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SS8H1 - Game 2 (European Exploration) GSE
Test Description: Exploration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which European country was the first to explore North and South America?
A
Italy
B
France
C
England
D
Spain
2) Which term best describes why the European countries decide to explore 'the New World'?
A
Power, Defense, Money
B
Conversion, Character, Creation
C
Germs, Guns, and Steel
D
God, Gold, and Glory
3) Which Spanish explorer came to Georgia looking for gold?
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Vasco Da Gama
C
Hernando de Soto
D
Francisco de Balboa
4) Where did the Spanish settle their missions in Georgia?
A
On the barrier islands
B
In Atlanta
C
In Central and South America
D
In Savannah
5) Where did the English establish the American colonies?
A
On the east coast of the modern-day US
B
In South America
C
In Canada and New Orleans
D
In Central America
6) What was the primary reason for English settlement?
A
All of the above
B
Economic gains
C
Spread Christianity
D
Religious freedom/escape persecution
7) What is the MAIN reason the Spanish set up missions on the barrier islands?
A
To claim the land they had for the Spanish
B
To convert the natives to Christianity
C
To find gold
D
To make the English jealous
8) What was the effect of de Soto's exploration of Georgia?
A
Native Americans died from disease
B
Native Americans died from war
C
All of the answers are correct
D
De Soto never found gold and died along the trail
9) What happened to the Mississippians after European contact?
A
They all converted to Catholicism
B
They killed all of the European explorers
C
They died from war and disease
D
They moved to Europe
10) Where did the Spanish settle in 'the New World'?
A
In Europe
B
The east coast of the modern-day United States
C
Canada and New Orleans
D
Central America, South America, Florida and the Barrier Islands
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