UGA History Exemption Test Questions
And Answers
Pre-Columbian bPeoples bof bthe bAmerican bSouthwest b- bAnswer b- b-Agriculturally bfocused bgroups
bthat bdeveloped bpowerful band bcomplex bsocieties b
-Became bincreasingly bdependent bon bthe bcultivation bof bmaize
Pre-Columbian beconomy bin bGreat bBasin band bthe bwestern bGreat bPlains b- bAnswer b- b- bMigratory
bbecause bof blimited bresources
Pre-Columbian beconomy bin bthe bNortheast band balong bthe bAtlantic bSeaboard b- bAnswer b- b-Another
bGroup bof btribes bin bpresent-day bNY bformed bthe bIroquois bLeague
-Cultivated bcrops band bparticipated bin bforaging band bhunting, boften bcreating blasting bsettlements
Hernan bCortes b- bAnswer b- bSpanish bexplorer bwho bmarched bacross bmexico band bconquered bthe
baztecs
- bfrom bspain
Hernando bde bSoto b- bAnswer b- b-explored bdeep bin bUSA
-first bto bcross band bdisocer bMiss. bRiver
-claimed bfor bSpain
Georgia bfirst bcolonized bby bSpanish bbecause bthey bwere blooking bfor b- bAnswer b- bgold band bland
The bColumbian bExchange b- bAnswer b- bThe bexchange bof bplants, banimals, bdiseases, band
btechnologies bbetween bthe bAmericas band bthe brest bof bthe bworld bfollowing bColumbus's bvoyages.
,The bTreaty bof bTordesillas b- bAnswer b- bA b1494 bagreement bbetween bPortugal band bSpain, bdeclaring
bthat bnewly bdiscovered blands bto bthe bwest bof ban bimaginary bline bin bthe bAtlantic bOcean bwould
bbelong bto bSpain band bnewly bdiscovered blands bto bthe beast bof bthe bline bwould bbelong bto
bPortugal.
St. bAugustine b- bAnswer b- b-1st bcolony bin bFlorida bset bup bby bSpain
joint-stock bcompany b- bAnswer b- bA bcompany bmade bup bof ba bgroup bof bshareholders. bEach
bshareholder bcontributes bsome bmoney bto bthe bcompany band breceives bsome bshare bof bthe
bcompany's bprofits band bdebts.
James bEdward bOglethorpe b- bAnswer b- bThe bleader bof bEnglish bParliament bwho bfounded bthe
bGeorgia bcolony
James bWright b- bAnswer b- bGeorgia's bthird, band bfinal, broyal bgovernor
Jamestown b- bAnswer b- b-First bpermanent bEnglish bsettlement
-Starving btime b(1609-1610 b80% bdied)
-1619: bfirst bslave bship bof bafricans b
- b1640: bmodern bconcept bof bslavery bwas bestablished bin bUS
Why bdid bcolonists bcome bto bthe bNew bWorld? b- bAnswer b- bReligious bfreedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original bTrustees bof bGa bwere bprovided bwhat b- bAnswer b- b50 bacres b, bfree bpassage, bprovisions
bfor b1 byr
William bPenn b- bAnswer b- b-Founder bof bPennsylvania
-Pushed bfor bdemocracy band breligious bfreedom
-Quaker
,-Wanted bto bunite ball bof bthe bU.S. bcolonies
Quakers b- bAnswer b- b-believed bhuman breligious binstitutions bwere blargey bunnecessary
-thought bthey bcould breceive brevelationg bdirectly bform bGod band bplaced blittle bimportance bon bthe
bBible
-pacifists band bdeclined bto bshow bcustomary bdeference bto btheir balleged bsocial bsuperiors
-their baggressiveness bin bdenouncing bestablished binstitutions bbrought bthem btrouble bin bboth
bbritain band bamerica
-opposed bslavery band bfavored bdecent btreatment bof bNative bAmericans
-elements bof bthe bculture bwould bplay ba brole bin bshaping bthe bcharacterization bof ba bUnited bStates
bthat bvalued bindependence band bsocial bequality
What bcountry bclaimed bQuebec? b- bAnswer b- bThe bFrench
French bColonization bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- bFrench band bDutch bColonies bin bthe bnew
bworld busually brelied bon bcooperation bwith bnative bpeoples binstead bof bextensive bsettlement band
bforce bin bcontrast bto bthe bspanish band bbritish
Dutch bColonization bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- b-first bcolonies bfunctioned bmore bas btrading
boutposts bthan bsettlements
-the bDutch bcommissioned ban bexpedition bby bEnglish bexplorer bHenry bHudson bto bNorth bAmerica
-Hudson bfailed bin bhis bsearch bfor ba bNorthwest bPassage, bbut bhis breports bof babundant bresources
bcreated binterest bamong bDutch bmerchants
-The bDutch bWest bIndia bCompany bwas bchartered bto bdevelop bcolonies bin bNorth bAmerica
-the bcompany btried bto battract bimmigrants bwith bland bgrants, band ba bdiverse bgroup bof bEuropean
bsettlers bslowly bbegan bto barrive
-its bmost bimportant bsettlement bwas bNew bAmsterdam, bwhich bbecame ba bcenter bfor btrade
-usually brelied bon bcooperation bwith bnative bpeoples binstead bof bextensive bsettlement band bforce,
bin bcontrast bto bthe bSpanish band bBritish
Types bof bNew bBritish bColonies bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- b-Charter bColony: bcolonist bwere
bmembers bof ba bcorp
, -Royal bColony: bgovernor bselected bby bKing
-Proprietary bcolonies: bowned bby bindividuals
Characteristics bof bNew bEngland bColonies: b- bAnswer b- bFounded bprimarily bby bPuritans, bthat
bwanted ba bgroup bof blike-minded bindividuals; bclose-knit, blonger blife bexpectancies; bmixed beconomy
bof bfarming band btrade
What bis bthe bheadright bsystem? b- bAnswer b- bThe bheadright bsystem bis bwhen ba blandowner bwould
bpay bfor ban bindividual's bpassage bfrom bEngland bto bAmerica. bThe blandowner bwould breceive b50
bacres bof bland band bthat bsame bindividual bto bwork bthe bland.
