Indians, Exploration, and Settlement

During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew

• rice

• maize

• cotton

• soybeans

Mississippian Indians used a technique of "building walls with a network of interwoven sticks and covered with mud or clay."

• Sod and Log

• Wattle and Daub

• Thatch and Weave

• Brick and Mortar

Many Native American cultures were efficient at growing maize well before Europeans arrived in the America. Maize is another word for ___.

• corn

• wheat

• melon

• tobacco

he Mississippians were considered to be horticulturalists, which means they were

• Native Americans

• hostile to non-Mississippians

• people who relied on hunting and gathering.

• people who grew plants, fruits, and vegetables.

What was a unique technique the Mississippian Indians used with their crops that would not be found on modern farms?

• Mississippian Indians grew only tobacco and maize.

• Mississippian Indians grew horticultural crops only.

• Mississippian Indians grew hydroponic crops in swampy areas.

• Mississippian Indians grew intermixed different crops together.

Mercantilism was the principle that

• the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country.

• the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.

• a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade

• colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.

Most of the depopulation of the Native American population in the 16th century can be attributed to

• disease

• fires

• slavery

• war

What effect did Hernando de Soto's expedition in Georgia have on American Indians there?

• it caused a mass migration of American Indians from Georgia

• it began a long-term trading relationship with American Indians

• it inspired American Indians to join the Spanish mission system

• it brought illnesses that caused American Indian population loss

Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during the Spanish quest for

• food and drink

• fame and power

• gold and silver

• rivers and trials

The MOST important motivation for the English government to explore and settle new lands in the 17th century was

• the desire to spread the Christian faith

• the need to separate from the Catholic church

• the desire to increase the wealth of the country

• the need to protect itself from foreign invasion.