UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION TEST
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs -
ANSWERHernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it
for Spain - ANSWERHernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia.
- ANSWERJames Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution? - ANSWERJames Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude? -
ANSWER1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River? - ANSWERThe Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black
progress through education. - ANSWERBooker T Washington
Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender. - ANSWERFederal
Reserve Act
In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified? - ANSWER1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves? -
ANSWERCotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA
colonies and pushed for democracy and religious freedom. - ANSWERWilliam Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)? - ANSWERMilledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson
sent Troops to force SC to pay tariffs. - ANSWERNullification Crisis
,In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
ANSWERScopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union - ANSWERReconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur? - ANSWER1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936.
They involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first
term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. - ANSWERThe New Deal
Between what years was The New Deal enacted? - ANSWER1933-1936
An African American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. Former Slave who
was the leader of the abolitionist movement and supported women's suffrage. -
ANSWERFrederick Douglass
What organization unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the
constitution? - ANSWERNational Organization of Women
Who was the 40th President of the United States who worked to lift govt regulations,
reduce taxes, and reduce domestic spending by curtailing social welfare. Launched the
largest peacetime military buildup in American history. - ANSWERRonald Reagan
In what years did prohibition take place? - ANSWER1920-1933
A national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. -
ANSWERAmerican Prohibition
Prohibition ended with the ratification of which amendment? - ANSWERThe 21st
Amendment
Grayish bug that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton - ANSWERBoll
Weevil
This was a house committee on international security looking for alleged disloyalty and
communist ties. - ANSWERUn-American Activities Committee
A league of 5 tribes of indigenous people of North America involved in the Beaver Wars.
- ANSWERIroquois League
In what year did the strike against Pearl Harbor take place? - ANSWER1941
This strike against US by imperial Japanese navy that led the US into WW2. Also
voided Roosevelt's neutrality act. - ANSWERPearl Harbor
, Explicitly grants right of citizens to vote regardless of race, color or having been
enslaved. - ANSWER15th Amendment
In what year was the 15th Amendment enacted? - ANSWER1870
Poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause, property requirements aimed at
disenfranchising black voters - ANSWERVoting Restrictions
When did the civil war take place? - ANSWER1861-1865
War between the North and South US to determine the survival of union or
independence of confederacy. - ANSWERCivil War
This man was the father of the American revolution who inspired Rebels to declare
independence from Britain and Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis. -
ANSWERThomas Paine
When was the American Federation of Labor founded? - ANSWER1886
This is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution-
Against the bill of rights - ANSWERFederalist Papers
When was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed? - ANSWER1890
This law passed under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison prohibits certain business
activities that Federal government deems to be anti-competitive.-monopolies and cartels
- ANSWERSherman Antitrust Act
A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups -
ANSWERSegregation
What effect did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have on the United States? -
ANSWERBoth northern abolitionists and southern fire-eaters became incensed.
This man was Vice President of Harding then finished his term when Harding died. He
was reelected as the 30th President in 1924. - ANSWERCalvin Coolidge
Landmark Supreme Court Case in 1857 which confirmed the status of slaves as
property rather than citizens. - ANSWERDred Scott vs. Sanford
South surrendered at Appomattox court house - ANSWEREnd of the Civil War
Supreme Court case which established the principle of judicial review 1803 -
ANSWERMarbury vs. Madison
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
He was a spanish explorer who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs -
ANSWERHernan Cortes
He explored deep in USA, first to discover and cross the Mississippi River and claim it
for Spain - ANSWERHernando de Soto
This man was a member of the English Parliament who founded the colony of Georgia.
- ANSWERJames Edward Oglethorpe
Who was Georgia's 3rd and final royal governor who fled the colony after the start of the
American Revolution? - ANSWERJames Wright
In what year did the 13th amendment abolish slavery and involuntary servitude? -
ANSWER1864
Who settled land in New York along the Hudson River? - ANSWERThe Dutch
This man was an African American educator born into slavery who called for black
progress through education. - ANSWERBooker T Washington
Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal
Reserve Notes, and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender. - ANSWERFederal
Reserve Act
In what year was the Federal Reserve Act ratified? - ANSWER1913
What machine automated cotton processing and INCREASED the need for slaves? -
ANSWERCotton Gin
This man was a quaker who founded Pennsylvania. He wanted to unite all of the UA
colonies and pushed for democracy and religious freedom. - ANSWERWilliam Penn
What was Georgia's fourth capital and seat of the state government during the Civil War
(1861 - 1865)? - ANSWERMilledgeville
In 1832 SC argued that the federal tariffs were unconstitutional and President Jackson
sent Troops to force SC to pay tariffs. - ANSWERNullification Crisis
,In 1925 a substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act -
ANSWERScopes Trial
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were
reorganized and reintegrated into the Union - ANSWERReconstruction Era
In what years did the Reconstruction Era occur? - ANSWER1865-1877
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936.
They involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first
term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. - ANSWERThe New Deal
Between what years was The New Deal enacted? - ANSWER1933-1936
An African American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. Former Slave who
was the leader of the abolitionist movement and supported women's suffrage. -
ANSWERFrederick Douglass
What organization unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the
constitution? - ANSWERNational Organization of Women
Who was the 40th President of the United States who worked to lift govt regulations,
reduce taxes, and reduce domestic spending by curtailing social welfare. Launched the
largest peacetime military buildup in American history. - ANSWERRonald Reagan
In what years did prohibition take place? - ANSWER1920-1933
A national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol. -
ANSWERAmerican Prohibition
Prohibition ended with the ratification of which amendment? - ANSWERThe 21st
Amendment
Grayish bug that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton - ANSWERBoll
Weevil
This was a house committee on international security looking for alleged disloyalty and
communist ties. - ANSWERUn-American Activities Committee
A league of 5 tribes of indigenous people of North America involved in the Beaver Wars.
- ANSWERIroquois League
In what year did the strike against Pearl Harbor take place? - ANSWER1941
This strike against US by imperial Japanese navy that led the US into WW2. Also
voided Roosevelt's neutrality act. - ANSWERPearl Harbor
, Explicitly grants right of citizens to vote regardless of race, color or having been
enslaved. - ANSWER15th Amendment
In what year was the 15th Amendment enacted? - ANSWER1870
Poll taxes, literacy test, grandfather clause, property requirements aimed at
disenfranchising black voters - ANSWERVoting Restrictions
When did the civil war take place? - ANSWER1861-1865
War between the North and South US to determine the survival of union or
independence of confederacy. - ANSWERCivil War
This man was the father of the American revolution who inspired Rebels to declare
independence from Britain and Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis. -
ANSWERThomas Paine
When was the American Federation of Labor founded? - ANSWER1886
This is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution-
Against the bill of rights - ANSWERFederalist Papers
When was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed? - ANSWER1890
This law passed under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison prohibits certain business
activities that Federal government deems to be anti-competitive.-monopolies and cartels
- ANSWERSherman Antitrust Act
A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups -
ANSWERSegregation
What effect did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have on the United States? -
ANSWERBoth northern abolitionists and southern fire-eaters became incensed.
This man was Vice President of Harding then finished his term when Harding died. He
was reelected as the 30th President in 1924. - ANSWERCalvin Coolidge
Landmark Supreme Court Case in 1857 which confirmed the status of slaves as
property rather than citizens. - ANSWERDred Scott vs. Sanford
South surrendered at Appomattox court house - ANSWEREnd of the Civil War
Supreme Court case which established the principle of judicial review 1803 -
ANSWERMarbury vs. Madison
