Exploration 8H1

What was the main reason the Spanish explored North America?

• to find gold for riches and glory

• spread religion

• Keep other countries for claiming land

• to find alternate trade routes to Africa

Which group of pre-historic people practiced horticulture, built mounds for religious purposes, and traded throughout North America?

• Aztecs

• Mississippians

• British

• Spanish

Which country used the idea of mercantilism as an economic principal when dealing with their colonial settlements?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

What was the primary role of Spanish missions in North America?

• to protect the Native Americans

• to create housing for Spanish troops

• to spread Catholic Christianity to the Native Americans

• to create indentured servants of the the Natives

What impact did Spanish Missions have on the Native Americans?

• The Spanish adopted many of the rituals of the Natives.

• Native American culture expanded.

• Savannah was created as a mission city.

• Native American culture declined.

How did De Soto's expedition impact the Mississippians?

• The Natives adopted new ideas and food from Europe.

• Trade was established between North America and Spain.

• The Native population died out due to diseases and war.

• The Natives learned how to cook pork and make bacon.

What led to the decline of Spanish Missions in Georgia?

• New Catholic priest converted to protestant faith.

• Disease from Europe killed many of the Spanish priest.

• England convinced Spain to settle in Florida.

• England supported Native Americans to attack Spanish Missions.

What were some technological advances of the Mississippian people?

• They were strictly hunter and gathers.

• They migrated with their food source.

• They had skills in making tools, jewelry, utensils.

• The had no advances, they learned everything from the Europeans.

Which area of North America did Spain controll?

• Northern Canada

• Central America and Florida

• Easter coast of North America

• Western coast of North America

Which came first?

• new technology allowed Europeans to sail to the New World

• Europeans brought new food, animals, and ideas to the New World.

• European diseases killed many of the natives.

• War between competing European countries broke out in the New World.