SS8H1 Test Prep

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.

What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?

• population increased
• population decreased
• population remained stagnant
  
• population showed no changes

What was a misunderstanding that many times led to warfare between Europeans and Native Americans?

• disagreement about a division of labor between men and women

• differences about ownership of land in North America

• wanting a common language and culture throughout North America

• Native American insistence that white Europeans adopt the Native Culture.

What major effect did Hernando de Soto’s expedition in Georgia have on Native Americans there?

• it caused a mass migration of Native Americans from Georgia

• it began a long-term trading relationship with Native Americans

• it inspired Native Americans to join the Spanish mission system

• it brought illnesses that caused Native American populations to decrease rapidly.

The Spanish established ____ on the _______ , hoping to convert Indians to their religion.

• Missions -- Georgia

• Schools -- Barrier Islands

• Missions -- Barrier Islands

• Schools. -- Indians Villages

Which statement correctly describes the Mississippian Indian's shelter?

• Temporary huts that were easy to move

• Permanent settlements set up around farms

• Usually caves located along a trade route

• No shelters were used as they were nomads

What was the result of de Soto's expedition through the southeast?

• He died before it ended, never finding the gold he sought

• He was fired by the King and ended up settling in Texas

• He took the gold he found and escaped to French Canada

• The Indians captured him & made him a member of their tribe

Which of these best describes the early colonization of North America?

• The Spanish supported French land claims in the Southeast.

• The Spanish had the least impact on the American Idians in the Southeast.

• The Spanish, French, and British all had economic interests in the Southeast.

• The Spanish, French, and British all wanted to bring their religion to the Southeast.

What is the name of the trade policy designed to make a country wealthy by importing raw materials and exporting the finished goods for profit.

• Fair Trade

• Import/Export

• Mercantilism

• Industrialism

The mounds built during the Mississippian Era were for all of the following EXCEPT....

• Religious or ceremonial purposes

• Burial sites

• Housing for the Elites

• Storehouse for food