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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration in Georgia and Native Americans
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
How were Spain’s goals for exploring the Americas different from the goals of French and Great Britain?
One of Spain’s main goals was to open the fur trade with American Indians.
One of Spain’s main goals was to found colonies based on religious freedom.
One of Spain’s main goals was to spread Christianity throughout the Americas.
One of Spain’s main goals was to gain access to valuable natural resources.
Based on the table, how did British interests in the New World differ from Spanish interests?
The Spanish looked for quick wealth from gold, but the British focused on establishing colonies.
The Spanish wanted to exterminate other races, but the British wanted to create a multicultural society.
The Spanish wanted to create a Christian country, but the British wanted to establish a slave trade.
The Spanish wanted to found centrally governed colonies, while the British wanted to develop small villages.
Why were there tensions between American Indians and the Spanish missionaries in North America?
The missionaries forced the American Indians to work as slaves on their plantations.
The missionaries tried to force the American Indians to adopt their religion and culture.
The American Indians refused to show the missionaries how to grow food in the region’s harsh climate.
The American Indians forced the missionaries off land that the missionaries had farmed for many years.
Based on the information, what was a goal of the Spanish missions in Georgia’s barrier islands?
to gain allies for Spain in the fight for control of North America
to reduce the growing influence of Catholicism in North America
to learn how to survive in America from the American Indians
to reduce conflicts between Spanish settlers and American Indians
Which answer below BEST describes Hernando DeSotos’ impact on the American Indians in Georgia?
Hernando DeSoto lived among American Indians in peace.
Hernando DeSoto forced American Indians into Christianity.
Hernando DeSoto’s Spanish soldiers brought death and disease.
Hernando DeSoto forced American Indians into European customs.
Which answer BEST explains Hernando DeSoto’s goal of exploration to the New World?
Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to harvest crops, such as corn, to be sent back to the Spanish monarch.
Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to build religious ceremonial churches for the American Indians.
Hernando DeSoto’s interest was to create marketplaces to trade goods with neighboring groups.
Hernando Desoto’s interest was God, gold, and glory for the Spanish monarch.
Which of the following is a weapon used by the Mississippian natives?
Cannon
Atlatl
Musket
Sword
Which of the following is NOT one of the "Three Sister" crops?
Corn
Beans
Squash
Pumpkin
Which of the following is a word used to describe a culture that grows their own food?
Hunter-Gatherer
Nomadic
Horticulturalist
Carnivore
A hunter-gatherer
Hunts for small animals and wild plants for food
Gathers ingredients from a market for the family
Plants crops for food
Gathers up the skins of dead animals for fur
The word below that best describes Mississippian towns or villages is
Kingdoms
Fiefdoms
Chiefdoms
Realms
In Mississippian hierarchy, who was the leader group who oversaw the workers and warriors?
Chief
Commoners
Planters
Elites
In Mississippian hierarchy, the commoners were made up of whom?
Chiefs
Warriors
Elites
Farmers
The mounds in Mississippian towns/villages were primarily used for religious (a) .
The ability of Mississippian natives to grow their own food allowed them to
Move from place to place frequently
Defend their village with more strength
Build permanent settlements and structures
Fight diseases through good nutrition
Mississippian hunters made their weapons out of what materials?
Animal skin
Animal Bone
Sharpened rocks
Metal Arrowheads
The type of structure built by the Mississippians for shelter is known as __________________________________?
Wattle and Daub
Waffle and Baub
Whittle and Dab
Waddle and Bob
1. Gain colonies
2. Take raw materials from the colonies
3. Manufacture goods with the raw materials
4. Sell manufactured goods back to the colonies.
This process is known as
Feudalism
Merchandising
Mercantilism
Trade
Which European country practiced mercantilism in the New World?
France
England
Spain
Italy
The Spanish set up ____________ on Georgia's barrier islands in order to convert the natives living there to Christianity.
Synagogues
Mosques
Missions
Minarets
Which of the following is NOT a motivation of Spain for exploration?
Working with the American Indians to establish a fur trade
Converting new cultures to Christianity
Searching for gold in the New World
Achieving fame, fortune, and new lands for the Spanish Empire
Georgia is located in the ________________ region of the United States.
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Georgia is located in which hemispheres?
Eastern, Southern
Northern, Western
Northeastern, Eastern
Southwestern, Southern
Why is Hernando de Soto's expedition considered a failure?
He didn't convert enough natives to Christianity
He lost many weapons through many wars with the natives
He never found the gold he was looking for and spread many diseases
He ran out of ships to carry all of his gold back to Spain
