Unit 1 Benchmark Review

Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?

• During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.
• The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.
• The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.
• The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.

Based on information inferred from the drawing, what might be the result of European colonization on Native American culture?

• death
• immunization
• advanced medicine
• communication breakdown

Which grouping lists the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?

• "God, glory, and gold"
• "Salt, silk, and spices"
• "Rum, slaves, and molasses"
• "Trade, silver, and jewels"

Which of the following best describes Tomochichi?

• A Native American whom Oglethorpe enslaved and took to England as a prisoner.
• He was the husband of Mary Musgrove.
• He was a Native American chief who befriended Oglethorpe and allowed him to settle Savannah in peace.
• He was a Native American chief who helped James Wright acquire land.

James Oglethorpe is BEST described as _________________.

• a businessman who wanted to establish plantations in Georgia
• a member of Parliament  who wanted to establish a colony for debtors
• a royal governor who finally convinced the king to make Georgia a royal colony
• a slaveowner who introduced Africans to Georgia

Mary Musgrove was James Oglethorpe's _________________.

• business partner
• interpreter
• housekeeper
• Yamacraw Indian Chief

One of the reasons given for the colonization of Georgia was to serve as a buffer colony. This meant that Georgia was 

• A. a colony for settlement by the poor.
•  B. an outpost for pirates attacking Spanish galleons. 
• C. a military protective zone between English and Spanish settlements. 
• D. an agricultural station experimenting with new strains of cotton plant.

 Which of the following is the smallest physiographic region in Georgia?

• Blue Ridge
• Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge and Valley

(SS8G1c) What is the highest peak in Georgia?

• Brasstown Bald
• Stone Mountain
• Lookout Mountain
• Signal Moutain

(SS8G1) ~ Population heart, Industrial Heart (cars and planes built here), nd largest physiographic region

• Coastal Plain
• Blue Ridge
• Ridge and Valley
• Piedmont