Early Exploration DT #2 Remediation Lesson

Early Exploration DT #2 Remediation Lesson

Durham Middle School

​Spanish missions were created during the "Mission Period" from 1568-1684. The main purpose for the missions was to convert natives to the Catholic religion and for instructing them in how they should behave as new Catholics.

​Spanish Missons cont'd

Spain built several missions (churches) on the barrier islands as well as on the mainland. These sites included missions on Cumberland Island, St. Catherine’s Island, and near the Okefenokee Swamp.​

​Spanish Missions cont'd

​The Spanish brought disease and death to the American Indians, who were increasingly disturbed by the changes to their own culture. By the mid-1600’s, the Spanish mission system was crumbling. British influence often stirred American Indians to raid the missions and, by 1680’s, coastal missions were abandoned by the Spanish. A pirate raid in 1684 pushed the remainder of the mission American Indians into Florida, ending the Spanish mission period in Georgia.

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of the Spanish missions was to

• claim land for Spain    

• convert the Indians to Catholicism

• establish trade with Spain

• provide protection for the area’s European settlers

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a reason for the decline of the Spanish missions?

• some Indians resettled in areas that were not served by the missions

• Once the Indians adopted Catholicism, the missions were no longer needed

• Pirate raids along the coast destroyed many missions

• Some missions were raided by Indians who were allied with the British

Multiple Choice

Where in Georgia were the Spanish Missions located? 

• Dahlonega

• Along the Mississippi River

• Along the barrier islands 

• Brasstown Bald

​England's Exploration

​England desired to create permanent colonies in North America to support the economic policy of mercantilism (the economic policy in which a country seeks to export more than it imports).

​England's Exploration cont'd

​The “mother country” developed colonies that produced raw materials that would be shipped “home” for production into finished products. These products would be shipped back to the colony for purchase by the colonists. Other reasons for creating colonies included a desire for “religious freedom” and a place to begin a “new life”.

​France's Exploration

​France was interested in developing a fur trade in North America. In 1562, Jean Ribault explored Georgia’s coastline in search of the ideal location on which to establish a French colony. However, he chose a location in South Carolina instead. French Protestants eventually moved from South Carolina into Georgia as they sought religious freedom in the 1730’s.

Multiple Choice

What type of trade did France develop in North America?

• gold exchange

• slave trade

• mercantilism

• fur trade

Multiple Choice

Mercantilism was a method of getting rich by having more __________ than it _____________.

• gold, silver

• land, God

• exports, imports

• imports, exports