US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA)
Q’S AND A’S
In what year was Georgia established? - Answer- 1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - Answer- 1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body
within the colony itself? - Answer- Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - Answer- Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - Answer- 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"? - Answer- 1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - Answer-
slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - Answer- James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer- 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? - Answer- Button
Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - Answer- Abraham Baldwin and
William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788?
- Answer- Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American
troops? - Answer- Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - Answer- Savannah to
Augusta
, Battle of Kettle Creek - Answer- Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - Answer- a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories
at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - Answer- 1752
Eli Whitney - Answer- inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- Founded in 1785, first university in the nation
established by a state government
Wesleyan College - Answer- Established in Macon in 1836, the first degree-
granting women's college in the world
Trail of Tears - Answer- The Cherokees forced exile from the states
northewestern territory in 1838 - 1839. It became a symbol of the trauma and
suffering all experienced
What was Georgia referred to as by the 1860s? - Answer- "Empire State of the
South"
Which state was Georgia out of all the states to secede from the Union? - Answer-
fifth
Howell Cobb - Answer- in control of the Confederacy's organizing convention
Thomas R. R. Cobb - Answer- primary author of the Confederate Constitution
William T. Sherman - Answer- known for his military campaign "March to the Sea"
in which he marched from Atlanta to Savannah for his final siege. His troops burned
barns and houses, and destroyed the countryside. His march showed a shift in the
belief that only military targets should be destroyed. Civilian centers could also be
targets
Q’S AND A’S
In what year was Georgia established? - Answer- 1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - Answer- 1733
How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body
within the colony itself? - Answer- Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - Answer- Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - Answer- 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"? - Answer- 1732 - 1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - Answer-
slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - Answer- James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Answer- 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? - Answer- Button
Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - Answer- Abraham Baldwin and
William Few Jr.
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in 1788?
- Answer- Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American
troops? - Answer- Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - Answer- Savannah to
Augusta
, Battle of Kettle Creek - Answer- Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - Answer- a female patriot and spy credited with killing several Tories
at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - Answer- 1752
Eli Whitney - Answer- inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- Founded in 1785, first university in the nation
established by a state government
Wesleyan College - Answer- Established in Macon in 1836, the first degree-
granting women's college in the world
Trail of Tears - Answer- The Cherokees forced exile from the states
northewestern territory in 1838 - 1839. It became a symbol of the trauma and
suffering all experienced
What was Georgia referred to as by the 1860s? - Answer- "Empire State of the
South"
Which state was Georgia out of all the states to secede from the Union? - Answer-
fifth
Howell Cobb - Answer- in control of the Confederacy's organizing convention
Thomas R. R. Cobb - Answer- primary author of the Confederate Constitution
William T. Sherman - Answer- known for his military campaign "March to the Sea"
in which he marched from Atlanta to Savannah for his final siege. His troops burned
barns and houses, and destroyed the countryside. His march showed a shift in the
belief that only military targets should be destroyed. Civilian centers could also be
targets
