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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 46mins
During the Mississippian period, what term is associated with the government structure of the American Indians that consisted of chiefs and/or elites within the tribes?
The Mississippians were known as large scale farmers. What were the types of crops they might have grown?
The Mississippian Indians were the first group of American Indians to come in contact with which other society?
How were the Mississippians impacted by the arrival of the Spanish and Hernando de Soto?
Hernando de Soto and his men tortured and killed the Native Americans while looking for the Cities of Gold.
What was the purpose of the mounds during the Mississippian time period?
To serve as burial sites, ceremonies
What were the main reasons the Spanish were exploring the New World?
God, gold, glory
There were three countries vying for the New World: France, England, and Spain. Which country was the first to settle in the New World?
France
England
Spain
All of the above
What was the main reason that England wanted to start colonies in the New World?
Mercantilism
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What was the main purpose of the Spanish Missions in the New World?
Define and explain Mercantilism.
Anything natural, importing and exporting goods.
A theory that suggests that the earth is the center of the universe, and all other celestial bodies revolve around it.
A theory in physics that describes how objects move when a force is applied.
A theory in biology that explains the process of natural selection and evolution.
Where in Georgia did the majority of the Spanish find their missions?
Augusta
Barrier Islands
What were the two main focuses of the Spanish when they came to New World?
Profit and Converting people
Describe the successes and failures of the exploration of the New World by Hernando de Soto.
Hernando de Soto converted people to Catholicism but never found the Cities of Gold.
Describe what the three main reasons for Spanish exploration in the New World.
What was the major reason that the population of the Mississippian Indians began to decrease?
The Spanish
How did the Spanish try to change the American Indians in the missions?
How do we know what happened during De Soto's exploration of Georgia and the Southeast?
Through De Soto's journal
What was the ultimate goal of Hernando de Soto when he came to the New World?
How did Great Britain stop claims of Spain in the New World?
By stopping Spanish Missions
What were the major differences in the motives for the New World between Spain and Great Britain?
Spain was primarily interested in God, Gold, and Glory, while Great Britain was primarily interested in Mercantilism
How did advances in technology influence other situations/outcomes during the Age of Exploration?
It made voyages possible
What was the final outcome of Hernando de Soto's expedition throughout the Southeast?
Many Native Americans died
How did the Spanish missions affect the American Indians overall? (Negatively or positively )
