UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION WORLD
HISTORY FOUNDATIONS TEST PAPER
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Georgia was the ________ colony to settle
Answer: 13th
◉ Georgia was initially founded and ruled by
Answer: a board of Trustees
◉ What four things were initially banned in Georgia
Answer: slavery, rum, lawyers, and catholics
◉ Rum was legalized in
Answer: 1742
◉ Slavery was legalized in
Answer: 1751
◉ From 1752 - 1776, the colony was ruled by
, Answer: royally appointed governors
◉ 3 royal governors
Answer: John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright
◉ The initial impetus behind Georgia's founding came from
Answer: James E. Oglethorpe
◉ Oglethorpe originally intended GA to be
Answer: a refuge for the debtors who crowded London's prisons
◉ Britain wanted Georgia to be
Answer: a buffer between other southern colonies and the Spanish
◉ At the Battle of __________ on ___________________, ________________ kept
the Spanish at bay
Answer: Bloody Marsh
St. Simon's Island
Oglethorpe
◉ Georgia was named for
Answer: King George II
HISTORY FOUNDATIONS TEST PAPER
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Georgia was the ________ colony to settle
Answer: 13th
◉ Georgia was initially founded and ruled by
Answer: a board of Trustees
◉ What four things were initially banned in Georgia
Answer: slavery, rum, lawyers, and catholics
◉ Rum was legalized in
Answer: 1742
◉ Slavery was legalized in
Answer: 1751
◉ From 1752 - 1776, the colony was ruled by
, Answer: royally appointed governors
◉ 3 royal governors
Answer: John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, James Wright
◉ The initial impetus behind Georgia's founding came from
Answer: James E. Oglethorpe
◉ Oglethorpe originally intended GA to be
Answer: a refuge for the debtors who crowded London's prisons
◉ Britain wanted Georgia to be
Answer: a buffer between other southern colonies and the Spanish
◉ At the Battle of __________ on ___________________, ________________ kept
the Spanish at bay
Answer: Bloody Marsh
St. Simon's Island
Oglethorpe
◉ Georgia was named for
Answer: King George II
