UGA History Exemption PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● 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
● In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... Answer:
overturned a conviction of ministers for trying to integrate bus service in
Atlanta
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● 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
● In Browder v. Gayle, a federal court sitting in Atlanta... Answer:
overturned a conviction of ministers for trying to integrate bus service in
Atlanta
