Georgia Southern- GA History Legislative Exemption
Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025/2026
Appalachian Plateau - CORRECT ANSWER -Smallest region, NW corner of the state. Flat and
gently sloping
Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures
Blue Ridge Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Rocky slopes, tallest mountains in the state
The Piedmont - CORRECT ANSWER -foothills, rolling hills, Most Fertile, most populous
East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic Coastal Plain - CORRECT ANSWER -=Pine Barrens. Flat land,
sandy soil. 60% of the state
Which Spanish explorer found disease, exposure and warfare? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hernando
de Soto
Which Native American tribes survived when the Spanish arrived? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Cherokee and Creek
What was the Santa Catalina de Guale? - CORRECT ANSWER -a Mission in St. Catherine's
Who wrote the 1732 charter of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -Trustees of GA
What were the 3 primary reasons for the establishment of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.
Philanthropic
2. Military (defense against spanish in FL)
,3. Economic
What were the 3 strict rules for the colony? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Restrictions on Land
Ownership
2. Prohibition
3. Prohibition of Slavery
Who made a settlement at Savannah? - CORRECT ANSWER -James Oglethorpe
Who won the battle of bloody marsh? - CORRECT ANSWER -1742, British victory over the
Spanish
What was GA's government in 1752 as a Royal Colony? - CORRECT ANSWER -bicameral- Upper
House and House of Commons
Who was allowed to vote in 1752 in GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -White males who owned over 50
acres of land
True/False- GA was the only one of the 13 colonies not represented in the 13th Congress -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
Last state to join the rebellion against GB? - CORRECT ANSWER -GA
What was the first document of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -The Rules and Regulations
The 3 GA reps that signed the Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER -Walton, Hall,
Gwinnett
, Who was the first Governor of Georgia? - CORRECT ANSWER -John Adam Treutlen
Who was at the Constitutional Convention in 1789? - CORRECT ANSWER -Baldwin and Few
GA was the first state to ratify the Constitution? True or False - CORRECT ANSWER -True
In what year did Georgia become an independent state? - CORRECT ANSWER -1783
In what year was the new GA constitution made? - CORRECT ANSWER -1789
What was grown and developed in the Piedmont? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tobacco
Yazoo Land Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -1795. an event where land companies bribed members
of the Georgia General Assembly to sell 40 million acres of Georgia's Western lands to 4
companies. James Jackson nullified the sale and they were voted out of office.
Fletcher v. Peck - CORRECT ANSWER -The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases, 1803, and
upholds the sanctity of contracts. State could not nullify the act
GA's capital's in order - CORRECT ANSWER -Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Who was the Troup Party led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -William H. Crawford and George M.
Troup
Who was the Clark party led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -John Clark
Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025/2026
Appalachian Plateau - CORRECT ANSWER -Smallest region, NW corner of the state. Flat and
gently sloping
Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures
Blue Ridge Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Rocky slopes, tallest mountains in the state
The Piedmont - CORRECT ANSWER -foothills, rolling hills, Most Fertile, most populous
East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic Coastal Plain - CORRECT ANSWER -=Pine Barrens. Flat land,
sandy soil. 60% of the state
Which Spanish explorer found disease, exposure and warfare? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hernando
de Soto
Which Native American tribes survived when the Spanish arrived? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Cherokee and Creek
What was the Santa Catalina de Guale? - CORRECT ANSWER -a Mission in St. Catherine's
Who wrote the 1732 charter of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -Trustees of GA
What were the 3 primary reasons for the establishment of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.
Philanthropic
2. Military (defense against spanish in FL)
,3. Economic
What were the 3 strict rules for the colony? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Restrictions on Land
Ownership
2. Prohibition
3. Prohibition of Slavery
Who made a settlement at Savannah? - CORRECT ANSWER -James Oglethorpe
Who won the battle of bloody marsh? - CORRECT ANSWER -1742, British victory over the
Spanish
What was GA's government in 1752 as a Royal Colony? - CORRECT ANSWER -bicameral- Upper
House and House of Commons
Who was allowed to vote in 1752 in GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -White males who owned over 50
acres of land
True/False- GA was the only one of the 13 colonies not represented in the 13th Congress -
CORRECT ANSWER -True
Last state to join the rebellion against GB? - CORRECT ANSWER -GA
What was the first document of GA? - CORRECT ANSWER -The Rules and Regulations
The 3 GA reps that signed the Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER -Walton, Hall,
Gwinnett
, Who was the first Governor of Georgia? - CORRECT ANSWER -John Adam Treutlen
Who was at the Constitutional Convention in 1789? - CORRECT ANSWER -Baldwin and Few
GA was the first state to ratify the Constitution? True or False - CORRECT ANSWER -True
In what year did Georgia become an independent state? - CORRECT ANSWER -1783
In what year was the new GA constitution made? - CORRECT ANSWER -1789
What was grown and developed in the Piedmont? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tobacco
Yazoo Land Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -1795. an event where land companies bribed members
of the Georgia General Assembly to sell 40 million acres of Georgia's Western lands to 4
companies. James Jackson nullified the sale and they were voted out of office.
Fletcher v. Peck - CORRECT ANSWER -The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases, 1803, and
upholds the sanctity of contracts. State could not nullify the act
GA's capital's in order - CORRECT ANSWER -Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta
Who was the Troup Party led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -William H. Crawford and George M.
Troup
Who was the Clark party led by? - CORRECT ANSWER -John Clark
