UGA History Exemption Test Exam
Questions and Answers
Yazoo Lands - Answer- the sparsely-populated central and western areas of the
US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River
James Jackson - Answer- October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887
- a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief
justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
- nullified the Yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state
- later the Yazoo lands were given to the Federal Government
Iroquois League - Answer- a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous
people of North America; known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of the
Longhouse"
Yazoo Fraud - Answer- a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by several
Georgia governors and the state legislature
James Gun - Answer- arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo fraud and
land to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery and
corruption
Trail of Tears - Answer- - forced relocation and movement of Native American
nations from southeastern parts of the US, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- the removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole,
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their homelands to
Indian territory (from Georgia to Oklahoma)
Hernan Cortes - Answer- 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 - December
2, 1547)
- was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the
Aztec Empire
- brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in
the early 16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - Answer- - slave rebellion that commenced on September 9,
1739 in the colony of South Carolina
- the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American
Revolution
William Penn - Answer- - October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718
,- an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony, and the future Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
The Great Awakening - Answer- - used to refer to several periods of religious
revival in American religious history
- historians and theologians identify three or four waves of increased religious
enthusiasm occurring between the early 18th and late 19th century
- characterized by widespread revivals lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a
sharp increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption
on the part of those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and
the formation of new religious movements and denominations
indentured servitude - Answer- historical practice of contracting work for a fixed
period of time (typically 3 to 7 years) in exchange for transportation, food, clothing,
lodging, and other necessities during the term
Quakers - Answer- - members of the Religious Society of friends
- came to North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their
beliefs to the British colonists there
- others came to escape the persecution that they were experiencing in Europe
- first known quakers arrived in 1656
- the colony of Rhode Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent
destination as the Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681
- Pennsylvania was formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted
mercantilism - Answer- - the economic doctrine that government control of foreign
trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military security of
the state
- must export more goods than import to gain wealth and remain secure
Thomas Paine - Answer- - English-American political activist, author, political
theorist and revolutionary - the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start
of the American Revolution
- became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- been called "a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a
propagandist by inclination"
Alexander Hamilton (generally) - Answer- January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804
- a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher
- one of America's first constitutional lawyers
- the first US Secretary of the Treasury
Federalist Papers - Answer- - series of 85 articles of essays promoting the
ratification of the US Constitution
,- written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
French vs. Indian War - Answer- - a war fought primarily between the colonies of
British America and the New France
- both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain
and France
- in 1756, the war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict
- in Canada, some historians refer to the conflict as the Seven Years War fought for
control of eastern North America
- British won
American Revolution - Answer- - political upheaval during the last half of the 18th
century
- thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British
Empire
- combined to become the USA
Revolutionary War - Answer- 1775-1783
- began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the new USA
- gradually expanded to a global war between Britain vs. USA, France, Netherlands
and Spain
Tories - Answer- - a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy
- grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Northwest Ordinance - Answer- - Act of the Congress of the Confederation of the
US
- passed July 13, 1787
- the primary effect was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized
territory of the US
- out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and
east of the Mississippi River
- summed up: a law that divided the area north of the Ohio river into smaller
territories and established guidelines for settlement in that region
Kentucky and Virginia Resolves - Answer- - political statements drafted in 1798
and 1799
- two different state's legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition
Acts were unconstitutional
Louisiana Purchase - Answer- acquisition by the US in 1803 of France's claim to
the territory of Louisiana
Hartford Convention - Answer- 1814-1815 in the US
, - New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing
War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's
increasing power
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward - Answer- a landmark US Supreme
Court case dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the US constitution
to private corporations
Frederick Douglass - Answer- February 1818- February 20, 1895
- African American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman
- former slave
Nullification Crisis - Answer- a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew
Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification
First Party System - Answer- - model of American politics used by political
scientists and historians to periodize the political party system existing in the United
States between roughly 1792 and 1824
- featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress,
and the states: the Federalist Party (created largely by Alexander Hamilton) and the
rival Democratic-Republican Party (formed by Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison)
Second Party System - Answer- - term of periodization used by historians and
political scientists to name the political party system existing in the US from about
1828-1854
- after the First Party System
- the major parties were the Democratic Party (led by Andrew Jackson) and the
Whig Party (assembled by Henry Clay from the National Republicans and other
opponents of Jackson)
Eli Whitney - Answer- December 8, 1765 - January 8, 1825
- American inventor
- best known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793
Sectionalism - Answer- - economic, social, cultural, and political differences that
exist between different parts of the country
- in national politics, this is often a precursor to separatism
civil war - Answer- - war between organized groups within the same nation state
or republic
- less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly united nation
American Civil War - Answer- 1861-1865
- "War Between the States"
