GCSU GA HISTORY FINAL PAPER 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION A+
●● Prehistory.
Answer: Periods include Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
●● Colonial Period.
Answer: 1550s-1775, includes establishment of colonies and relations
with Native Americans
●● Revolutionary War/Confederation.
Answer: 1775-1788, includes fighting between Patriots and Loyalists
●● Early National Period.
Answer: 1790s-1820, characterized by economic development and end
of Indian trade
●● Antebellum Period.
Answer: 1820-1861, marked by political tensions and Indian removal
●● Civil War.
,Answer: 1861-1865, conflict between Northern and Southern states
●● Reconstruction.
Answer: 1865-1877, period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
●● Gilded Age/Progressive Era.
Answer: 1870s to World War I, marked by economic growth and social
reform
●● World War I to World War II.
Answer: 1917-1945, includes Georgia's involvement in both wars
●● Post World War II.
Answer: 1945-present, characterized by social changes and economic
growth
●● Spanish Expeditions.
Answer: 1525-1646, exploring Georgia coast and interior
●● Trustee Period.
Answer: 1733-early 1750s, included laws against rum and slavery
●● Royal Colony.
, Answer: 1752-1775, development of slavery and plantation system
●● Battle of Rice Boats.
Answer: 1776, significant battle during the Revolutionary War
●● Constitutional Convention.
Answer: 1787, Georgia participated with two signers
●● Yazoo Land Fraud.
Answer: Political scandal involving land sales in Georgia
●● Cotton Gin.
Answer: 1793 invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton
production
●● Indian Removal.
Answer: Policy leading to the displacement of Native American tribes
●● Trail of Tears.
Answer: Forced removal of Cherokee from their lands
●● Compromise of 1850.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION A+
●● Prehistory.
Answer: Periods include Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
●● Colonial Period.
Answer: 1550s-1775, includes establishment of colonies and relations
with Native Americans
●● Revolutionary War/Confederation.
Answer: 1775-1788, includes fighting between Patriots and Loyalists
●● Early National Period.
Answer: 1790s-1820, characterized by economic development and end
of Indian trade
●● Antebellum Period.
Answer: 1820-1861, marked by political tensions and Indian removal
●● Civil War.
,Answer: 1861-1865, conflict between Northern and Southern states
●● Reconstruction.
Answer: 1865-1877, period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
●● Gilded Age/Progressive Era.
Answer: 1870s to World War I, marked by economic growth and social
reform
●● World War I to World War II.
Answer: 1917-1945, includes Georgia's involvement in both wars
●● Post World War II.
Answer: 1945-present, characterized by social changes and economic
growth
●● Spanish Expeditions.
Answer: 1525-1646, exploring Georgia coast and interior
●● Trustee Period.
Answer: 1733-early 1750s, included laws against rum and slavery
●● Royal Colony.
, Answer: 1752-1775, development of slavery and plantation system
●● Battle of Rice Boats.
Answer: 1776, significant battle during the Revolutionary War
●● Constitutional Convention.
Answer: 1787, Georgia participated with two signers
●● Yazoo Land Fraud.
Answer: Political scandal involving land sales in Georgia
●● Cotton Gin.
Answer: 1793 invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton
production
●● Indian Removal.
Answer: Policy leading to the displacement of Native American tribes
●● Trail of Tears.
Answer: Forced removal of Cherokee from their lands
●● Compromise of 1850.
