European Exploration impact on Georgia

Spanish has three main interests in the New World

• opportunity, religious freedom, gold

• God, the queen, mercantilism

• God, glory, gold

• power and glory, opportunity, gold

British interest to establish its claim to North America

• poverty, better life, water ports, trade routes

• gold, God, glory

• worship, forts, land, gold

• power and glory, mercantilism, opportunity, religious freedom

Who arrived to the New World in the spring of 1540 with 600 soliders

• James Oglethorpe

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernan Cortez

• Native Americans

Why was Spain and Great Britain interested in the southeastern region of North America

• to build trade routes

• to build a fort

• to prevent Natives from invading the land

• to prevent Spain from entering the port

What is the name of the colony that laid south of Virginia and overlapped Spain's territory in present-day Georgia and Florida

• Tennessee

• Carolina

• Georgia

• Alabama

Why were Europeans interested in the American Indians

• clear the land, unload the boats, and trade

• military alliances, land deals, and trade

• resolve conflicts, trade, and hunt

• spies, military alliances, and soldiers

What did the Spanish established near Indian villages

• missions

• trading posts

• forts

• churches

What devastating disease killed thousands of Native Americans

• flu

• chicken pox

• smallpox

• mumps

What religious denomination did the Spanish try to convert the Native American to

• Baptist

• Catholic

• Methodist

• Judaism

Name of the first permanent settlement in North America

• Savannah, Georgia

• St. Simon Island

• St. Augustine, Florida

• Gulf of Mexico