Questions and Answers
Yazoo Lands - Answer- the sparsely-populated central and western areas of the
US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River
James Jackson - Answer- October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887
- a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief
justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
- nullified the Yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state
- later the Yazoo lands were given to the Federal Government
Iroquois League - Answer- a league of several nations and tribes of indigenous
people of North America; known as the haudenosaunee of the "People of the
Longhouse"
Yazoo Fraud - Answer- a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794-1803 by several
Georgia governors and the state legislature
James Gun - Answer- arranged the distribution of money of the Yazoo fraud and
land to legislators, state officials, newspaper editors and cries of bribery and
corruption
Trail of Tears - Answer- - forced relocation and movement of Native American
nations from southeastern parts of the US, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- the removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole,
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, among others in the US, from their homelands to
Indian territory (from Georgia to Oklahoma)
Hernan Cortes - Answer- 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 - December
2, 1547)
- was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the
Aztec Empire
- brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in
the early 16th Century
The Stono Rebellion - Answer- - slave rebellion that commenced on September 9,
1739 in the colony of South Carolina
- the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American
Revolution
William Penn - Answer- - October 14, 1644 - July 30 1718
,- an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of
Pennsylvania, the English North American colony, and the future Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
The Great Awakening - Answer- - used to refer to several periods of religious
revival in American religious history
- historians and theologians identify three or four waves of increased religious
enthusiasm occurring between the early 18th and late 19th century
- characterized by widespread revivals lead by evangelical Protestant ministers, a
sharp increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption
on the part of those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and
the formation of new religious movements and denominations
indentured servitude - Answer- historical practice of contracting work for a fixed
period of time (typically 3 to 7 years) in exchange for transportation, food, clothing,
lodging, and other necessities during the term
Quakers - Answer- - members of the Religious Society of friends
- came to North America in the early days because they wanted to spread their
beliefs to the British colonists there
- others came to escape the persecution that they were experiencing in Europe
- first known quakers arrived in 1656
- the colony of Rhode Island with its policy of religious freedom was a frequent
destination as the Friends were persecuted by law in Massachusetts until 1681
- Pennsylvania was formed by William Penn in 1681 as a haven for persecuted
mercantilism - Answer- - the economic doctrine that government control of foreign
trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and military security of
the state
- must export more goods than import to gain wealth and remain secure
Thomas Paine - Answer- - English-American political activist, author, political
theorist and revolutionary - the author of two highly influential pamphlets at the start
of the American Revolution
- became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
- been called "a corset-maker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a
propagandist by inclination"
Alexander Hamilton (generally) - Answer- January 11, 1755 or 177 - July 12, 1804
- a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher
- one of America's first constitutional lawyers
- the first US Secretary of the Treasury
Federalist Papers - Answer- - series of 85 articles of essays promoting the
ratification of the US Constitution
,- written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
French vs. Indian War - Answer- - a war fought primarily between the colonies of
British America and the New France
- both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain
and France
- in 1756, the war escalated from a regional affair into a world-wide conflict
- in Canada, some historians refer to the conflict as the Seven Years War fought for
control of eastern North America
- British won
American Revolution - Answer- - political upheaval during the last half of the 18th
century
- thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British
Empire
- combined to become the USA
Revolutionary War - Answer- 1775-1783
- began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the new USA
- gradually expanded to a global war between Britain vs. USA, France, Netherlands
and Spain
Tories - Answer- - a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy
- grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Northwest Ordinance - Answer- - Act of the Congress of the Confederation of the
US
- passed July 13, 1787
- the primary effect was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized
territory of the US
- out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and
east of the Mississippi River
- summed up: a law that divided the area north of the Ohio river into smaller
territories and established guidelines for settlement in that region
Kentucky and Virginia Resolves - Answer- - political statements drafted in 1798
and 1799
- two different state's legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition
Acts were unconstitutional
Louisiana Purchase - Answer- acquisition by the US in 1803 of France's claim to
the territory of Louisiana
Hartford Convention - Answer- 1814-1815 in the US
, - New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing
War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's
increasing power
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward - Answer- a landmark US Supreme
Court case dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the US constitution
to private corporations
Frederick Douglass - Answer- February 1818- February 20, 1895
- African American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman
- former slave
Nullification Crisis - Answer- a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew
Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification
First Party System - Answer- - model of American politics used by political
scientists and historians to periodize the political party system existing in the United
States between roughly 1792 and 1824
- featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress,
and the states: the Federalist Party (created largely by Alexander Hamilton) and the
rival Democratic-Republican Party (formed by Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison)
Second Party System - Answer- - term of periodization used by historians and
political scientists to name the political party system existing in the US from about
1828-1854
- after the First Party System
- the major parties were the Democratic Party (led by Andrew Jackson) and the
Whig Party (assembled by Henry Clay from the National Republicans and other
opponents of Jackson)
Eli Whitney - Answer- December 8, 1765 - January 8, 1825
- American inventor
- best known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793
Sectionalism - Answer- - economic, social, cultural, and political differences that
exist between different parts of the country
- in national politics, this is often a precursor to separatism
civil war - Answer- - war between organized groups within the same nation state
or republic
- less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly united nation
American Civil War - Answer- 1861-1865
- "War Between the States"
