US GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM UGA

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US & GA HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM (UGA)

CORRECT SOLUTIONS.

In what year was Georgia established? - correct answer- 1732

When did settlement take place in Savannah? - correct answer- 1733

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

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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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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

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