SS8H1 and SS8H2 REVIEW

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Which American Indian culture was the first to encounter Europeans in Georgia?

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Mississippian

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What purpose did mounds serve in Mississippian society?

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as gathering sites for religious and social activities.

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What did the development of agriculture allow the Mississippian Indians to do?

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establish large permanent settlements

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Based on this table and your knowledge of social studies, how did the British interests in the New World differ from Spanish interests?

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The Spanish emphasized mineral wealth, but the British focused on establishing colonies.

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One result of the introduction of European diseases to American Indian populations in Georgia was the

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formation of the Creek and Cherokee tribes by surviving Mississippian Indians.

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Who was the first known European explorer in Georgia?

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Hernando de Soto

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What contributed to the collapse of the Spanish mission system in Georgia in the mid-1600s? Options: the high costs of the War of Spanish Succession, declining American Indian populations due to disease, successful French invasions of coastal settlements in Georgia, the refusal of other people to accept Christianity as their religion

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declining American Indian populations due to disease

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According to the Charter of 1732, which was NOT an important product for the Georgia Colony to produce? Options: indigo, rice, silk, cotton

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cotton

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Who would have benefited the MOST under the initial plans for the establishment of the Georgia Colony? Options: British debtors, French fur trappers, Christian missionaries, American Indian traders

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British debtors

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The Georgia Colony was founded with the goals of "philanthropy," "economics," and "defense." What motivated the British to set these goals?

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The poverty of many British living in Britain led to the goal of philanthropy. Britain's climate did not allow them to grow certain crops, leading to the goal of economics. The Spanish threat to Britain's other colonies led to the goal of defense.