Exam on Native Americans and Explorers (SS8H1 a & b)
Date: September 11, 2009
Name: _____________________________
1.
Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements?
A. The Indians began to cultivate and grow plants.
B. The Indians had abundant game to hunt.
C. The Indians followed herds of large animals.
D. The Indians wanted to band together for protection.
2.
Why did the Archaic people move frequently?
A. to locate farmland
B. to find enough food
C. to trade with others
D. to find secure shelter
3.
Which period saw the building of large villages with impressive ceremonial buildings?
A. Archaic
B. Mississippian
C. Woodland
D. Paleo
4. The prehistoric culture that developed the bow and arrow for hunting was the
A. Archaic culture
B. Mississippian culture
C. Woodland culture
D. Paleo culture
5. The oldest known Native American culture in North America was the
A. Archaic culture
B. Mississippian culture
C. Woodland culture
D. Paleo culture
6. Which people were FIRST to live in tribes?
A. Archaic culture
B. Mississippian culture
C. Woodland culture
D. Paleo culture
7.
Which is NOT a site of past villages from the Mississippian time period?
A. Chattahoochee Mounds
B. Etowah Mounds
C. Kolomoki Mounds
D. Ocmulgee Mounds
8. Why did Hernando De Soto explore much of Georgia in 1540?
A. He was attracted by rumors of large gold deposits.
B. He wanted to build forts and missions in the state.
C. He was searching for the magical Fountain of Youth.
D. He believed that he would find a passage to Asia through Georgia.
9. How did De Soto’s march through Georgia change the lives and culture of Native Americans?
A. The expedition introduced Native Americans to new types of food.
B. The expedition set up new trading opportunities for Native Americans.
C. The expedition was responsible for converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
D. The expedition resulted in the death of thousands of Native Americans from violence
10. The main purpose of the Spanish missions in Georgia during the 1500s and 1600s was to
A. provide protection for the area’s European settlers.
B. convert the Indians to Catholicism (Christianity).
C. establish trade with Spain.
D. claim land for Spain.
11. The first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World was established at
A. Jamestown.
B. Los Angeles.
C. St. Augustine.
D. Yamacraw Bluff.
and disease.
12. The Creek Indian tribe was united under what type of government?
A. federal republic
B. dictatorship
C. communist leader
D. confederacy
13. According to the Cherokees, family members related by blood were considered a
A. herd.
B. clan.
C. unit.
D. commune.
14. The Creeks actually considered themselves as the
A. Seminoles.
B. Choctaws.
C. Muscogees.
D. Iroquois.
15. Which crop made the most impact on the daily lives of Creeks and Cherokees?
A. corn
B. cotton
C. rice
D. peanuts
16. What European culture item did De Soto’s men NOT bring to the Native Americans of Georgia?
A. diseases
B. guns
C. horses
D. Christianity
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17. The Spanish missions were located where in Georgia?
A. Blue Ridge Mountains
C. barrier islands
B. along the Chattahoochee River
D. along the Savannah River
Answer both essay questions in three or more sentences:
A. Why did the Native Americans stopped living as nomads, and how did their daily lives change?
B. What were the three major reasons Europeans desired to explorer and settle the New World? Give
an example of a person or group of people for each reason. (There should be three individuals or
group of people).