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GEORGIA SOUTHERN - GA
HISTORY LEGISLATIVE
EXEMPTION EXAM | LAT EST
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Question 1: What is the Appalachian Plateau?
CORRECT ANSWER : Smallest region, NW corner of
the state. Flat and gently sloping
Question 2: What is the Appalachian Ridge and Valley
Region?
CORRECT ANSWER : Rich soils, hardwoods, pastures
Question 3: What is the Blue Ridge Region?
CORRECT ANSWER : Rocky slopes, tallest mountains
in the state
Question 4: What is the Piedmont?
CORRECT ANSWER : Foothills, rolling hills, most
fertile, most populous
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Question 5: What is the East Gulf Coastal Plain/Atlantic
Coastal Plain?
CORRECT ANSWER : Pine Barrens. Flat land, sandy
soil. 60% of the state
Question 6: Which Spanish explorer found disease,
exposure, and warfare?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hernando de Soto
Question 7: Which Native American tribes survived when
the Spanish arrived?
CORRECT ANSWER : Cherokee and Creek
Question 8: What was the Santa Catalina de Guale?
CORRECT ANSWER : A mission in St. Catherine's
Question 9: Who wrote the 1732 charter of GA?
CORRECT ANSWER : Trustees of GA
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Question 10: What were the 3 primary reasons for the
establishment of GA?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Philanthropic 2. Military
(defense against Spanish in FL) 3. Economic
Question 11: What were the 3 strict rules for the colony?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Restrictions on land
ownership 2. Prohibition 3. Prohibition of slavery
Question 12: Who made a settlement at Savannah?
CORRECT ANSWER : James Oglethorpe
Question 13: Who won the Battle of Bloody Marsh?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1742, British victory over the
Spanish
Question 14: What was GA's government in 1752 as a
Royal Colony?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Bicameral - Upper House and
House of Commons
Question 15: Who was allowed to vote in 1752 in GA?
CORRECT ANSWER : White males who owned over 50
acres of land
Question 16: GA was the only one of the 13 colonies not
represented in the 13th Congress. True or False?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 17: Which was the last state to join the rebellion
against Great Britain?
CORRECT ANSWER : GA
Question 18: What was the first document of GA?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Rules and Regulations
Question 19: Who were the 3 GA representatives that
signed the Declaration of Independence?