Unit 1 Study Guide - SS8H1

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During the Mississippian period, many Native American groups set up large fields where they primarily grew ___________.

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Maize

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What contributed to the collapse of the Spanish mission system in Georgia in the mid-1600s?

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declining American Indian populations due to disease

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How did the Spanish missions in Georgia respond to the ravages of disease and continual attacks by the English?

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They retreated to Georgia's barrier islands.

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Why did the Spanish establish missions on Georgia's barrier islands?

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to convert American Indians to Christianity

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How did Hernando de Soto’s march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?

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The expedition resulted in the death of thousands of Indians from violence and disease.

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What BEST explains why the Spanish struggled to maintain lasting colonies in the Southeast?

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The Spanish left most places they discovered once they were sure those areas had no gold.

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Which of the following BEST explains Hernando De Soto’s primary motivation for exploring the area that became the colony of Georgia? De Soto hoped to bring Christianity to the American Indians who lived in the area. De Soto wanted to introduce and establish populations of animals from Europe into the area. De Soto hoped to discover large quantities of gold rumored to be in the area. De Soto wanted to establish plantations in the area to grow cotton that could be exported back to Europe.

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

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Due to Spanish contact, many Mississippians were exposed to disease and died. This prehistoric American Indian culture eventually reorganized into tribes that dominated the Georgia region. Which contemporary American Indian tribes originated from the Mississippians? Choose the CORRECT two (2) tribes.

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Creek & Cherokee

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Which economic policy is best illustrated in the statement: Georgia produced indigo, rice, cotton, pine, and animal skins. These were valuable commodities which were not readily available in England. England took these raw materials from Georgia and shipped them to England to make finished products. These finished products would then be shipped back to Georgia for purchase by colonists?

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mercantilism

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The arrows on the image above point towards landmasses that were inhabited by American Indians and where many Spanish missions were built. What are these landmasses BEST known as?

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barrier islands