SS/FL Quiz, Unit 3 "FL's Early History": Les 1-3

What is the name of the tribe of Native Americans that moved from Georgia and Alabama to Northern Florida?

• Apalachee

• Seminole

• Creek

• Tequesta

Why did the Creek people migrate to Florida?

• They wanted to fight the Spanish for land.

• They wanted to find gold and other treasures.

• They wanted to live in peace.

• They wanted to fight other Native American tribes.

When the Creek, Apalachee, and the Tequesta tribes joined, what were they called?

• Apalachee

• Seminole

• Creek

• Tequesta

What did the Seminole believe the word Seminole meant?

• free people

• runaway

• wild one

• slave

Where did the Seminole live?

• They created settlements in Georgia.

• They created settlements in Alabama.

• They created settlements in North Carolina.

• They created settlements in northern Florida.

How did the Seminole people help the Black Seminole?

• They forced them to leave the area.

• They lived in the same village.

• They protected them from returning to slavery.

• They gave them money and canoes.

After coming to Florida, Creek men and women would _______________ the same task for gathering food as other Native American tribes in northern Florida.

• migrate

• perform

The Creek decided to _______________ so they could live in peace in Florida.

• migrate

• perform

Why was Spain having trouble with Florida in the early 1800s?

• Because they were fighting England for land

• Because they didn't have enough money or soldiers

• Because the Native Americans were fighting each other

• Because Spain wanted to leave the United States and go back to Spain

Why did the United States want to take over Florida?

• U.S. settlers in Georgia wanted to farm on Seminole land.

• Planters were upset that escaped enslaved people were protected by the Seminole.

• Spanish Florida had little law and order.

• all of the above