Quiz SS8H1

Hernando de Soto and his soldiers often treated Native Americans harshly during the Spanish quest for

• food and drink.
• fame and power.
• gold and silver.
• rivers and trials.

Which route is showing the path traveled by explorer Hernando de Soto?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?

• population increased
• population decreased
• population remained stagnant
  
• population showed no changes

Based on the structures they built and the layout of their settlements, by what other name are Mississippian Indians known?

• Cliff Dwellers

• the People of the Pueblo

• Mound Builders

• People of the Longhouse

The main purpose of the Spanish missions in the barrier islands was to

• claim land for Spain

• establish trade with Spain

• convert the Indians to Catholicism

• provide protection for the area's European settlers

In which period would Native Americans have been MOST likely to practice hunting and gathering?

• Archaic period
• Settler period
• Woodland period
• Mississippian period

Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?

• "God, glory, and gold"
• "Salt, silk, and spices"
• "Rum, slaves, and molasses"
• "Trade, silver, and jewels"

According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleoindian
• Woodland

According to some archaeologists, during which period was the bow and arrow invented?

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleoindian
• Woodland

Earliest Native American culture, only a few of their sites have been found in Georgia.

• Paleo
• Archaic
• Woodland
• Mississippian