UGA History Exemption Exam question with
answers
Large indian mound settlements appeared in Georgia when? - -During the archaic
period
-The Georgia colony was unique because... - -it was the first colony to ban the
importation of slaves
-The Georgia colony was opened to slavery in... - -1751
-The first governor of the colony of Georgia was... - -James Oglethorpe
-During the American Revolution, Georgia was... - -divided among revolutionaries
and loyalists
-Georgia eagerly ratified the federal constitution because... - -fear of the indians on
its frontier
-The "trail of tears" refers to... - -the removal of the cherokee from their homes in
the 1830's
-Antebellum Georgia was called... - -The empire state of the south
-In the secession crisis... - -Alexander Stephens urged Georgia to remain in the
union
-During the Civil War, Georgia... - -railroads and plantations were destroyed during
the fighting
-During reconstruction in Georgia... - -Redeemers had to wait until 1876 to regain
control of state government
-The populist movement in Georgia... - -united white and black farmers
-Governer Eugene Talmadge... - -represented the interests of rural whites
-In early twentieth century Georgia... - -there was mandatory segregation of the
races in schools
-In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... - -overturned a conviction
of ministers for trying to integrate bus service in Atlanta
-In the 1966 state gubernatorial election in Georgia... - -many white Georgians
proved that they still believed in segregation
-The power of black voting in Georgia elections was obvious in the election of... - -
Jimmy Carter
, -The Georgia County that has most consistently voted Democratic from the Civil
war to the present is... - -Fulton
-The Georgia city called the capital of the "sunbelt" is... - -Atlanta
-In the period before 1492, most Europeans were... - -merchants and craftsmen
-The european nation that led in ocean exploration in the fifteenth century was... - -
Portugal
-The rise of the middle classes in Europe in the period before the Age of Discovery
went hand in hand with... - -The expansion of the cities
-The Treaty of Tordesillas... - -divided ownership of the Americas between the
Portuguese and the Spanish
-Which of the following was NOT an important part of the transformation of Europe
in the fifteenth century? - -Protestant Reformation
-The concept of a "city on a hill" referred to the puritans' desire to... - -be a model
of Chistianity
-Colonial legislatures and royal governors contested - -control of revenue,
introduction of legislation, choice of the speaker fo the assembly
--> all of the above
-Women and men in the colonies... - -generally worked separate from one another
-Colonial cities in the eighteenth century... - -increased in population
-In the great awakening... - -rational religion grew in importance
-In the 18th century, the governors of most of the english colonies... - -could
dissolve the colonial assemblies
-The navigation acts... - -were an expression of mercantilism
-Which of the following was NOT one of the elements of the British reorganization
of the empire after the French and Indian War? - -Albany Plan of Union
-Which of the following was one of the effects of the Revolutionary War on
America? - -A strong central government
-Examples of fundamental law in the new nation were - -state constitutions
-The articles of confederation - -left congress dependant on states for funding
-The bank of the united states was the branchild of - -Alexander hamilton
answers
Large indian mound settlements appeared in Georgia when? - -During the archaic
period
-The Georgia colony was unique because... - -it was the first colony to ban the
importation of slaves
-The Georgia colony was opened to slavery in... - -1751
-The first governor of the colony of Georgia was... - -James Oglethorpe
-During the American Revolution, Georgia was... - -divided among revolutionaries
and loyalists
-Georgia eagerly ratified the federal constitution because... - -fear of the indians on
its frontier
-The "trail of tears" refers to... - -the removal of the cherokee from their homes in
the 1830's
-Antebellum Georgia was called... - -The empire state of the south
-In the secession crisis... - -Alexander Stephens urged Georgia to remain in the
union
-During the Civil War, Georgia... - -railroads and plantations were destroyed during
the fighting
-During reconstruction in Georgia... - -Redeemers had to wait until 1876 to regain
control of state government
-The populist movement in Georgia... - -united white and black farmers
-Governer Eugene Talmadge... - -represented the interests of rural whites
-In early twentieth century Georgia... - -there was mandatory segregation of the
races in schools
-In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... - -overturned a conviction
of ministers for trying to integrate bus service in Atlanta
-In the 1966 state gubernatorial election in Georgia... - -many white Georgians
proved that they still believed in segregation
-The power of black voting in Georgia elections was obvious in the election of... - -
Jimmy Carter
, -The Georgia County that has most consistently voted Democratic from the Civil
war to the present is... - -Fulton
-The Georgia city called the capital of the "sunbelt" is... - -Atlanta
-In the period before 1492, most Europeans were... - -merchants and craftsmen
-The european nation that led in ocean exploration in the fifteenth century was... - -
Portugal
-The rise of the middle classes in Europe in the period before the Age of Discovery
went hand in hand with... - -The expansion of the cities
-The Treaty of Tordesillas... - -divided ownership of the Americas between the
Portuguese and the Spanish
-Which of the following was NOT an important part of the transformation of Europe
in the fifteenth century? - -Protestant Reformation
-The concept of a "city on a hill" referred to the puritans' desire to... - -be a model
of Chistianity
-Colonial legislatures and royal governors contested - -control of revenue,
introduction of legislation, choice of the speaker fo the assembly
--> all of the above
-Women and men in the colonies... - -generally worked separate from one another
-Colonial cities in the eighteenth century... - -increased in population
-In the great awakening... - -rational religion grew in importance
-In the 18th century, the governors of most of the english colonies... - -could
dissolve the colonial assemblies
-The navigation acts... - -were an expression of mercantilism
-Which of the following was NOT one of the elements of the British reorganization
of the empire after the French and Indian War? - -Albany Plan of Union
-Which of the following was one of the effects of the Revolutionary War on
America? - -A strong central government
-Examples of fundamental law in the new nation were - -state constitutions
-The articles of confederation - -left congress dependant on states for funding
-The bank of the united states was the branchild of - -Alexander hamilton
