Matching
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a. | Hernando De Soto | d. | Jacques Marquette | b. | John Cabot | e. | Louis Joliet | c. | “son of the
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English explorer who was looking for a shorter route to Asia.
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What de Soto claimed to be.
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Catholic Priest sent to explore the interior of North America.
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fur trapper who explored North America
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landed in La Florida.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Encounters between native peoples and foreign explorers
a. | had little impact on either culture. | c. | occasionally impacted one or the
other culture. | b. | always resulted in changes to both. | d. | always destroyed one of the two
cultures. |
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Columbus fueled the fires of exploration by
a. | telling stories of great riches. | c. | telling stories about the beautiful
lands and people he had discovered. | b. | telling stories about the fountain of
youth. | d. | none of
these. |
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Conquistadors were
a. | Portuguese solders. | c. | Spanish soldiers-explorers. | b. | French
explorers. | d. | English
missionaries |
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Hernando De Soto and his men landed in “La Florida”
a. | 10 years after Columbus landed in the Americas. | c. | at the same time as Columbus was
landing in the Caribbean. | b. | about 20 years after Columbus landed in the
Americas. | d. | about 50 years
after Columbus landed in the Americas. |
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De Soto and his men entered Arkansas when they crossed the Mississippi
River
a. | in the spring of 1541. | c. | in the fall of 1552. | b. | in the summer of 1972. | d. | in 1492. |
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What happened to De Soto?
a. | he returned to Spain a hero. | c. | he died and was dropped into the
Mississippi River. | b. | he returned to Spain
disgraced. | d. | he died and was
buried in a Indian Burial Mound. |
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How did European diseases impact the Native Americans?
a. | The Indians were not impacted by the diseases. | c. | The Indians quickly developed a
natural immunity to the diseases. | b. | The Indians had already developed immunity to
the diseases. | d. | Many Indians
died because they had no natural immunity to the diseases. |
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When French explorers arrived,
a. | they treated the Native Americans like the Spanish had done
previously. | c. | they fought with the Native Americans. | b. | they established good relations with the Native
Americans. | d. | they fought with
the Spanish explorers. |
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La Salle called his new French colony
a. | La Arkansaw. | c. | La Florida. | b. | La Mississippi. | d. | La Louisiane. |
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La Salle
a. | died of disease while exploring. | c. | died fighting the
Spanish. | b. | was killed by his own men. | d. | died while fighting Indians. |
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Arkansas Post was first established by
a. | the Spanish in 1492. | c. | the Quawpaw before the Europeans arrived. | b. | the French in
1686. | d. | none of
these |
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The Arkansas Post was
a. | never moved. | b. | moved from time to time. |
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Mercantilism brought
a. | goods and services to the mother country. | c. | military resources to the mother
country. | b. | gold and silver to the mother country. | d. | wealth and power to the mother
country. |
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Farming was
a. | very successful at the Arkansas Post. | c. | not important at the Arkansas
Post. | b. | very difficult at the Arkansas Post. | d. | none of these. |
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Bernard de la Harpe was sent to
a. | find new territory. | c. | find a route to Asia. | b. | find legendary
treasures. | d. | none of
these. |
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“La petit roche” means
a. | big rock. | c. | sand stone. | b. | green rock. | d. | little rock. |
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The French and Indian War ( Seven Years War) was
a. | between the French and the Indians. | c. | between the French and the
Americans. | b. | between the French and the Spanish. | d. | between the French and the
British. |
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Arkansas became a part of America
a. | after the French and Indian War. | c. | after Spain defeated the
French. | b. | after the American Revolution | d. | after the Louisiana Purchase in
1803. |
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The Treaty of Paris ended
a. | the French and Indian War. | c. | the American
Revolution. | b. | the Seven Years war. | d. | none of these. |
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Chief Angaska was
a. | a Chickasaw warrior. | c. | a British ally. | b. | an ally of the Spanish at Arkansas
Post. | d. | none of
these. |
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Which of the following was NOT a problem de Soto and his men encountered during
their exploration.
a. | food shortage | c. | loss of livestock | b. | storms | d. | disease |
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De Soto’s men were the first to discover this for Spain.
a. | Rio Grande | c. | Louisiana | b. | La Florida | d. | Gulf of Mexico |
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Which of the following did NOT motivate the explorations of Spain.
a. | religion | c. | gold | b. | to establish trade routes | d. | cotton |
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Name the Indian group La Salle met while traveling down the Mississippi
River.
a. | Chickasaw | c. | Caddo | b. | Quapaw | d. | Osage |
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What was the cause of Hernando de Soto’s death?
a. | fever | c. | pneumonia | b. | cancer | d. | gun shot wound |
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Who were the Quapaw allies during the French and Indian War?
a. | British | c. | Spanish | b. | French | d. | Americans |
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When did de Soto explore Arkansas?
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33.
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Which country is responsible for bringing pigs to America
a. | Spain | c. | France | b. | England | d. | Italy |
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Short Answer
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34.
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Compare and contrast the relationship that the Spanish and the French had with
the Native Americans.
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