Who bsettled bland bwest bof bthe bMississippi bRiver
A. bThe bFrench
B. bThe bDutch b
C. bThe bSpanish
D. bThe bBritish b- bAnswer b- bA. bThe bFrench
Who bsettled bland bin bNew bYork b- bAnswer b- bThe bDutch balong bHudson bRiver blater bcolonized bNew
bAmsterdam bon bManhattan bIsland.
Main bcash bcrop bof bChesapeake bBay b(Virginia band bMaryland) b- bAnswer b- bTobacco
??? bEarly bsettlers bwanted bmain bcrop bto bbe b______ b, bended bup bbeing b_______ b- bAnswer b-
bwine/silk band brice/indigo
Later bcash bcrops bbecame btobacco band bcotton
King bPhillip's bWar b- bAnswer b- bMost bIndians blost bin bNew bEngland b
King bPhilip's bWar bwas ban barmed bconflict bbetween bAmerican bIndian binhabitants bof bNew bEngland
bversus bthe bNew bEngland bcolonists band btheir bIndian ballies bin b1675-78
Bacon's bRebellion b- bAnswer b- b-armed brebellion bin b1676 bby bVirginia bsettlers bled bby bNathaniel
bBacon bagainst bthe brule bof bGovernor bWilliam bBerkeley.
And Answers
Pre-Columbian bPeoples bof bthe bAmerican bSouthwest b- bAnswer b- b-Agriculturally bfocused bgroups
bthat bdeveloped bpowerful band bcomplex bsocieties b
-Became bincreasingly bdependent bon bthe bcultivation bof bmaize
Pre-Columbian beconomy bin bGreat bBasin band bthe bwestern bGreat bPlains b- bAnswer b- b- bMigratory
bbecause bof blimited bresources
Pre-Columbian beconomy bin bthe bNortheast band balong bthe bAtlantic bSeaboard b- bAnswer b- b-Another
bGroup bof btribes bin bpresent-day bNY bformed bthe bIroquois bLeague
-Cultivated bcrops band bparticipated bin bforaging band bhunting, boften bcreating blasting bsettlements
Hernan bCortes b- bAnswer b- bSpanish bexplorer bwho bmarched bacross bmexico band bconquered bthe
baztecs
- bfrom bspain
Hernando bde bSoto b- bAnswer b- b-explored bdeep bin bUSA
-first bto bcross band bdisocer bMiss. bRiver
-claimed bfor bSpain
Georgia bfirst bcolonized bby bSpanish bbecause bthey bwere blooking bfor b- bAnswer b- bgold band bland
The bColumbian bExchange b- bAnswer b- bThe bexchange bof bplants, banimals, bdiseases, band
btechnologies bbetween bthe bAmericas band bthe brest bof bthe bworld bfollowing bColumbus's bvoyages.
,The bTreaty bof bTordesillas b- bAnswer b- bA b1494 bagreement bbetween bPortugal band bSpain, bdeclaring
bthat bnewly bdiscovered blands bto bthe bwest bof ban bimaginary bline bin bthe bAtlantic bOcean bwould
bbelong bto bSpain band bnewly bdiscovered blands bto bthe beast bof bthe bline bwould bbelong bto
bPortugal.
St. bAugustine b- bAnswer b- b-1st bcolony bin bFlorida bset bup bby bSpain
joint-stock bcompany b- bAnswer b- bA bcompany bmade bup bof ba bgroup bof bshareholders. bEach
bshareholder bcontributes bsome bmoney bto bthe bcompany band breceives bsome bshare bof bthe
bcompany's bprofits band bdebts.
