GA HISTORY EXAM KSU STUDY GUIDE
James Oglethorpe (1696-1785) - Answer -Military leader; establishments of British
governments first colony; landed in Savannah, GA in 1773
Yamacraw indians - Answer -Led by Tomochichi; 200 people and contained a mix of
lower creeks and yamasees
Malcontents - Answer -Patrick Tailfer; issued complaints with the GA colony; made
their first objections heard in 1735; arrived without assistance and felt like the trustees
prevented them from realizing their economic potential
Tomochichi - Answer -Chief of the Yamacraw Indians; mediator between the native
population and the new English settlers
Spanish Missions - Answer -Catholic missions were the primary means by which
Georgia's Native American chiefdoms were assimilated into the Spanish colonial system
along the northern frontier of greater Spanish Florida
First successful Spanish mission - Answer -San Pedro Mocama
Hernando de Soto - Answer -The first European to explore the interior of Georgia
Royal Georgia - Answer -The period between the termination of Trustee governance of
Georgia and the colony's declaration of independence at the beginning of the American
Revolution (1775-83).
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer -Was the only Spanish attempt to invade GA during
the war of Jenkins ear; resulted in a significant English victory
James Wright - Answer -Georgia's third colonial royal governor
Salzburgers - Answer -Group of German-speaking protestant colonists, founded the
town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County
Rice - Answer -Georgia's first staple crop, was the most important commercial
agricultural commodity in the low country from the middle of the 18th century to the
early 20th century
Mississippian period: Overview - Answer -Lasted from AD 800 to 1600; saw the
development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America;
first chiefdoms were developed in the state
Georgia History: Overview - Answer -Was the last of the 13 colonies to be founded;
was the only colony founded and ruled by the board of trustees
, Revolutionary War in Georgia - Answer -The colony had prospered under the royal
rule, and many Georgians thought that they needed the protection of the British troops
against a possible Indian attack; GA did not send representatives to the First
Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia, PA in 1774
Button Gwinnett - Answer -Was one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence. He served in Georgia's colonial legislature, in the Second Continental
Congress, and as president of Georgia's Revolutionary Council of Safety.
Lachlan McIntosh - Answer -A member of the prominent 18th century Scottish Highland
family that was among the earliest settlers of the GA colony; played an important roles
in the cause of American independence
Mary Musgrove - Answer -Served as a cultural liaison between colonial GA and her
Native American community in the mid-18th century
Yazoo Land Fraud - Answer -Was a scheme by which Georgia legislators were bribed
in 1795 to sell most of the and now making up the state of Mississippi to four land
companies for the sum of $500,000, far below its potential market value
Major Ridge - Answer -Cherokee chief who signed the Treaty of New Echota and was
consequently killed
Charlayne Hunter-Gault - Answer -One of the first two African American students
admitted to the University of Georgia. Also known for her career as an award-winning
journalist, Hunter-Gault is respected for her work on television and in print.
Sonny Perdue - Answer -Served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 2003 to
2011. He was the first Republican chosen by Georgians to occupy the governor's
mansion since the Reconstruction-era election of Rufus Bullock in 1868.
Newt Gingrich - Answer -As a Republican U.S. congressman from Georgia's Sixth
District from 1979 to 1999, emerged as one of the nation's most powerful and polarizing
political leaders in the 1990s. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives
from 1995 to 1999, a position he achieved largely through his "Contract with America," a
ten-point program of conservative reform that, along with frustration over U.S. president
Bill Clinton's administration, led to a historic shift in congressional power, with
Republicans winning a majority of both houses for the first time in forty years.
Lester Maddox - Answer -Was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor
of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. He refused to serve black customers in
his Atlanta restaurant, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Benny Andrews - Answer -Nationally recognized as an artist, teacher, author, activist,
and advocate of the arts, grew up in rural Morgan County. Although he moved to New
James Oglethorpe (1696-1785) - Answer -Military leader; establishments of British
governments first colony; landed in Savannah, GA in 1773
Yamacraw indians - Answer -Led by Tomochichi; 200 people and contained a mix of
lower creeks and yamasees
Malcontents - Answer -Patrick Tailfer; issued complaints with the GA colony; made
their first objections heard in 1735; arrived without assistance and felt like the trustees
prevented them from realizing their economic potential
Tomochichi - Answer -Chief of the Yamacraw Indians; mediator between the native
population and the new English settlers
Spanish Missions - Answer -Catholic missions were the primary means by which
Georgia's Native American chiefdoms were assimilated into the Spanish colonial system
along the northern frontier of greater Spanish Florida
First successful Spanish mission - Answer -San Pedro Mocama
Hernando de Soto - Answer -The first European to explore the interior of Georgia
Royal Georgia - Answer -The period between the termination of Trustee governance of
Georgia and the colony's declaration of independence at the beginning of the American
Revolution (1775-83).
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer -Was the only Spanish attempt to invade GA during
the war of Jenkins ear; resulted in a significant English victory
James Wright - Answer -Georgia's third colonial royal governor
Salzburgers - Answer -Group of German-speaking protestant colonists, founded the
town of Ebenezer in what is now Effingham County
Rice - Answer -Georgia's first staple crop, was the most important commercial
agricultural commodity in the low country from the middle of the 18th century to the
early 20th century
Mississippian period: Overview - Answer -Lasted from AD 800 to 1600; saw the
development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America;
first chiefdoms were developed in the state
Georgia History: Overview - Answer -Was the last of the 13 colonies to be founded;
was the only colony founded and ruled by the board of trustees
, Revolutionary War in Georgia - Answer -The colony had prospered under the royal
rule, and many Georgians thought that they needed the protection of the British troops
against a possible Indian attack; GA did not send representatives to the First
Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia, PA in 1774
Button Gwinnett - Answer -Was one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of
Independence. He served in Georgia's colonial legislature, in the Second Continental
Congress, and as president of Georgia's Revolutionary Council of Safety.
Lachlan McIntosh - Answer -A member of the prominent 18th century Scottish Highland
family that was among the earliest settlers of the GA colony; played an important roles
in the cause of American independence
Mary Musgrove - Answer -Served as a cultural liaison between colonial GA and her
Native American community in the mid-18th century
Yazoo Land Fraud - Answer -Was a scheme by which Georgia legislators were bribed
in 1795 to sell most of the and now making up the state of Mississippi to four land
companies for the sum of $500,000, far below its potential market value
Major Ridge - Answer -Cherokee chief who signed the Treaty of New Echota and was
consequently killed
Charlayne Hunter-Gault - Answer -One of the first two African American students
admitted to the University of Georgia. Also known for her career as an award-winning
journalist, Hunter-Gault is respected for her work on television and in print.
Sonny Perdue - Answer -Served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 2003 to
2011. He was the first Republican chosen by Georgians to occupy the governor's
mansion since the Reconstruction-era election of Rufus Bullock in 1868.
Newt Gingrich - Answer -As a Republican U.S. congressman from Georgia's Sixth
District from 1979 to 1999, emerged as one of the nation's most powerful and polarizing
political leaders in the 1990s. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives
from 1995 to 1999, a position he achieved largely through his "Contract with America," a
ten-point program of conservative reform that, along with frustration over U.S. president
Bill Clinton's administration, led to a historic shift in congressional power, with
Republicans winning a majority of both houses for the first time in forty years.
Lester Maddox - Answer -Was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor
of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. He refused to serve black customers in
his Atlanta restaurant, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Benny Andrews - Answer -Nationally recognized as an artist, teacher, author, activist,
and advocate of the arts, grew up in rural Morgan County. Although he moved to New
