GEORGIA HISTORY EXAM FULL COVERED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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GEORGIA
GEORGIA HISTORY EXAM FULL
COVERED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Abraham Baldwin - CORRECT ANSWER-moved to Georgia in
1784, held many political offices, and was very instrumental in
obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, an...
GEORGIA HISTORY EXAM FULL
COVERED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Abraham Baldwin - CORRECT ANSWER-moved to Georgia in
1784, held many political offices, and was very instrumental in
obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia; played a
pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was
one of the two Georgians to sign the final document
William Few - CORRECT ANSWER-fought in the Battle of
Burke County Jail, served in the state legislative sessions, and
took part in the 1777 constitutional convention; in 1780 he was
elected to the Continental Congress
George Mathews - CORRECT ANSWER-veteran of the
Continental army during the Revolutionary War (1775-83); after
moving to Georgia he quickly rose to service as a state
legislator, governor, and member of the U.S. Congress
George Troup - CORRECT ANSWER-served in both the
Georgia and U.S. House of Representatives; twice elected to
the U.S. Senate; also served as governor of Georgia
Josiah Meigs - CORRECT ANSWER-an American academic,
journalist and government official; president of UGA from 1801
- 1810
,Eli Whitney - CORRECT ANSWER-American inventor best
known for inventing the cotton gin (one of the key inventions of
the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the
Antebellum South)
John Milledge - CORRECT ANSWER-held positions as
governor, congressman for four terms in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate;
principal figure in the organization of the University of Georgia
(on the committee that decided the location of the institution,
and he later purchased and donated the land on which the
university and the town of Athens now stand)
William Harris Crawford - CORRECT ANSWER-prepared one
of the early digests of Georgia law; elected to the Georgia State
Senate, then the U.S. Senate - where he rose to the position of
President pro tempore; also served as minister to France and
Secretary of War under President James Madison, then was
appointed Secretary of the Treasury
John Forsyth - CORRECT ANSWER-attorney general of
Georgia; served in the United States House of Representatives
and Senate on two separate occasions; governor of Georgia;
minister to Spain; U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents
Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
George Gilmer - CORRECT ANSWER-fought in the War of
1812 and concurrent Indian campaigns; served in the Georgia
and U.S. House of Representatives; governor of Georgia during
the Cherokee Indian Removal (Trail of Tears)
Wilson Lumpkin - CORRECT ANSWER-served in both the
Georgia and U.S. House of Representatives, as governor of
Georgia, and as a U.S. Senator; acted as U.S. Commissioner
to the Cherokee Indians, and member of the commission to
finalize Georgia/Florida boundary; one of the founders of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad
, Howell Cobb - CORRECT ANSWER-served as congressman,
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, governor of
Georgia, and secretary of the treasury; following Georgia's
secession from the Union in 1861, he served as president of
the Provisional Confederate Congress (1861-62) and a major
general of the Confederate army
Herschel Johnson - CORRECT ANSWER-twice served as a
judge in Georgia; served one term each as a U.S. Senator and
as governor of Georgia; unsuccessful candidate for Vice
President in 1860; served as a Georgia Senator in the
Confederate Congress
Alexander Stephens - CORRECT ANSWER-play a pivotal role
in many of the political crises of his time, including the Civil
War; while personally opposed to slavery (calling it "that
abominable human tragedy"), he was also an ardent supporter
of states' rights -- which led him to defend slavery when other
politicians attacked the institution
Robert Toombs - CORRECT ANSWER-one of the most ardent
secessionists in the U.S. Senate, helped to lead Georgia out of
the Union on the eve of the Civil War
Joseph Brown - CORRECT ANSWER-Civil War governor of
Georgia; one of the most successful politicians in the state's
history
John Ross - CORRECT ANSWER-principal chief of the
Cherokee Nation in 1827; presided over the nation during the
apex of its development in the Southeast, the tragic Trail of
Tears, and the subsequent rebuilding of the nation in Indian
Territory
Major and John Ridge - CORRECT ANSWER-led the
Cherokee "Treaty Party," which signed a removal agreement at
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