Georgia Natives & European Exploration/Settlement

How were Spain’s goals for exploring the Americas different from the goals of French and Great Britain?

• One of Spain’s main goals was to open the fur trade with American Indians.

• One of Spain’s main goals was to found colonies based on religious freedom.

• One of Spain’s main goals was to spread Christianity throughout the Americas.

• One of Spain’s main goals was to gain access to valuable natural resources.

Based on the table, how did British interests in the New World differ from Spanish interests?

• The Spanish looked for quick wealth from gold, but the British focused on establishing colonies.

• The Spanish wanted to exterminate other races, but the British wanted to create a multicultural society.

• The Spanish wanted to create a Christian country, but the British wanted to establish a slave trade.

• The Spanish wanted to found centrally governed colonies, while the British wanted to develop small villages.

Why were there tensions between American Indians and the Spanish missionaries in North America?

• The missionaries forced the American Indians to work as slaves on their plantations.

• The missionaries tried to force the American Indians to adopt their religion and culture.

• The American Indians refused to show the missionaries how to grow food in the region’s harsh climate.

• The American Indians forced the missionaries off land that the missionaries had farmed for many years.

Based on the information, what was a goal of the Spanish missions in Georgia’s barrier islands?

• to gain allies for Spain in the fight for control of North America

• to reduce the growing influence of Catholicism in North America

• to learn how to survive in America from the American Indians

• to reduce conflicts between Spanish settlers and American Indians

Which answer below BEST describes Hernando DeSotos’ impact on the American Indians in Georgia?

• Hernando DeSoto lived among American Indians in peace.

• Hernando DeSoto forced American Indians into Christianity.

• Hernando DeSoto’s Spanish soldiers brought death and disease.

• Hernando DeSoto forced American Indians into European customs.

Which answer BEST explains Hernando DeSoto’s goal of exploration to the New World?

• Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to harvest crops, such as corn, to be sent back to the Spanish monarch.

• Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to build religious ceremonial churches for the American Indians.

• Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to create marketplaces to trade goods with neighboring groups.

• Hernando Desoto’s interest was God, gold, and glory for the Spanish monarch.

Which of the following is a weapon used by the Mississippian natives?

• Cannon

• Atlatl

• Musket

• Sword

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Three Sister" crops?

• Corn

• Beans

• Squash

• Pumpkin

Which of the following is a word used to describe a culture that grows their own food?

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Nomadic

• Horticulturalist

• Carnivore

A hunter-gatherer

• Hunts for small animals and wild plants for food

• Gathers ingredients from a market for the family

• Plants crops for food

• Gathers up the skins of dead animals for fur