRECT ANSWER What was the impact of the civil war?
One of the United States' most important strategies during the Civil War is often
called the Union Blockade of Georgia's coast. The North's primary objective was to use
its superior navy to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in
return for weapons and other supplies. Abraham Lincoln needed to
release his Emancipation Proclamation(document that declared all slaves in the
rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1,
1863.) -CORRECT ANSWER What was Georgia role in the civil war?
Battle of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863) - Confederate victory; largest battle
fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.Atlanta Campaign - a series of
battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of
1864;March to the Sea - Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from
November 15-December
25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective.Andersonville - infamous Civil War
prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the
camp. -CORRECT ANSWER This is include Georgia role in the civil war.
Disenfranchisement - to deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship.
Atlanta Race Riot (1906) - 48-hour riot in Atlanta caused by economic competition and
false newspaper accounts of African-American or Black men attacking white women;
EXAM 2025 || 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(ALREADY GRADED A+) | LATEST EDITION (BRAND
NEW!!!)
•
the document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for
Georgia's founding and the regulations set up by the trustees -CORRECT ANSWER
What is the importance of the charter of 1732?
The positive relationship between Oglethorpe, Tomochichi and Musgrove was essential
to the development of the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff. Without Tomochichi's
generous gift of land to Oglethorpe, the colony's initial location would have been
elsewhere -CORRECT ANSWER What is the relationship between James
Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove?
from the Highlands of Scotland and known as some of the best fighters in Europe in the
1700's. James Oglethorpe brought a group to Georgia to serve as soldiers for the
colony. The Highland scots. -CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Highlands
Scots?
Salzburgers were a group of peaceful, hard-working German-speaking Protestant
refugees from present
day Austria -CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Salzburgers?
Jews first arrived in the Georgia colony five months after Oglethorpe landed at
Yamacraw Bluff. Though originally banned from the colony by the Charter of 1732 -
CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of Jews?
a group of colonists who complained about the trustee regulations for the Georgia
colony;
primary complaint was the ban on slavery and rum. Eventually the malcontents got their
way as liquor
and slavery were allowed in Georgia in the 1750's -CORRECT ANSWER What is the
role of Malcontents?
was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. He was born in present day Alabama,
and his family later moved to Georgia -CORRECT ANSWER Who is John Ross?
, Andrew Jackson and John Marshall played significant roles during the Indian Removal
on opposite ends of
the spectrum. As discussed previously, Marshall ruled in favor of the missionaries and
the Cherokee in general, in the Worcester v. Georgia decision -CORRECT ANSWER
Who is John Marshall and Andrew Jackson?And are they known for?
landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and
not subject to the laws of the United States. However, Andrew Jackson refused to
enforce the Court's decision and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia -
CORRECT ANSWER What is Worcester v. Georgia?
discovery of gold in the area was a
factor in the Cherokee removal. final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia in
1838; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma -
CORRECT ANSWER How did the people and events above led to the removal of the
cherokee?
Due to the rules of the Trustees, slavery was not allowed in Georgia until the early
1750's. Once it was legalized, slavery grew quickly due to Georgia's agriculture-based
economy. However, slavery grew exponentially with the invention of the cotton gin. -
CORRECT ANSWER What was the impact of the civil war?
One of the United States' most important strategies during the Civil War is often
called the Union Blockade of Georgia's coast. The North's primary objective was to use
its superior navy to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in
return for weapons and other supplies. Abraham Lincoln needed to
release his Emancipation Proclamation(document that declared all slaves in the
rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1,
1863.) -CORRECT ANSWER What was Georgia role in the civil war?
Battle of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863) - Confederate victory; largest battle
fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.Atlanta Campaign - a series of
battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of
1864;March to the Sea - Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from
November 15-December
25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective.Andersonville - infamous Civil War
prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the
camp. -CORRECT ANSWER This is include Georgia role in the civil war.
Disenfranchisement - to deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship.
Atlanta Race Riot (1906) - 48-hour riot in Atlanta caused by economic competition and
false newspaper accounts of African-American or Black men attacking white women;
