Milestones Review 4

What were Spain's reasons for exploring the New World in the Western Hemisphere?

• Mercantilism (economic growth and stability)

• Colonialism (spreading the Spanish Empire)

• God, Gold, & Glory (find precious metals, spread Catholicism, fame)

• To establish military superiority over Great Britain

What were three characteristics of the Mississippian Indian Culture 800 AD - 1600 AD?

• Horsemen, Buffalo hunters, Tool makers

• Horticultural based, Mound Builders, Widespread Trade Network across eastern North America

• West coast based, planted fruit trees, Fierce warriors

• Central American based, Large stone based religious temples, Fierce Warriors

Who was the first European to lead an expedition to explore what is now known as Georgia and the southeastern United States?

• Christopher Columbus

• Fernando Magellen

• James Oglethorpe

• Hernando de Soto

What percentage of the Mississippian Culture was wiped out by disease contracted from the Spanish expedition and warfare amongst themselves between 1535 and 1685?

• 50%

• 65%

• 75%

• 90%

The French and Indian War (1756-1763) was over...

• Valuable Indian territory in West Georgia

• Valuable fur trading territory in the Ohio River Valley

• Valuable lowlands along the Georgia coastline

• Valuable ocean front property on St. Simons Island