European Exploration in Georgia

France, Spain, and Great Britain

In the Age of Exploration, a few European countries made a lasting impact in the Americas. These countries were...

French

While this country played a large role in the North American history, they did not impact colonial Georgia

Fur Trade

The French were primarily interested in the _______ in Canada, but did also live in Louisiana and Ohio Valley

God, Gold, Glory

3 motives for Spanish Exploration

God

wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity using missions

Glory

the conquistadors (Spanish explorers, literally "conquerors") were looking for personal fortune and fame

Gold

The Spanish monarchy wanted to bring as much wealth into their country as possible

Mercantilism

The English wanted to live in North America permanently due to ____________ hoping to export more than they import

Mother Country

would find colonies that could produce raw materials like lumber to be sent back to Great Britain for production to create finished products

Countries

they would sell these finished products to other ________.

Freedom

Many went to the "New World" to find religious ________.

Jamestown

The first permanent English colony (est. 1607)

Tobacco

Initially unsuccessful, John Rolfe developed a new form of ___________.

Virginia

_____________ and other colonies (Maryland, Carolina, and Georgia) were so successful that new southern colonies were encouraged to produce agricultural products like rice, tobacco, and indigo

European

___________ contact had a dramatic impact on the American Indian cultures in Georgia

Hernando de Soto

the first European explorer in Georgia

Starving and Killing

Hernando de Soto was directly responsible for ________ and _________ a large number of American Indians in his quest for God, Gold, and Glory

Mississippian Culture

later, diseases he carried, like influenza and smallpox, caused massive amounts of death and the end of the ___________________.

Pigs

De Soto is credited with introducing _______ to the Southeast

god

the natives de Soto encountered thought he was a ______.

Mississippian River

Hernando de Soto died on his trip through the Southeast so he was "buried" secretly in the ____________________ in order to prevent American Indians from finding out he had died

Journals

the only way we know of Hernando de Soto's expedition is based on the _____________ of three of his soldiers

Failure

De Soto's journey was a _________ (he did not find any gold and he died on he journey)

failed

Both the Spanish and the French tried to create colonies in Georgia that...

Mission Period

the most successful Spanish colonization attempt was during the _____________ from 1568-1684

Christianity

The goal of the Spanish missions was to convert the natives to ______________ (especially Catholicism)

Barrier Islands

these missions were establish on the _____________ (called the Gauleregion) and in the interior of the state

Cumberland Island

Some sites were on _____________, St. Catherine's Island, and even the Okefenokee Swamp

Political and Economic

the mission system was used to bring American Indian cultures into the Spanish _________ system

St. Augustine

Unmarried American Indian males had to work for the Spanish in ___________________ for several months a year

Disease and Death

The close contact with the Spanish brought ___________ to many American Indian villages

Deaths of Natives

By the 1600's, the Spanish missions system was falling apart due to the large number of ___________________________ along with raids supported by the British

1684

The last Spanish mission in Georgia was destroyed by a pirate attack in _______