Unit 2

Which was NOT an impact of Hernando deSoto's mission through GA?

• Brought death to native people

• Brought horses to native people

• Brought disease to native people

• Brought gold to native people

Economic policy focused on exporting more than a country imports

• Shipping

• Mercantilism

• Forestry

• Capitalism

Churches set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Catholic Christianity

• Spanish Missions

• Mayflower Compact

• Charters

• Forts

What is the main reason the English settled in the Americas?

• To acquire more furs

• To support mercantilism

• To convert native people to Christianity

• To acquire gold

First European to explore inner Georgia; Spanish Conquistador

• James Oglethorpe

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Mary Musgrove

The last major prehistoric Native American culture in Georgia; known for being large scale farmers and mound builders

• Archaic

• Mississippian

• Malcontents

• Highland Scots

Often considered the founder of Georgia; Helped start the city of Savannah

• James Oglethorpe

• Button Gwinnett

• Hernando de Soto

• Lyman Hall

What formal document signifies the founding of the Georgia colony?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Charter of 1732

A person placed in a position to act on behalf of someone else - Georgia was originally this type of colony.

• Scottish

• Investor

• Trustee

• Spanish

The three main reasons for the founding of Georgia, according to the Charter

• Corn, Silk, Gold

• Charity, Economics, and Defense

• Removing debt, conquering land, and finding gold

• Shipping, fur trade, and fishing