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WorksheetsGeorgia Natives and Explorers
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian people were:
a)
Native American groups relocated during the Trail of Tears.
b)
Native Americans who lived in Georgia prior to European arrival.
c)
Southern groups who fought during the Civil War.
d)
Dinosaur periods
2.
Who were the earliest known people to live in Georgia?
a)
Woodlands
b)
Mississipian
c)
Paleo
d)
Archaic
3.
When did Prehistory in Georgia come to an end?
a)
1950
b)
When Oglethorpe settles Georgia
c)
When Hernando Desoto came
d)
We are still in the Prehistoric Age
4.
Which type of evidence includes bones and leaf fossils?
a)
Fossils
b)
Artifacts
c)
Ecofacts
d)
archaeology
5.
Which was NOT a prehistoric civilization of Georgia?
a)
Arachnea
b)
Paleo
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississipian
6.
Who were the first group to use burial mounds in Georgia?
a)
Archaic
b)
Mississipian
c)
Woodland
d)
Paleo
7.
What is one theory on how the prehistoric peoples arrived in Georgia?
a)
migration from Iceland
b)
Came from Europe with the Vikings
c)
Asian migration using land bridge
d)
Arrived with the Spanish
8.
What is another word for the vocabulary term "Midden"?
a)
sharp sticks used for protection
b)
atlatl
c)
garbage
d)
center
9.
What is a spear throwing device developed by the Paleo Age?
a)
midden
b)
Whip
c)
Clovis Point
d)
Atlatl
10.
Which century includes the following years? 1500-1599
a)
14th Century
b)
15th Century
c)
16th Century
d)
none of these
11.
Which country was NOT part of the first three major settlements in North America?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
France
12.
Which native group was the first to plant crops and make pottery?
a)
Paleo
b)
Woodland
c)
Mississipian
d)
Archaic
13.
Which country was Hernando Desoto from?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
14.
When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World, he thought that he landed where?
a)
Hispaniola
b)
East Indies
c)
West Indies
d)
Northwest Passage
15.
What is mercantilism?
a)
supply and demand
b)
making money by having more imports than exports
c)
triangle trade centers
d)
having more gold than other countries
16.
Which country was looking for GOLD GOD and GLORY
a)
Spain
b)
Portrugal
c)
France
d)
England
17.
Which country wanted to use the New World to gather the natural resources to bring home to produces goods?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
18.
Which group of natives moved around on a seasonal basis?
a)
Archaic
b)
Paleo
c)
Mississipian
19.
Which best describes the Paleo people?
a)
They built religious mounds
b)
they created long lasting pottery
c)
nomadic hunters/gatherers
d)
farmers
20.
Which group was living at the time to greet the Spanish explorers?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Woodland
c)
Mississipian
d)
Archaic
21.
As a result of European exploration, the native American population...
a)
moved away
b)
doubled
c)
prospered
d)
declined
22.
What is the name of the Spanish religious center that they established in Georgia?
a)
Temple
b)
Church
c)
mission
d)
school
23.
Where were the missions and forts that Spain built located?
a)
On the river
b)
On the coast
c)
On plateaus
d)
From the mountain peaks
24.
Which statement BEST describes Spanish presence in Georgia after 1686?
a)
stable for about 100 years
b)
it grew in order to resist the French and English
c)
remained in the area under English rule
d)
abandoned their forts/missions
25.
What was the FIRST city/settlement in North America?
a)
Plymouth, MA
b)
St. Augustine, FL
c)
Jamestown, VA
d)
Roanoke, VA
26.
Which country started the fur trade and settles Canada?
a)
English
b)
Portuguese
c)
French
d)
Spanish
27.
Which animal was hunted for it's valuable fur?
a)
Fox
b)
Beaver
c)
Bear
d)
Rabbit
28.
Per Desoto, was his exploration of Georgia a success?
a)
NO
b)
YES
29.
How many English Colonies were there?
a)
10
b)
13
c)
15
d)
9
30.
Where did Desoto finish his trip?
a)
floating down the Mississippi River
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Mexico
31.
Which colony was Georgia?
a)
13th
b)
9th
c)
11th
d)
12th
32.
Which religion did the Spanish want to teach the natives?
a)
Lutheran
b)
Methodist
c)
Protestant
d)
Catholic
33.
Who paid for Christopher Columbus' trip?
a)
King/Queen of Italy
b)
King/Queen of Spain
c)
King/Queen of France
d)
Mr. Pellegrino
34.
Who paid for Christopher Columbus' trip?
a)
King Raul DeSoto
b)
Isabella and Ferdinand
c)
KIng of Portugal
d)
Prince Henry the Navigator
35.
As we learned, what happened to the Native American tribes over time?
a)
became more advanced
b)
became more violent
c)
stayed nomadic
d)
became less advanced
36.
What helped wipe out the native populations once the European arrived?
a)
disease
b)
knowledge
c)
religion
d)
aliens
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