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What is horticulture?
a) Planting and growing gardens
b) Making pottery
c) Weapon making
d) Basket-weaving

What was the MAIN reason Spain settle and explored North America?
a) God, Gold, and Glory
b) Death, Disease, and Destruction
c) Mercantilism
d) They didn't explore or settle North America

Where did England settle in North America?
a) Florida and GA's barrier islands
b) East Coast- Maine to Georgia
c) Canada and Louisiana
d) They didn't explore or settle North America

What was Hernando de Soto's purpose in North America?
a) Converting Natives
b) Finding gold
c) Starting trade with Natives
d) Forming friendships with Natives

Why was Hernando de Soto unsuccessful in his mission?
a) The Natives would not lead him to the gold
b) The Natives gave him silver instead.
c) He died before discovering any gold.
d) He decided to give up because he wasn't finding gold.

Where were the Spanish missions located?
a) Georgia's barrier islands
b) Appalachian Mountains
c) Along the fall line
d) They were not located in Georgia

What was the purpose of the Spanish Missions?
a) To convert Natives to Catholocism
b) To find gold
c) To ensure trade with the Natives was successful
d) To form peaceful friendships with Natives.

What is Mercantilism?
a) Exporting more than importing
b) Importing more than exporting
c) Trade with the Natives
d) Desire to NOT trade with anyone

What is another word for trading?
a) Barter
b) Steal
c) Give
d) Loan

How did Hernando de Soto impact the Mississippians?
a) Killed many with disease and war
b) Helped them transition into a new culture
c) Simply ignored them and went on with his business
d) He never came in contact with the Mississippians

What was the MAIN reason England explored and settled North America?
a) Gold
b) Indigo
c) Mercantilism
d) Tobacco

What area(s) of modern-day United States did the Spanish settle?
a) East coast- Maine to Georgia
b) Florida
c) Louisiana to Canada
d) They did not settle in North America

While the Spanish missions were successful, what led to them becoming abandoned?
a) The Spanish Conquistadors killed most of the Natives.
b) The Natives revolted and killed most of the Monks and Friars.
c) The churches lost their drive to continue the missions.
d) The British began threatening Spanish strongholds after the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

How did changes in horticulture lead the Mississippians to evolve?
a) It led them to create better storage methods.
b) It led them to begin moving about searching for food.
c) It let them to stop using horticulture all together.
d) It led them to leave their farms because of a lack of variety in crops.

How did the changing climate and environment impact how the native cultures evolved?
a) The changes did not truly impact the cultures.
b) The changes brought many new diseases that wiped out many cultures
c) The changes forced Native Cultures to adapt their weapons in order to hunt different game.
d) The changes led to cultures becoming more nomadic because they refused to evolve.

What would be a positive impact of Hernando de Soto's expedition?
a) His expeditions did nothing positive
b) His expedition helped to create maps for all Europeans
c) His diseases helped Native doctors create medicines for their tribes
d) His journals helped us to know how the pre-European cultures lived.

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