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US & GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM (UGA)
2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
In what year was Georgia established? - correct answer- 1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - correct answer-
1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a
governor or governing body within the colony itself? - correct
answer- Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - correct answer- Board of
Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - correct answer- The governing
body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a
charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
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What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? -
correct answer- 1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was
founded? - correct answer- slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - correct
answer- James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - correct answer- On St. Simons Island
between the English and the Spanish. It was an attempt of the
Spanish to invade Georgia
Who from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence? -
correct answer- Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George
Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - correct
answer- Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
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Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the
Constitution in 1788? - correct answer- Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between
British and American troops? - correct answer- Siege of
Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - correct
answer- Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - correct answer- Took place in Wilkes
County
Nancy Hart - correct answer- a female patriot and spy credited
with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - correct
answer- 1752
Eli Whitney - correct answer- inventor of the cotton gin
US & GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM (UGA)
2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
In what year was Georgia established? - correct answer- 1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - correct answer-
1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a
governor or governing body within the colony itself? - correct
answer- Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - correct answer- Board of
Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - correct answer- The governing
body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a
charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
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What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? -
correct answer- 1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was
founded? - correct answer- slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - correct
answer- James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - correct answer- On St. Simons Island
between the English and the Spanish. It was an attempt of the
Spanish to invade Georgia
Who from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence? -
correct answer- Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George
Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - correct
answer- Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
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Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the
Constitution in 1788? - correct answer- Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between
British and American troops? - correct answer- Siege of
Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - correct
answer- Savannah to Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - correct answer- Took place in Wilkes
County
Nancy Hart - correct answer- a female patriot and spy credited
with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - correct
answer- 1752
Eli Whitney - correct answer- inventor of the cotton gin
