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European Explorer
All About Georgia's European exploration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Spanish explorer who was the first to travel through Georgia | De Soto |
| The 3 reasons for European exploration | Gold God, glory |
| The imaginary line that prevented the Portugese from colonizing North America | the demarcation line |
| The exchange of plants and animals between Europe, Africa, and the New World | Columbian Exchange |
| The Italian given credit for finding the New World | Columbus |
| The 3 European countries that settled parts of North America | England, Spain, France |
| The undersea river that made it impossible for European explorers to find the coast of North America | Gulf Stream |
| What Columbus called the natives when he landed in San Salvador | Indians |
| What religious men did De Soto bring with him on explorations? | Priests |
| An all-water route to Asia through north America | Northwest passage |
| Why was De Soto's exploration considered a failure? | He found no gold |
| Three deadly diseases brought by the Europeans to the Americas | Smallpox, influenza, measles |
| The Indian culture De Soto witnessed in America | Mississippians |
| Where did de Soto die? | In Arkansas, along the Mississippi River |
| The oldest still standing city in North America | St. Augustine |
| Many Indians died from this when Europeans brought this from Europe | disease |
| A trader who buys goods from producers and sells them to other consumers | middlemen |
| Group of people who settle in a new land but keep ties with their homeland | colony |
| items Europeans wanted found in Asia | spices, silk, dyes, tea |
| The explorers spread disease but what were they hoping to spread? | Christianity |
| Columbus had what two problems with his ideas of sailing to the far east by traveling west? | The earth was much larger, and there was North America in the way |
| An exchange between Europe and the New World | Columbian exchange |
| What did De Soto claim so the Indians wouldn't rebel against him? | He was the Sun God |
| Which explorer named Florida (after flowers, for "flora" because he came in April) | Ponce de Leon |
| Which mission became the third mission of the Spanish, and gave a name to the Creek Indians? | Guale |
| What two ways did the Spanish use the missions? | for fort protection and as a church to spread Catholicism |
| Which Georgia city claims to be the second oldest city in America? | St. Mary's |
| What landform kept De Soto away from the gold in Georgia? | Fall Line |
| The belief that a country should export more than it imports | mercantilism |
| This man's 1477 publication led Europeans to believe they could reach Asia by ship. | Marco Polo (Travels) |
| The most important trade item between the Americas and Europe | tobacco |
| The number of men in De Soto's group of explorers | 600+ |
| An important holiday bird natural to Americas but not to Europe | turkey |
| He was king of England when de Soto was exploring Georgia | Henry VIII |
| The Florida Bay where De Soto landed in 1539 | Tampa Bay |
| The chief trade from Africa to Europe to America | Columbian exchange |
| The first Spanish mission in Georgia was located on this barrier island | St. Augustine |
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