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Unit 4 Review-colonization

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Charter of (a)   created the colony of Georgia.

2.

What people did James Oglethorpe want to help in his new colony of Georgia?

a)

Worthy Poor

b)

Violent Criminals

c)

Portuguese Jews

d)

Native Americans

3.

What economic policy did England use with their colonies?

a)

mercantilism

b)

communism

c)

marxxism

d)

capitalism

4.

Who was the Yamacraw chief who befriended James Oglethorpe?

a)

Tomochichi

b)

Mary Musgrove

c)

Hernando DeSoto

d)

Sacagewea

5.

How did Mary Musgrove benefit from the relationship with Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe?

a)

She was given protection from the Spanish

b)

She started a very successful trading post

c)

She was given land to build Savannah

d)

She was given Yellow Fever and died.

6.

How did James Oglethorpe benefit from the relationship with Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove?

a)

He was given protection from the Spanish

b)

He started a very successful trading post

c)

He was given land to build Savannah

d)

He was given Yellow Fever and died.

7.

How did Tomochichi benefit from the relationship with James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove?

a)

He was given protection from the Spanish

b)

He started a very successful trading post

c)

He was given land to build Savannah

d)

He was given Yellow Fever and died.

8.

What was Georgia's first English town and the first planned town in the Americas?

a)

Savannah

b)

Atlanta

c)

Plymouth

d)

Augusta

9.

Where was the city of Savannah built?

a)

Yamacraw Bluff

b)

The Fall Line

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Okefenokee Swamp

10.

Why were Jews finally allowed into the colony?

a)

They promised not to start fights

b)

Colonists needed a doctor

c)

Colonists needed lawyers

d)

Colonists were trying to be nice

11.

What group was invited to the colony of Georgia under the idea of Philanthropy?

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Malcontents

c)

Jews

d)

Highland Scots

12.

What group was invited to the colony of Georgia under the idea of Defense?

a)

Salzburgers

b)

Malcontents

c)

Jews

d)

Highland Scots

13.

What town did the Salzburgers build?

a)

Savannah

b)

Ebenezer

c)

Darien

d)

Brunswick

14.

What town did the Scottish Highlanders build?

a)

Savannah

b)

Ebenezer

c)

Darien

d)

Brunswick

15.

What does the word MALCONTENT mean?

a)

unhappy

b)

exhausted

c)

warrior

d)

religious

16.

What rules were the Malcontents unhappy with? Pick all that apply(3)

a)

slavery

b)

land ownership

c)

religion

d)

alcohol

17.

According to the Charter of 1732, who was in charge of the colony?

a)

Trustees

b)

Governors

c)

Presidents

d)

Colonists

18.

After being a trustee colony, Georgia became a (a)   colony

19.

What became legal once Georgia became a Royal Colony? Pick two.

a)

Slavery

b)

Rum

c)

Burglary

d)

Arson

20.

What were the three reason for creating the colony of Georgia?

a)

Philanthropy

b)

Glory

c)

Defense

d)

Economics

e)

God

21.

The (a)   crops were crops the England wanted colonists to grow and sell.

22.

Who was in charge of the royal colony?

a)

King of England

b)

Trustees

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Tomochichi

23.

What were palisades used for?

a)

protect villages against attack

b)

for decoration and to make villages look nice

c)

to stop flooding

d)

they helped grow crops

24.

Horticulture is...

a)

the practice of planting seeds in order to plan for a harvest-earliest stage of farming

b)

Mound building

c)

Fishing

d)

Trading

25.

The main crops grown by the Mississippians were...

a)

Rice, wheat, corn

b)

Beans, wheat, fruit

c)

Maize, beans, squash

d)

Squash, maize, rice

26.

Who were the workers in Mississippian society?

a)

Elites

b)

Warriors

c)

Priests

d)

Commoners

27.

Who were the elites?

a)

The chief and his family

b)

The priests

c)

The warriors

d)

The workers

28.

How was Mississippian society organized?

a)

Chief was head of elites and commoners were lower working class

b)

Priests were at the top and everyone else was below them

c)

Warriors were in charge and everyone else was a commoner

d)

Everyone was equal

29.

