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Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in
1788? - Correct Answer-Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American
troops? - Correct Answer-Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - Correct Answer-Savannah to
Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - Correct Answer-Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - Correct Answer-a female patriot and spy credited with killing several
Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - Correct Answer-1752
Eli Whitney - Correct Answer-inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - Correct Answer-1795, the sale of western land to four land
companies after the governor and members of the General Assembly had been
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bribed / land companies bribed GA leaders to sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S.
take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe - Correct 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 - Correct Answer-Founded in 1785, first university in the
nation established by a state government
Wesleyan College - Correct Answer-Established in Macon in 1836, the first degree-
granting women's college in the world
Trail of Tears - Correct 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? - Correct Answer-"Empire State of
the South"
Which state was Georgia out of all the states to secede from the Union? - Correct
Answer-fifth
Howell Cobb - Correct Answer-in control of the Confederacy's organizing
convention
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Thomas R. R. Cobb - Correct Answer-primary author of the Confederate
Constitution
William T. Sherman - Correct 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
Reconstruction - Correct Answer-the period after the Civil War in the United States
when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
Freedmen's Bureau - Correct Answer-established by Congress to aid African
Americans undergoing the transition from slavery to freedom in the aftermath of
the Civil War
Klu Klux Klan - Correct Answer-Terrorist organization devoted to racial inequality,
suffering and evil, established 1868
Governor James Jackson - Correct Answer-Overturned the Yazoo Act; elected to
First Congress; lost reelection
In what year was Georgia established? - Correct Answer-1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - Correct Answer-1733
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How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body
within the colony itself? - Correct Answer-Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - Correct Answer-Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - Correct 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"? - Correct Answer-1732 -
1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - Correct
Answer-slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - Correct Answer-James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Correct 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? - Correct Answer-
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - Correct Answer-Abraham
Baldwin and William Few Jr.
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UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM/ UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM
PREPARATION /UGA HISTORY EXEMPTION PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Which state was Georgia to enter the Union when it ratified the Constitution in
1788? - Correct Answer-Fourth
What was the most serious military confrontation between British and American
troops? - Correct Answer-Siege of Savannah in 1779
Where was the capital moved to and from in 1779? - Correct Answer-Savannah to
Augusta
Battle of Kettle Creek - Correct Answer-Took place in Wilkes County
Nancy Hart - Correct Answer-a female patriot and spy credited with killing several
Tories at her home
When was the ban on slavery in Georgia lifted? - Correct Answer-1752
Eli Whitney - Correct Answer-inventor of the cotton gin
Yazoo land fraud - Correct Answer-1795, the sale of western land to four land
companies after the governor and members of the General Assembly had been
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bribed / land companies bribed GA leaders to sell land cheaply; resulted in U.S.
take-over of disputed land
James Edward Ogelthorpe - Correct 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 - Correct Answer-Founded in 1785, first university in the
nation established by a state government
Wesleyan College - Correct Answer-Established in Macon in 1836, the first degree-
granting women's college in the world
Trail of Tears - Correct 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? - Correct Answer-"Empire State of
the South"
Which state was Georgia out of all the states to secede from the Union? - Correct
Answer-fifth
Howell Cobb - Correct Answer-in control of the Confederacy's organizing
convention
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Thomas R. R. Cobb - Correct Answer-primary author of the Confederate
Constitution
William T. Sherman - Correct 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
Reconstruction - Correct Answer-the period after the Civil War in the United States
when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
Freedmen's Bureau - Correct Answer-established by Congress to aid African
Americans undergoing the transition from slavery to freedom in the aftermath of
the Civil War
Klu Klux Klan - Correct Answer-Terrorist organization devoted to racial inequality,
suffering and evil, established 1868
Governor James Jackson - Correct Answer-Overturned the Yazoo Act; elected to
First Congress; lost reelection
In what year was Georgia established? - Correct Answer-1732
When did settlement take place in Savannah? - Correct Answer-1733
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How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body
within the colony itself? - Correct Answer-Two decades
Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? - Correct Answer-Board of Trustees
Define: Board of Trustees - Correct 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"? - Correct Answer-1732 -
1752
What were four things that were outlawed when Georgia was founded? - Correct
Answer-slavery, rum, lawyers, and Catholics
Who was the impetus behind Georgia's founding? - Correct Answer-James Edward
Ogelthorpe
Battle of Bloody Marsh - Correct 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? - Correct Answer-
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
Who from Georgia signed the US Constitution? - Correct Answer-Abraham
Baldwin and William Few Jr.
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