Unit 1 Georgia Studies

The purpose of missions established on Georgia's barrier islands was to

• take land from the Native Americans
• kill the Native Americans
• find gold on Native American lands
• convert Native Americans to Christianity

Europeans colonized the New World for which of the following reasons?

• national competition
• to spread Christianity
• for wealth
• all of the above

Which region of North America did Hernando de Soto explore?

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northwest

Spain and Great Britain were bitter religious rivals.  Which of the following statements is true about the religion of each country?

• Spain was mostly Protestant while Great Britain was mostly Catholic.
• Spain was mostly Catholic while Great Britain allowed many different types of religions.
• Spain was Catholic and Great Britain was Protestant.
• Great Britain had more Puritans while Spain had more Quakers.

What would one call a constructed hill, normally over a burial site?

• mound
• midden
• atlatl
• grave

Which Native American group was influenced by the arrival of the Europeans?

• Paleo
• Mississippian
• Archaic
• Woodland

The Paleo and Archaic groups mostly lived as __________, with no permanent home.

• middens
• nomads
• bums
• kings

During which pre-historic period did the bow and arrow become a popular weapon?

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian

Which word means native to a certain region or place?

• nomad
• inhabitant
• indigenous 
• original

This pre-historic group was the first to farm on a larger scale.  They began to use the bow and arrow.  They built mounds and are responsible for the one found at Rock Eagle.

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian