Unit 1 and 2 Review

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

The MOST important motivation for the English government to explore and settle new lands in the 17th century was

• the desire to increase the wealth of the country.

• the need to protect itself from foreign invasion.

• the desire to spread the Christian faith.

• the need to separate from the Catholic church.

The Georgia Salzburgers first arrived in the colony with support from King George II and the Georgia Trustees

because the Salzburgers

• wanted to do explorations and make maps of the colony.

• saw an opportunity for free farmland in the new colony.

• were known for the excellent military and fighting skills.

• were expelled from their homes because of their religion.

In 1735, James Oglethorpe recruited a group of Highland Scots to settle in Georgia. Why did Oglethorpe choose

these Scots to settle in Georgia?

• To settle the more mountainous regions of Georgia

• To provide a refuge for religious freedom

• To establish a wool industry in Georgia

• To defend the colony from Spanish invaders

Spanish friars MOST LIKELY traveled to Georgia and the barrier island because they wanted to

• find free farmland.

• find silver and gold.

• convert American Indians.

• escape religious intolerance.

The Spanish who lived and worked in missions often forced Native Americans to

• change their languages, religion, and customs.

• fight other colonists for them.

• gather food and water for them.

• moved farther into the forest areas of the state.

"It is the object of that system to enrich a great nation rather by trade and manufacturing than by the improvement

and cultivation of land, by the industry of the towns rather than by that of the country."

What system does the passage describe?

• capitalism

• industrialization

• mercantilism

• the factory system

Which of the following provides the BEST description of the barrier islands in Georgia?

• A chain of islands in the Chattahoochee River that provides a portion of the border with Alabama

• A group of islands in Lake Lanier that are primarily used for recreation

• A chain of islands along the Atlantic coast that protects the mainland from storms

• Islands in the Okefenokee Swamp that provide dry ground for wildlife

The Mississippians are said to have practiced horticulture, which means they

• cultivated gardens to grow food.

• relied on hunting and gathering.

• were hostile to non-Mississippians.

• were a culture of Native Americans.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the Mississippian Native American culture group?

• They farmed corn and beans

• They were nomadic based on food sources

• They lived in wattle and daub homes

• They lived in wattle and daub homes