Native Americans and Early Exploration

Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?

• wealth
• religious conversion
• spread disease
• economic opportunity

Economic system where you export more than you import.
Ex: Raw materials go out and then finished goods are sold back to original country

• Capitalism
• Democracy
• Mercantilism
• Credit

Three primary reasons countries explored the New World

• God, Gold, and Glory
• Guns, Gold, and God
• Gold, Spices, and Silk
• God, Land, and Power

Why did Hernando de Soto explore much of Georgia in 1540?

• He was attracted by possible gold deposits.
• He wanted to build forts and missions.
• He was searching for the Fountain of Youth.
• He was looking for a passage to Asia.

Why was de Soto's expedition considered a failure?

• De Soto died before the expedition was completed.
• De Soto traveled in the wrong direction.
• De Soto did not find any gold.
• Many of de Soto's men died from diseases.

Which group is being described?
had moats and guard towers
probably had enemies
had elaborate religious ceremonies

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian

Spanish missions were mainly used:

• to be a lookout post for enemies
• to convert Natives to Christianity
• to set up schools to teach Natives to read
• to search for gold

Which statement is the MOST accurate?

• Native Americans were easily able to defeat the Europeans because they knew the land.
• Native Americans suffered terribly at first, but eventually made peace with Spanish and negotiated treaties to save their land.
• Thousands of Europeans died due to exposure from Native American diseases.
• Thousands of Native Americans died due to exposure from European diseases.

Spanish explorer; in 1540, first person to explore Georgia

• Ponce de Leon
• Vasco da Gama
• Hernando de Soto
• Christopher Columbus

Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during his search for

• food and drink.

• fame and power.

• gold and silver.

• rivers and trials.