Comprehensive GA History (1500 - 1865)

Who was one of the Spanish explorers that explored the region in the 1540s?

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• • A) Christopher Columbus

  
  

• • B) Hernando de Soto

  
  

• • C) Ferdinand Magellan

  
  

• • D) Francisco Pizarro

  
  

Which Native American tribes inhabited the area during the 1500s-1600s?

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• • A) Apache and Navajo

  
  

• • B) Sioux and Iroquois

  
  

• • C) Creek and Cherokee

  
  (aka Mississippians)

• • D) Seminole and Comanche

  
  

In what year was Georgia founded as the last of the original Thirteen Colonies?

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• • A) 1720

  
  

• • B) 1732

  
  

• • C) 1745

  
  

• • D) 1750

  
  

Which city was established as the first city in Georgia in 1733?

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• • A) Atlanta

  
  

• • B) Augusta

  
  

• • C) Savannah

  
  

• • D) Macon

  
  

What significant event occurred in Georgia between 1765 and 1783?

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• • A) Georgia became a royal colony

  
  

• • B) The founding of Savannah

  
  

• • C) The American Revolution, including the Siege of Savannah

  
  

• • D) James Oglethorpe founded Georgia

  
  

What significant event occurred in Georgia in 1801?

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• • A) Discovery of gold in Dahlonega

  
  

• • B) Founding of the University of Georgia

  
  

• • C) Indian Removal Act

  
  

• • D) Establishment of Savannah

  
  

What was the result of the Indian Removal Act in the 1830s?

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• • A) Founding of the University of Georgia

  
  

• • B) Georgia Gold Rush

  
  

• • C) Forced relocation of the Cherokee people, known as the Trail of Tears

  
  

• • D) Establishment of the first state-chartered university

  
  

What significant event occurred in Georgia in 1861?

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• • A) Discovery of gold in Dahlonega

  
  

• • B) Georgia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy

  
  

• • C) Founding of the University of Georgia

  
  

• • D) Indian Removal Act