GA Studies Milestone Review ~ History 1

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Which statement best describes the reason prehistoric Georgia Indians built the Etowah mounds?

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Temples for religious ceremonies and burial places were located there.

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Which explorer is most associated with the exploration of Georgia?

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Hernando de Soto

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The Native Americans who lived in Georgia during the Mississippian Period built many mounds such as the ones that can be found at Etowah. These mounds were primarily used for

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religion

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Which development resulted in increased population and permanent settlements among Georgia's prehistoric Native Americans?

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Improvements in agriculture meant food could be grown and stored.

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What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native Americans? Options: disagreement about a division of labor between men and women, differences about common ownership of land in North America, wanting a common language and culture throughout North America, Native American insistence that white Europeans adopt Native American customs and beliefs

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differences about common ownership of land in North America

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How did Hernando de Soto's travels throughout Georgia and other southern states NEGATIVELY IMPACT the Native Americans living there?

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The Spanish soldiers brought death and disease.

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When the Georgia colony was established, which religious group was not allowed to settle in it? Jews, Puritans, Catholics, Protestants

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Catholics

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James Oglethorpe founded a colony in America to

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help the poor of England get a new start.

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Why did early Georgia colonists work to maintain good relations with Native Americans?

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The colonists believed they might need Native Americans to help defend themselves against Spain.

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Which statement best describes the principles governing the colony of Georgia in 1732? Options: People of all religions were welcome to settle in Georgia. The government was one of America's early democracies. There were strict rules about land-ownership and work. Only people who could afford to own large plantations were encouraged to settle.

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There were strict rules about land-ownership and work.