LATEST 2024 Georgia Southern- GA History Legislative Exemption Exam 100% SOLUTION

Appalachian Plateau - ANSWER Smallest region, NW corner of the state. Flat and gently sloping Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region - ANSWER Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures Blue Ridge Region - ANSWER Rocky slopes, tallest mountains in the state The Piedmont - ANSWER foothills, rolling hills, Most Fertile, most populous East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic Coastal Plain - ANSWER =Pine Barrens. Flat land, sandy soil. 60% of the state Which Spanish explorer found disease, exposure and warfare? - ANSWER Hernando de Soto Which Native American tribes survived when the Spanish arrived? - ANSWER Cherokee and Creek What was the Santa Catalina de Guale? - ANSWER a Mission in St. Catherine's Who wrote the 1732 charter of GA? - ANSWER Trustees of GA What were the 3 primary reasons for the establishment of GA? - ANSWER 1. Philanthropic 2. Military (defense against spanish in FL) 3. Economic What were the 3 strict rules for the colony? - ANSWER 1. Restrictions on Land Ownership 2. Prohibition 3. Prohibition of Slavery Who made a settlement at Savannah? - ANSWER James Oglethorpe Who won the battle of bloody marsh? - ANSWER 1742, British victory over the Spanish What was GA's government in 1752 as a Royal Colony? - ANSWER bicameral- Upper House and House of Commons Who was allowed to vote in 1752 in GA? - ANSWER White males who owned over 50 acres of land True/False- GA was the only one of the 13 colonies not represented in the 13th Congress - ANSWER True Last state to join the rebellion against GB? - ANSWER GA What was the first document of GA? - ANSWER The Rules and Regulations The 3 GA reps that signed the Declaration of Independence - ANSWER Walton, Hall, Gwinnett Who was the first Governor of Georgia? - ANSWER John Adam Treutlen Who was at the Constitutional Convention in 1789? - ANSWER Baldwin and Few GA was the first state to ratify the Constitution? True or False - ANSWER True In what year did Georgia become an independent state? - ANSWER 1783 In what year was the new GA constitution made? - ANSWER 1789 What was grown and developed in the Piedmont? - ANSWER Tobacco Yazoo Land Fraud - ANSWER 1795. an event where land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell 40 million acres of Georgia's Western lands to 4 companies. James Jackson nullified the sale and they were voted out of office. Fletcher v. Peck - ANSWER The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases, 1803, and upholds the sanctity of contracts. State could not nullify the act GA's capital's in order - ANSWER Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta Who was the Troup Party led by? - ANSWER William H. Crawford and George M. Troup Who was the Clark party led by? - ANSWER John Clark Where was the Troup Party popular? - ANSWER Settled areas, especially the lowcountry Where was the Clark Party popular? - ANSWER Newer areas of the state, specifically the upcountry What were the Upper Creeks called? - ANSWER The Red Sticks Describe Creek War - ANSWER Red Sticks wanted some of their land back, so they attacked the Lower Creeks and Fort Mims in 1813 and massacred 250 people. Who led the force against the Upper Creeks (Red Sticks)? - ANSWER Andrew Jackson along with Lower Creek and Cherokee What Battle was a decisive victory over the Creek? - ANSWER The Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Treaty of Indian Springs - ANSWER Treaty signed by William McIntosh that gave the remainder of Creek Land to Georgia; McIntosh was killed for this action In what year was the final removal of the Creek from GA? - ANSWER 1826 The most advanced Native American group was the - ANSWER Cherokee What was discovered near Dahlonega that caused thousands of whites to rush into Cherokee territory? - ANSWER Gold Worcester v. Georgia - ANSWER Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it AKA Georgia's laws could not apply in Cherokee controlled lands Treaty of New Echota - ANSWER Signed by only 500 Cherokee Indians who were bribed saying that all 17,000 Cherokee's must leave within 2 years to go to land in