Week 7 Primetime 9/28-10/2 - Rachel Wells | Biblioteka

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MONDAY: Why did the Mississippian culture begin to fade after contact with Europeans?

B. American Indians died in battle with Europeans and through exposure to European diseases.

C. The Spanish and French wanted to acquire personal wealth, so they formed alliances with American Indians.

A. Many American Indians of this culture converted to Christianity after meeting the Europeans.

D. The Europeans forced them off their land and relocated them to small reservations in the American West.

SS8H1.a

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MONDAY: Which sentence below is the BEST summary of the Etowah Mounds?

B. They contained falls that were used to create hydroelectricity.

D. They served as a recreational area for early Georgians.

C. They served as a place of worship for early American Indians.

A. They contained deposits of gold that were coveted by many early explorers.

SS8H1.a

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TUESDAY: Based on this table and your knowledge of social studies, how did British interests in the New World differ from Spanish interests?

B. The Spanish wanted to create a Christian country, but the British wanted to establish a slave trade.

C. The Spanish wanted to exterminate other races, but the British wanted to create a multicultural society.

A. The Spanish emphasized mineral wealth, but the British focused on establishing colonies.

D. The Spanish wanted to find centrally governed colonies, while the British wanted to develop small villages.

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TUESDAY: Which of the following is NOT a reason the Spanish settled in Georgia?

A. to increase Spain's wealth

B. to expand the Spanish Empire

C. to prevent British colonization

D. to spread the Anglican faith

SS8H1.b

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THURSDAY: The English government's main goals in North America were to create profitable colonies, limit the expansion of its enemies, give its citizens new opportunities in a new land, and establish trade with native people. Which of the following motivated the English to strive to meet these goals?

A. the desire to convert other cultures to Christianity

B. the desire to cooperate with the Spanish missionaries

D. the desire to learn hunting techniques from American Indians

C. the desire to profit from the New World's natural resources

SS8H1.b

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THURSDAY: European explorers who reached the New World brought with them a variety of diseases, including influenza and smallpox. How did this impact North America?

A. by destroying crops traditionally grown on the continent

B. by causing a massive migration of wildlife

C. by limiting the northern expansion of the Aztec Empire

D. by decimating (decreasing) American Indian populations

SS8H1.c

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FRIDAY: Based on this information and your knowledge of social studies, what was the aim of the Spanish missions in Georgia's barrier islands?

A. to gain allies for Spain in the fight for control of North America

D. to reduce conflicts between Spanish settlers and American Indians

C. to learn how to survive in the Americas from the American Indians

B. to reduce the growing influence of Anglicanism in North America

SS8H1.c

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FRIDAY: All of the following had a direct impact on American Indian cultures in Georgia, EXCEPT

A. the Stamp Act

D. European Exploration

B. Spanish Missions

C. Hernando DeSoto

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