WorksheetsEuropean Exploration impact on Georgia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Spanish has three main interests in the New World
opportunity, religious freedom, gold
God, the queen, mercantilism
God, glory, gold
power and glory, opportunity, gold
British interest to establish its claim to North America
poverty, better life, water ports, trade routes
gold, God, glory
worship, forts, land, gold
power and glory, mercantilism, opportunity, religious freedom
Who arrived to the New World in the spring of 1540 with 600 soliders
James Oglethorpe
Hernando de Soto
Hernan Cortez
Native Americans
Why was Spain and Great Britain interested in the southeastern region of North America
to build trade routes
to build a fort
to prevent Natives from invading the land
to prevent Spain from entering the port
What is the name of the colony that laid south of Virginia and overlapped Spain's territory in present-day Georgia and Florida
Tennessee
Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Why were Europeans interested in the American Indians
clear the land, unload the boats, and trade
military alliances, land deals, and trade
resolve conflicts, trade, and hunt
spies, military alliances, and soldiers
What did the Spanish established near Indian villages
missions
trading posts
forts
churches
What devastating disease killed thousands of Native Americans
flu
chicken pox
smallpox
mumps
What religious denomination did the Spanish try to convert the Native American to
Baptist
Catholic
Methodist
Judaism
Name of the first permanent settlement in North America
Savannah, Georgia
St. Simon Island
St. Augustine, Florida
Gulf of Mexico
