SAT II US History : Sequence in U.S. Foreign Policy from Pre-Columbian History to 1789

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II US History

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : U.S. Foreign Policy From Pre Columbian History To 1789

Which of the following original colonies was settled last?

Possible Answers:

Massachusetts

Virginia

North Carolina

Delaware

Georgia

Correct answer:

Georgia

Explanation:

Georgia was founded in 1733, years after all of the other colonies that would eventually make up the United States of America in 1776.  Georgia was founded as a refuge for debtors and as a barrier between the existing colonies and the Spanish presence in Florida.

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