Here are the answers based on historical context:
Question 1:
DeSoto and his men were respectful of the Mississippian American Indians they encountered and tried to learn from them as they traveled across the South.
Answer: B) False
(DeSoto and his men were often hostile and engaged in violent confrontations rather than showing respect.)
Question 2:
DeSoto and his men spread ________ around the New World to the Mississippian American Indians.
Answer: C) diseases like smallpox
(DeSoto and other European explorers unintentionally introduced diseases to which the Indigenous populations had no immunity.)
Question 3:
What was the main goal of Hernando DeSoto and his men as they traveled around the Southeastern United States?
Answer: A) He was looking for gold and riches.
(DeSoto was primarily motivated by the search for wealth and treasure, particularly gold.)
Question 4:
The first Europeans to explore Georgia were from which country?
Answer: C) Spain
(Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to explore the region that is now Georgia.)
Question 5:
The expeditions of DeSoto and his men was a _________.
Answer: A) failure
(DeSoto did not find gold or establish permanent settlements, and many of his men died during the expedition.)