WorksheetsSpain's Catholic Missions in GA
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A mission can BEST be described as
a)
a sailing ship
b)
a church outpost
c)
a sugar plantation
d)
a rice farm
2.
A Catholic priest who worked at a mission was called
a)
a nun
b)
a friar
c)
a conquistador
d)
an archbishop
3.
What type of Christians were the Spanish?
a)
Methodist
b)
Baptist
c)
Protestant
d)
Catholic
4.
A friar can BEST be described as a
a)
Spanish soldier on horseback
b)
Catholic priest
c)
Native American medicineman
d)
cook
5.
Did Georgia become a permanent Spanish colony?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
Though it was NOT permanently successful, which European nation attempted to colonize Georgia by establishing Catholic missions along the coast?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
7.
La Florida was the Spanish name for which region of the New World?
a)
the Caribbean Islands
b)
central Mexico
c)
the present-day southeastern United States
d)
the Incan empire of Peru
8.
From the 1550’s to the 1660’s, Spain established several Catholic missions in what part of present-day GA?
a)
along the Fall Line
b)
along the coast & barrier islands
c)
in the Okefenokee Swamp
d)
in the Blue Ridge Mountains
9.
What was one impact of Spanish missions on the Native Americans?
a)
some Native Americans were
converted to Christianity
b)
Many Native Americans
immigrated to Spain
c)
Native Americans began
building ships to explore Europe & Asia
10.
Chronological order: Select what happened FIRST chronologically.
a)
De Soto explores Georgia
b)
Spain establishes several Catholic missions along the Georgia coast
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