UGA History Exemption Exam – U.S. and Georgia History Knowledge Assessment
Large indian mound settlements appeared in Georgia when? - (ANSWER)During the archaic period
The Georgia colony was unique because... - (ANSWER)it was the first colony to ban the importation of
slaves
The Georgia colony was opened to slavery in... - (ANSWER)1751
The first governor of the colony of Georgia was... - (ANSWER)James Oglethorpe
During the American Revolution, Georgia was... - (ANSWER)divided among revolutionaries and loyalists
Georgia eagerly ratified the federal constitution because... - (ANSWER)fear of the indians on its frontier
The "trail of tears" refers to... - (ANSWER)the removal of the cherokee from their homes in the 1830's
Antebellum Georgia was called... - (ANSWER)The empire state of the south
In the secession crisis... - (ANSWER)Alexander Stephens urged Georgia to remain in the union
During the Civil War, Georgia... - (ANSWER)railroads and plantations were destroyed during the fighting
During reconstruction in Georgia... - (ANSWER)Redeemers had to wait until 1876 to regain control of
state government
The populist movement in Georgia... - (ANSWER)united white and black farmers
Governer Eugene Talmadge... - (ANSWER)represented the interests of rural whites
In early twentieth century Georgia... - (ANSWER)there was mandatory segregation of the races in
schools
, UGA History Exemption Exam – U.S. and Georgia History Knowledge Assessment
In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... - (ANSWER)overturned a conviction of ministers
for trying to integrate bus service in Atlanta
In the 1966 state gubernatorial election in Georgia... - (ANSWER)many white Georgians proved that they
still believed in segregation
The power of black voting in Georgia elections was obvious in the election of... - (ANSWER)Jimmy Carter
The Georgia County that has most consistently voted Democratic from the Civil war to the present is... -
(ANSWER)Fulton
The Georgia city called the capital of the "sunbelt" is... - (ANSWER)Atlanta
In the period before 1492, most Europeans were... - (ANSWER)merchants and craftsmen
The european nation that led in ocean exploration in the fifteenth century was... - (ANSWER)Portugal
The rise of the middle classes in Europe in the period before the Age of Discovery went hand in hand
with... - (ANSWER)The expansion of the cities
The Treaty of Tordesillas... - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Protestant Reformation
The concept of a "city on a hill" referred to the puritans' desire to... - (ANSWER)be a model of Chistianity
Colonial legislatures and royal governors contested - (ANSWER)control of revenue, introduction of
legislation, choice of the speaker fo the assembly
Large indian mound settlements appeared in Georgia when? - (ANSWER)During the archaic period
The Georgia colony was unique because... - (ANSWER)it was the first colony to ban the importation of
slaves
The Georgia colony was opened to slavery in... - (ANSWER)1751
The first governor of the colony of Georgia was... - (ANSWER)James Oglethorpe
During the American Revolution, Georgia was... - (ANSWER)divided among revolutionaries and loyalists
Georgia eagerly ratified the federal constitution because... - (ANSWER)fear of the indians on its frontier
The "trail of tears" refers to... - (ANSWER)the removal of the cherokee from their homes in the 1830's
Antebellum Georgia was called... - (ANSWER)The empire state of the south
In the secession crisis... - (ANSWER)Alexander Stephens urged Georgia to remain in the union
During the Civil War, Georgia... - (ANSWER)railroads and plantations were destroyed during the fighting
During reconstruction in Georgia... - (ANSWER)Redeemers had to wait until 1876 to regain control of
state government
The populist movement in Georgia... - (ANSWER)united white and black farmers
Governer Eugene Talmadge... - (ANSWER)represented the interests of rural whites
In early twentieth century Georgia... - (ANSWER)there was mandatory segregation of the races in
schools
, UGA History Exemption Exam – U.S. and Georgia History Knowledge Assessment
In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... - (ANSWER)overturned a conviction of ministers
for trying to integrate bus service in Atlanta
In the 1966 state gubernatorial election in Georgia... - (ANSWER)many white Georgians proved that they
still believed in segregation
The power of black voting in Georgia elections was obvious in the election of... - (ANSWER)Jimmy Carter
The Georgia County that has most consistently voted Democratic from the Civil war to the present is... -
(ANSWER)Fulton
The Georgia city called the capital of the "sunbelt" is... - (ANSWER)Atlanta
In the period before 1492, most Europeans were... - (ANSWER)merchants and craftsmen
The european nation that led in ocean exploration in the fifteenth century was... - (ANSWER)Portugal
The rise of the middle classes in Europe in the period before the Age of Discovery went hand in hand
with... - (ANSWER)The expansion of the cities
The Treaty of Tordesillas... - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Protestant Reformation
The concept of a "city on a hill" referred to the puritans' desire to... - (ANSWER)be a model of Chistianity
Colonial legislatures and royal governors contested - (ANSWER)control of revenue, introduction of
legislation, choice of the speaker fo the assembly
