US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA)
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In what year was Georgia established? ✔✔1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? ✔✔1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? ✔✔Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? ✔✔Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees ✔✔The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George
signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? ✔✔1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? ✔✔slavery, rum,
lawyers, and Catholics
,Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? ✔✔James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh ✔✔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? ✔✔Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall,
and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? ✔✔Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? ✔✔Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops?
✔✔Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? ✔✔Savannah to Augusta
, Battle of Kettle Creek ✔✔Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart ✔✔a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? ✔✔1752
Eli Whitney ✔✔inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud ✔✔1795, the sale of western land to four land companies after the governor
and members of the General Assembly had been bribed / land companies bribed GA leaders to
sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S. take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe ✔✔The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia
colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled Florida.
University of Georgia ✔✔Founded in 1785, first university in the nation established by a state
government
Already Passed
In what year was Georgia established? ✔✔1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? ✔✔1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the
colony itself? ✔✔Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? ✔✔Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees ✔✔The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George
signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
What years is Georgia referred to as "Trustee Georgia"? ✔✔1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? ✔✔slavery, rum,
lawyers, and Catholics
,Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? ✔✔James Edward Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh ✔✔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? ✔✔Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall,
and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? ✔✔Abraham Baldwin and William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788? ✔✔Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American troops?
✔✔Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? ✔✔Savannah to Augusta
, Battle of Kettle Creek ✔✔Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart ✔✔a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? ✔✔1752
Eli Whitney ✔✔inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud ✔✔1795, the sale of western land to four land companies after the governor
and members of the General Assembly had been bribed / land companies bribed GA leaders to
sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S. take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe ✔✔The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia
colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled Florida.
University of Georgia ✔✔Founded in 1785, first university in the nation established by a state
government
