Quiz #1 Review

Hernando de Soto's expedition into Georgia had what effect on Native Americans?

• none because Native Americans had already left the region
• devastating because de Soto's forces often killed Native Americans in violent confrontations and brought deadly diseases 
• beneficial because de Soto quickly built lasting alliances with the Native Americans
• very little because de Soto feared the natives and stuck to routes away from Native American lands

Spain's first settlements in Georgia were

• Catholic missions on Georgia's barrier islands.
• forts built along the Tennessee border.
• large cities located along the Chattahoochee River.
• small communities surrounding modern-day Atlanta.

The first Europeans to explore Georgia were from which country?

• France
• Great Britain
• Portugal
• Spain

Hernando de Soto can best be described by which of the following statements?

• He was a Spanish missionary who established missions along Georgia's barrier islands.
• He was a conquistador who defeated the Aztec in Mexico.
• He was the first Spanish explorer to enter Georgia in search for gold and glory.
• He established a Spanish colony on St. Catherines Island that he named Guale.

Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition through the Southeastern United States looking for gold

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes
• Hernando de Soto
• Ponce de Leon

large numbers of Native Americans died from exposure to th

• poisons
• horses
• guns
• diseases

The document creating Georgia was called

the

• Declaration of Independence

• Charter of 1732

• U.S. Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

What Indian chief gave Oglethorpe permission to settle on Yamacraw Bluff?

• Geronimo

• Crazy Horse

• Tonto

• Tomochichi

On what river was the first Georgia settlement created?

• Altamaha

• Chattahoochee

• Savannah

• Oconee

What group first governed the Georgia colony?

• Trustees

• King George's Council

• Council of Elders

• English Board of Directors