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8th SS - Unit 2 Review (SS8H1b, SS8H1c)
Test Description: Unit 2 (SS8H1bc)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When the first Europeans arrived in modern-day Georgia, they were met by:
A
the Mississippian Indians
B
the Archaic Indians
C
the Woodland Indians
D
the Paleo Indians
2) Which European nations were the first ones to explore the Americas?
A
Italy and Greece
B
Belgium and the Netherlands
C
Spain and Portugal
D
England and France
3) What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
A
St. Augustine
B
Santo Domingo
C
Jamestown
D
Plymouth
4) Who were the first Europeans to explore modern-day Georgia?
A
the Dutch
B
the English
C
the Spanish
D
the French
5) Which section of the U.S. was explored by Hernando de Soto?
A
the Northwest
B
the Southeast
C
the Northeast
D
the Southwest
6) What was Hernando de Soto's primary goal in North America?
A
He wanted to spread disease to the American Indians.
B
He wanted to defeat Portuguese forces.
C
He wanted to find gold.
D
He wanted to introduce Christianity to the American Indians.
7) Where were Spanish missions primarily built?
A
in the Appalachian Plateau
B
Georgia's barrier islands
C
near the Gulf of Mexico
D
along the Chattahoochee River
8) Which explorer killed thousands of Mississippian Indians from both warfare and disease?
A
Hernan Cortes
B
Hernando de Soto
C
Henry Hudson
D
Francisco Pizarro
9) What eventually killed most of the Mississippian Indians?
A
warfare
B
disease
C
years of drought
D
intense flooding
10) After the failure of the Spanish missions, the Spanish retreated to:
A
la Florida
B
Virginia
C
South America
D
Cuba
11) The mission of Hernando de Soto was considered a failure because:
A
he did not find large amounts of gold
B
he took all of the gold to South America
C
he was defeated by the Mississippian Indians
D
he was unable to convert the Indians to Christianity
12) Since Hernando de Soto had guns, armor, and horses:
A
he had more advantages than the Indians
B
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C
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D
he had more disadvantages than the Indians
13) God, gold, and glory were central ideas for:
A
Spanish explorers in the New World
B
English explorers in the New World
C
the Paleo Indians
D
the Mississippian Indians
14) The Europeans accidentally discovered the New World because:
A
they wanted to control trade in central Africa
B
they were sending prisoners to places outside of Europe
C
they were fighting against Chinese soldiers
D
they wanted quicker access to eastern Asia
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