US & GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM (UGA) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
In what year was Georgia established? - CORRECT ANSWER -1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - CORRECT ANSWER -1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - CORRECT ANSWER -Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - CORRECT ANSWER -Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - CORRECT ANSWER -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"? - CORRECT ANSWER -1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -
slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - CORRECT ANSWER -James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Button
Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER -Abraham Baldwin and
William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - CORRECT ANSWER -Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - CORRECT ANSWER -Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - CORRECT ANSWER -a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at
her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - CORRECT ANSWER -1752
Eli Whitney - CORRECT ANSWER -inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -The leader of English Parliament who founded
the Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish
controlled Florida.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
In what year was Georgia established? - CORRECT ANSWER -1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - CORRECT ANSWER -1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? - CORRECT ANSWER -Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - CORRECT ANSWER -Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - CORRECT ANSWER -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"? - CORRECT ANSWER -1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -
slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - CORRECT ANSWER -James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Button
Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
, Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER -Abraham Baldwin and
William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - CORRECT ANSWER -Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - CORRECT ANSWER -Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - CORRECT ANSWER -a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at
her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - CORRECT ANSWER -1752
Eli Whitney - CORRECT ANSWER -inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -The leader of English Parliament who founded
the Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish
controlled Florida.