James bEdward bOglethorpe b- bAnswer b- bThe bleader bof bEnglish bParliament bwho bfounded bthe
bGeorgia bcolony
James bWright b- bAnswer b- bGeorgia's bthird, band bfinal, broyal bgovernor
Jamestown b- bAnswer b- b-First bpermanent bEnglish bsettlement
-Starving btime b(1609-1610 b80% bdied)
-1619: bfirst bslave bship bof bafricans b
- b1640: bmodern bconcept bof bslavery bwas bestablished bin bUS
Why bdid bcolonists bcome bto bthe bNew bWorld? b- bAnswer b- bReligious bfreedom
profit
adventure...etc.
Original bTrustees bof bGa bwere bprovided bwhat b- bAnswer b- b50 bacres b, bfree bpassage, bprovisions
bfor b1 byr
William bPenn b- bAnswer b- b-Founder bof bPennsylvania
-Pushed bfor bdemocracy band breligious bfreedom
-Quaker
,-Wanted bto bunite ball bof bthe bU.S. bcolonies
Quakers b- bAnswer b- b-believed bhuman breligious binstitutions bwere blargey bunnecessary
-thought bthey bcould breceive brevelationg bdirectly bform bGod band bplaced blittle bimportance bon bthe
bBible
-pacifists band bdeclined bto bshow bcustomary bdeference bto btheir balleged bsocial bsuperiors
-their baggressiveness bin bdenouncing bestablished binstitutions bbrought bthem btrouble bin bboth
bbritain band bamerica
-opposed bslavery band bfavored bdecent btreatment bof bNative bAmericans
-elements bof bthe bculture bwould bplay ba brole bin bshaping bthe bcharacterization bof ba bUnited bStates
bthat bvalued bindependence band bsocial bequality
What bcountry bclaimed bQuebec? b- bAnswer b- bThe bFrench
French bColonization bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- bFrench band bDutch bColonies bin bthe bnew
bworld busually brelied bon bcooperation bwith bnative bpeoples binstead bof bextensive bsettlement band
bforce bin bcontrast bto bthe bspanish band bbritish
Dutch bColonization bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- b-first bcolonies bfunctioned bmore bas btrading
boutposts bthan bsettlements
-the bDutch bcommissioned ban bexpedition bby bEnglish bexplorer bHenry bHudson bto bNorth bAmerica
-Hudson bfailed bin bhis bsearch bfor ba bNorthwest bPassage, bbut bhis breports bof babundant bresources
bcreated binterest bamong bDutch bmerchants
-The bDutch bWest bIndia bCompany bwas bchartered bto bdevelop bcolonies bin bNorth bAmerica
-the bcompany btried bto battract bimmigrants bwith bland bgrants, band ba bdiverse bgroup bof bEuropean
bsettlers bslowly bbegan bto barrive
-its bmost bimportant bsettlement bwas bNew bAmsterdam, bwhich bbecame ba bcenter bfor btrade
-usually brelied bon bcooperation bwith bnative bpeoples binstead bof bextensive bsettlement band bforce,
bin bcontrast bto bthe bSpanish band bBritish
Types bof bNew bBritish bColonies bin bthe bNew bWorld b- bAnswer b- b-Charter bColony: bcolonist bwere
bmembers bof ba bcorp
, -Royal bColony: bgovernor bselected bby bKing
-Proprietary bcolonies: bowned bby bindividuals
Characteristics bof bNew bEngland bColonies: b- bAnswer b- bFounded bprimarily bby bPuritans, bthat
bwanted ba bgroup bof blike-minded bindividuals; bclose-knit, blonger blife bexpectancies; bmixed beconomy
bof bfarming band btrade
What bis bthe bheadright bsystem? b- bAnswer b- bThe bheadright bsystem bis bwhen ba blandowner bwould
bpay bfor ban bindividual's bpassage bfrom bEngland bto bAmerica. bThe blandowner bwould breceive b50
bacres bof bland band bthat bsame bindividual bto bwork bthe bland.
Who bsettled bland bwest bof bthe bMississippi bRiver
A. bThe bFrench
B. bThe bDutch b
C. bThe bSpanish
D. bThe bBritish b- bAnswer b- bA. bThe bFrench
Who bsettled bland bin bNew bYork b- bAnswer b- bThe bDutch balong bHudson bRiver blater bcolonized bNew
bAmsterdam bon bManhattan bIsland.
Main bcash bcrop bof bChesapeake bBay b(Virginia band bMaryland) b- bAnswer b- bTobacco
??? bEarly bsettlers bwanted bmain bcrop bto bbe b______ b, bended bup bbeing b_______ b- bAnswer b-
bwine/silk band brice/indigo
Later bcash bcrops bbecame btobacco band bcotton
King bPhillip's bWar b- bAnswer b- bMost bIndians blost bin bNew bEngland b
King bPhilip's bWar bwas ban barmed bconflict bbetween bAmerican bIndian binhabitants bof bNew bEngland
bversus bthe bNew bEngland bcolonists band btheir bIndian ballies bin b1675-78
Bacon's bRebellion b- bAnswer b- b-armed brebellion bin b1676 bby bVirginia bsettlers bled bby bNathaniel
bBacon bagainst bthe brule bof bGovernor bWilliam bBerkeley.
