Unit 2 Practice

Why did Hernando de Soto explore much of Geogia in 1540?

• Colonizing Georgia was his goal.

• He was looking for gold deposits and other natural resources.

• Spain was looking for the passageway to the west coast.

• De Soto was trying to expand his military army.

Hernando de Soto's exploration and expedition are considered what?

• A failure because he did not find gold and later died before returning to Spain.

• Successful due to the fact that all the American Indians he and his army were able to defeat.

• Remarkably profitable for Spain and it economy.

• Both were notified around the world as being extremely risky during that time.

Which region of America did Hernando de Soto explore?

• Northwest Passage

• Southwest

• Northeast

• East

• Southeast

As a result of his expeditions and explorations, Hernando de Soto...

• Enabled the American Indians to expand and their tribal nations got much stronger.

• Was able to learn how to plant food and learned various other agriculture techniques.

• Taught many American Indians how to speak English.

• Greatly improved relations with American Indians throughout his journeys.

• Negatively impacted American Indian culture. Thousands of Indians died due to contact.

Which country built missions/churches along the Barrier Islands of the east coast in the 1500's and what were their purposes?

• The British built churches on the shoreline to teach American Indians Christianty and how to speak English.

• French used the Barrier Islands for churches, military forts, and agricultural farming land.

• Spain built mission outposts to teach American Indians religion of Catholicism.

• Portugal developed mission outposts to teach and educate American Indians about Catholicism.

The first European credited with exploring Georgia and Southeastern America was...

• James E. Oglethorpe in 1733

• Leif Eriksson

  985

• Christopher Columbus

  1492

• Hernando de Soto

  1540

• Juan Ponce de Leon

  1510

The three main reasons for founding or creating the Georgia colony in 1733 were?

• 1. Power

  2. Economics

  3. Labor

• 1. New Laws

  2. Government

  3. Defense

• 1. Charity

  2. Economics

  3. Defense

• 1. Charity

  2. Labor

  3. Government

One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was

• A colony for settlement by and for the poor.

• An outpost for privates attacking Spanish forts.

• A military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements.

• An agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plants.

What was one of the major reasons for the king wanting to create the colony of Georgia?

• To help pay royal debts

• Practice at civilizing the American Indians

• To release debtors from prison

• Creating a balanced trade economic policy

The main reasons for creating the colony of Georgia were...

• 1. Charity

  2. Economics

  3. Defense

  4. Balanced Trade System (mercantilism)

• 1. Power

  2. Land

  3. Government

  4. Balanced Trade System (capitalism)

• 1. Money

  2. Defenses

  3. Political Rivalry

  4. Balanced Trade System (mercantilism)

• 1. Charity

  2. Government

  3. Political Rivalry

  4. Balanced Trade System (capitalism)