What were mounds for?

a)

To bury tribal leaders, social events and religious ceremonies

b)

for defense

c)

Places to store garbage

d)

Recreation

30.

Which Indian group was the first to meet European explorers?

a)

Mississippians

b)

Paleo Indians

c)

Archaic Indians

d)

Woodland Indians

31.

What types of shelters did most Mississippians live in?

a)

Longhouses made of wood

b)

Tee Pees made of leather

c)

Round huts made of sticks and mud

d)

Pueblos made of brick

32.

What types of defenses did Mississippian villages have?

a)

Moats and Palisade fences

b)

stone walls

c)

They lived in mountain tops

d)

They built islands in the middle of lakes

33.

Where did Mississippians always build their villages?

a)

Near mountains

b)

Near cliffs

c)

Next to rivers

d)

In valleys

34.

What was the main purpose of the earth mounds built by the Mississippian culture?


Select the FALSE answer.

a)

new years parties

b)

religious ceremonies

c)

worshipping

d)

burial grounds

35.

What type of social and political system did the Mississippian Indian have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Chiefdom

36.

These structures served religious, ceremonial, burial and elite residential purposes.

a)

memorials to their gods

b)

bronze statues

c)

earthen mounds

d)

stone pyramids

37.
During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew
a)
rice
b)
maize
c)
cotton
d)
soybeans
38.

Mississippian earth mounds were dedicated to religious and social activity.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which picture represents the type of home a Mississippian Indian would have lived in?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Mississippian shelters, known as _______, were one-room houses made from interwoven sticks covered with clay or mud.

a)

Teepees

b)

Wattle and daub

c)

Wigwams

d)

Longhouses

41.

What was the main weapon used by the Mississippian Indians?

a)

Slingshot

b)

Long-barreled shotgun

c)

Bow and Arrow

d)

Cannon

42.

Which European country explored North America for the fur trade and wanted to develop friendships with the Mississippians?

a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Germany
43.

What was the cause of the Mississippians population to decline?

a)
Natural disasters
b)
Invasion by other tribes
c)

Disease

d)
Economic collapse
44.

What was the reason Great Britain wanted to explore North America?

a)

To be Nosey

b)

Have permanent colonies and mercantilism

c)

Have something to do

d)

God, glory and gold

45.

Where were the Spanish missions built?

a)

Appalachian mountains

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Piedmont region

d)

Blue ridge region

46.

Which purpose was to convert native Americans to Christianity and also teach them the Spanish language and culture?

a)

Spanish Mission

b)

Creek Indians

c)

Spanish Exploration

d)

Founding of Georgia

47.

This was the first explorer in Ga, was looking for gold, and brought diseases that killed the Mississippians.

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Tomachichi

c)

Hernando Desoto

d)

Mary Musgrove

48.

What were the 3 reasons that Spain explored North America?

a)

God, Gold, Glory

b)

Fur, friends, Fellowship

c)

Gold, fur, Friends

d)

Friends, Glory, God

49.
The Mississippians were American Indians who lived in Georgia when Europeans first arrived in the mid-1500s. These Indians had several unique characteristics. They obtained most of their food by ______________________.
a)
growing crops
b)
raising animals
c)
hunting whales
d)
hunting buffalo
50.
Which statement most accurately explains reasons for the decline of Mississippian culture around the year 1600?
a)
An uprising of Cherokee and Creek led to the Mississippians fleeing the Southeast.
b)
European exploration and colonization weakened Mississippian culture and decimated the population through disease and fighting.
c)
Poor farming practices rendered the soil barren and infertile, forcing the Mississippians to abandon farming and return to their hunting and gathering practices.
d)
Mississippians had a weak culture and society that began to decay due to internal power struggles.
51.
Which European country first explored the Southeastern area of North America, including Georgia?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
52.
What were Spanish missions along the Georgia coast primarily established for?
a)
Trading with local tribes
b)
Building military forts
c)
Converting American Indians to Christianity
d)
Exploring new territories
53.
What was the primary goal of England in exploring and settling in the Southeastern area of North America?
a)
To establish colonies for economic gain (mercantilism)
b)
To convert the natives to Christianity (missions)
c)
To find a passage to Canada
d)
To escape from European wars

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