UGA History Exemption Test Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Yazoo Lands - Correct Answer -The sparsely-populated central and western areas
of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River.
James Jackson - Correct Answer -October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US
representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice
of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed
records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal
Goverment.
Iroquois League - Correct Answer -Known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of
the Longhouse", are a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous people of
North America
Yazoo Fraud - Correct Answer -a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by
several Georgia governers and the state legislature.
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,James Gun - Correct Answer -Arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo
fraud and land to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery
and corruption.
Trail of Tears - Correct Answer -Forced relocation and movement of Native
American nations from southeastern parts of the US following the Indian Removal
Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee,
Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their
homelands to Indian territory (From Georgia to Oklahoma.)
Hernan Cortes - Correct Answer -1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 -
December 2, 1547) was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused
the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under
the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - Correct Answer -Slave rebellion that commenced on
September 9 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave
uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution.
William Penn - Correct Answer -October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718. It was an
English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
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,The Great Awakening - Correct Answer -Used to refer to several periods of
religions revival in American religious history. Historians and theologians identify
three or four waves of increased religious enthusiasm occurring between the early
18th and late 19th century. Each of these was characterized by widespread revivals
lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of interest in religion, a
profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of those affected, an
increase in evangelical church membership and the formation of new religious
movements and denominations.
Indentured Servitude - Correct Answer -Historical practice of contracting to work
for a fixed period of time, typically 3 to 7 years in exchange for transportation,
food, clothing lodging and other necessities during the term of indenture.
Quakers - Correct Answer -Members of the Religious Society of friends. Came to
North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their beliefs to the
British colonists there, while others came to escape the persecution that they were
experiencing in Europe. First known quakers arrived in 1656. The colony of Rhode
Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent destionation as the
Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681. Pennsylvania was
formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted.
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, Mercantilism - Correct Answer -the economic doctrine that government control of
foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military
security of the state.
Thomas Paine - Correct Answer -English-American political activist, author,
political theorist and revolutionary. As the author or two highly influential
pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he became one of the Founding
Fathers of the United States. He has been called "a corsetmaker by trade, a
journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination.
Alexander Hamilton - Correct Answer -(January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804)
was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of Amrica's
first constitutional lawyers and the first US Secretary of the Treasury.
Federalist papers - Correct Answer -Series of 85 articles of essays promoting the
ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, and john jay
French vs. Indian War - Correct Answer -The war was fought primarily between
the colonies of British America and the New France, with both sides supported by
military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France. In 1756 the
war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict. In Canada some
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Questions and Answers
Yazoo Lands - Correct Answer -The sparsely-populated central and western areas
of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River.
James Jackson - Correct Answer -October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US
representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice
of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed
records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal
Goverment.
Iroquois League - Correct Answer -Known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of
the Longhouse", are a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous people of
North America
Yazoo Fraud - Correct Answer -a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by
several Georgia governers and the state legislature.
©COPYRIGHT 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,James Gun - Correct Answer -Arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo
fraud and land to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery
and corruption.
Trail of Tears - Correct Answer -Forced relocation and movement of Native
American nations from southeastern parts of the US following the Indian Removal
Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee,
Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their
homelands to Indian territory (From Georgia to Oklahoma.)
Hernan Cortes - Correct Answer -1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 -
December 2, 1547) was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused
the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under
the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - Correct Answer -Slave rebellion that commenced on
September 9 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave
uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution.
William Penn - Correct Answer -October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718. It was an
English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
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,The Great Awakening - Correct Answer -Used to refer to several periods of
religions revival in American religious history. Historians and theologians identify
three or four waves of increased religious enthusiasm occurring between the early
18th and late 19th century. Each of these was characterized by widespread revivals
lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of interest in religion, a
profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of those affected, an
increase in evangelical church membership and the formation of new religious
movements and denominations.
Indentured Servitude - Correct Answer -Historical practice of contracting to work
for a fixed period of time, typically 3 to 7 years in exchange for transportation,
food, clothing lodging and other necessities during the term of indenture.
Quakers - Correct Answer -Members of the Religious Society of friends. Came to
North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their beliefs to the
British colonists there, while others came to escape the persecution that they were
experiencing in Europe. First known quakers arrived in 1656. The colony of Rhode
Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent destionation as the
Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681. Pennsylvania was
formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted.
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, Mercantilism - Correct Answer -the economic doctrine that government control of
foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military
security of the state.
Thomas Paine - Correct Answer -English-American political activist, author,
political theorist and revolutionary. As the author or two highly influential
pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he became one of the Founding
Fathers of the United States. He has been called "a corsetmaker by trade, a
journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination.
Alexander Hamilton - Correct Answer -(January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804)
was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of Amrica's
first constitutional lawyers and the first US Secretary of the Treasury.
Federalist papers - Correct Answer -Series of 85 articles of essays promoting the
ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, and john jay
French vs. Indian War - Correct Answer -The war was fought primarily between
the colonies of British America and the New France, with both sides supported by
military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France. In 1756 the
war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict. In Canada some
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