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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 Woodland Indians
B
the Archaic Indians
C
the Paleo Indians
D
the Mississippian 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
Plymouth
C
Santo Domingo
D
Jamestown
4) Who were the first Europeans to explore modern-day Georgia?
A
the English
B
the Dutch
C
the Spanish
D
the French
5) Which section of the U.S. was explored by Hernando de Soto?
A
the Northeast
B
the Northwest
C
the Southeast
D
the Southwest
6) What was Hernando de Soto's primary goal in North America?
A
He wanted to introduce Christianity to the American Indians.
B
He wanted to find gold.
C
He wanted to defeat Portuguese forces.
D
He wanted to spread disease 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
Henry Hudson
B
Hernando de Soto
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Hernan Cortes
9) What eventually killed most of the Mississippian Indians?
A
warfare
B
disease
C
intense flooding
D
years of drought
10) After the failure of the Spanish missions, the Spanish retreated to:
A
South America
B
Virginia
C
la Florida
D
Cuba
11) The mission of Hernando de Soto was considered a failure because:
A
he was unable to convert the Indians to Christianity
B
he took all of the gold to South America
C
he was defeated by the Mississippian Indians
D
he did not find large amounts of gold
12) Since Hernando de Soto had guns, armor, and horses:
A
###
B
he had more advantages than the Indians
C
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D
he had more disadvantages than the Indians
13) God, gold, and glory were central ideas for:
A
the Paleo Indians
B
the Mississippian Indians
C
English explorers in the New World
D
Spanish explorers in the New World
14) The Europeans accidentally discovered the New World because:
A
they were fighting against Chinese soldiers
B
they wanted quicker access to eastern Asia
C
they were sending prisoners to places outside of Europe
D
they wanted to control trade in central Africa
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