Exploration Quiz

Which Native American culture was living in Georgia when the Spanish arrived in the mid-1500s?

• Paleo

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

The Mississippians grew the “Three Sisters” crops. Which of the following were included?

• Corn, beans, squash

• Corn, tobacco, potatoes

• Squash, sunflowers, peanuts

• Wheat, corn, rice

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The Mississippian society was structured as a:

• Democracy

• Chiefdom

• Confederacy

• Monarchy

What were the “Three G’s” that motivated Spanish exploration?

• Geography, Government, Gold

• Gold, God, Glory

• Glory, Government, Growth

• Gold, Guns, Germs

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Hernando de Soto is credited with:

• Discovering gold in Georgia

• Establishing the first English colony

• Introducing pigs to the Southeast

• Building Spanish missions in Florida

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What caused the greatest decline in the Mississippian population after European contact?

• Defeat in war

• Famine

• European diseases

• Loss of trade networks

What was the main purpose of the Spanish missions built on Georgia’s barrier islands?

• To train Native Americans as soldiers

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To trade fur with Native Americans

• To search for gold

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The English practiced mercantilism, which meant:

• Buying more than they sold

• Exporting more than they imported

• Keeping all gold in banks

• Avoiding overseas colonies

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Remnants of the Mississippian culture eventually became which historic tribes?

• Iroquois and Shawnee

• Creek and Cherokee

• Sioux and Apache

• Seminole and Choctaw

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How did Hernando de Soto’s expedition most directly contribute to the collapse of the Mississippian culture?

• He destroyed their farmland and forced them into slavery.

• His men taught them to grow European crops that replaced their traditional foods.

• His army spread diseases through existing trade networks, devastating populations.

• He captured chiefs and forced the people to join Spanish missions.

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