Unit 3 LP 1 Formative Pretest

Based on this table and your knowledge of social studies, how did British interests in the New World differ from Spanish interests?

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

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

• The Spanish emphasized mineral wealth, but the British focused on establishing colonies.

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

Which of these was the MAIN cause of the conditions listed in the box?

• the American Revolution

• European exploration and colonization

• the Spanish search for gold

• European involvement in the slave trade

The journals kept by the people on Hernando DeSoto's first exploration of southwest North America provided insight into

• the Mississippian chiefdom culture.

• the structure of the Inca Empire

• the Iroquois Confederacy's politics.

• the culture of the Maya civilization.

Use the timeline of Hernando de Soto's North American expedition to answer the question. Which table best evaluates the results of de Soto's expedition in North America and its lasting impact?

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March 12, 1592 As I worked to prepare the fields for planting I saw a large group of Mocama men approach. They were the Mocama chief’s chosen workers, sent to help us with our work. It will be good to have help planting and harvesting. Our community has grown so large that we must have them help us construct a new church as well. These coming months are the best of each year. Long days provide time to teach the Mocama to speak Spanish and act as a Spaniard would. By the time they leave the mission some are ready for the royal court! Most of all, I look forward to spreading God's word and welcoming them to His love. After enough years, and after enough men and women have been educated in our ways, the people of this land will be true partners of the Spanish in this New World.

Based on this diary entry, does the friar's account credibly describe the impact of Spanish missions on American Indian societies in Georgia?

• Yes. The diary entry provides an accurate description of life on a Spanish mission in Georgia. The friar clearly notes all effects of Spanish influence and that American Indians desired Spanish assistance.

• Yes. The diary entry shows that the friar was sympathetic to the American Indians’ desire to maintain their culture. It shows that the friar respected their way of life and sought to help them preserve it.

• No. The diary entry describes a mission structure that was only found in the New Spain territory. Missions in Georgia encouraged cooperation and did not force American Indians to provide labor or change religions.

• No. The diary entry indicates that the friar believed that the influence of the Spanish was entirely positive. The friar does not recognize the negative effects of missions such as the spread of disease and loss of culture.

Look at Discovery of the Mississippi, a painting showing Hernando de Soto meeting American Indians near the banks of the Mississippi River. What was the ultimate outcome of meetings such as the one in the painting?

• Many American Indians became Christians and worked to convert others.

• What was the ultimate outcome of meetings such as the one in the painting?

• Many American Indians traded with the Spanish and their quality of life increased.

• Many American Indians were killed by Europeans or died of diseases from Europe.

Why did the Spanish establish missions on Georgia's barrier islands?

• to protect Spanish settlements from attack

• to establish control of the fur trade

• to convert American Indians to Christianity

• to acquire raw materials for Spain

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explored much of what would become the southeastern United States and was the first European to cross the Mississippi River. Three soldiers were paid by de Soto to write about his group's explorations and to bring their journals back to Europe. The group met many American Indians during their journey but failed to discover gold or start a permanent colony. Yet de Soto's explorations had a lasting affect on North America and its people.

In what way did Hernando de Soto's expedition have a lasting impact on American Indian life?

• by encouraging Europeans to explore and settle American Indian land in North America

• by introducing American Indians to new ways of farming the land on which they lived

• by convincing many American Indians to adopt Spanish customs

• by converting most of the American Indian population to Christianity

Based on your knowledge of social studies, which country is Country X?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

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

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

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

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

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