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Unit 2 Grade Recovery and GA Mile-Stone Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-Lived in Georgia when the Spanish Arrived

-Large Scale Farmers

-Built Burial Mounds


Which of the following is being described above?

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Woodland

d)

Mississippians

2.

Which of the following methods did Early Mississippians practice that allowed them to grow their own food such as maize squash, beans, and pumpkin?

a)

Horticulture

b)

Harpooning

c)

Gathering

d)

Mound Development

3.

Which of the following often were dedicated to religious and social activities and served as bases for Mississippian chieftains’ houses, and/or burial sites?

a)

Rivers

b)

Swamps

c)

Mounds

d)

Missions

4.

Which of the following BEST explains Hernando De Soto’s primary motivation for exploring the area that became the colony of Georgia?

a)

De Soto hoped to bring Christianity to the American Indians who lived in the area.

b)

De Soto wanted to introduce and establish populations of animals from Europe into the area

c)

De Soto hoped to discover large quantities of gold rumored to be in the area.

d)

De Soto wanted to establish plantations in the area to grow cotton that could be exported back to Europe.

5.

European nations had different reasons for exploring North America. Which reason was probably MOST important to the Spanish?

a)

Establishing colonies

b)

Supporting economic policy of mercantilism

c)

Developing series of fur trading posts

d)

Searching for gold

6.

Converting the American Indians to Catholicism was one of the MAJOR goals of which country?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

7.

Who had the largest role in the impact of American Indians in Georgia during European exploration?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Hernando De Soto

c)

John Ross

d)

Elijah Clarke

8.

From the late 1500s to the 1680’s Spain built several religious centers on the mainland and barrier islands off of Georgia’s coast. What were these religious centers called?

a)

Temples

b)

Missions

c)

Shrines

d)

Tabernacles

9.

The Mississippians were American Indians who lived in Georgia when the Europeans arrived in the mid 1500s. These Indians displayed several characteristics. Their shelters were mostly made from ___________________,

a)

sticks, mud, and clay

b)

adobe bricks

c)

cedar planks

d)

buffalo hides and wooden poles

10.

Which European country wanted to create permanent colonies in America and wanted to support their country economically with the system of mercantilism(a system of controlled trade)?

a)

Spain (Spanish)

b)

France (French)

c)

Great Britain (British)