Georgia’s Early Native Tribes and Civilizations

1. Georgia’s Early Native Tribes and Civilizations Learning Target Students need to know what impact European contact had on the Native Americans in the New World and Why European countries (such as France, Spain, and Great Britain) explored and created colonies in North America?

2. Georgia’s Prehistoric Time Periods 1.) Paleo–Indian Period (10,000 – 8,000 B.C.) 2.) Archaic Period (8,000 – 1,000 B.C.) 3.) Woodland Period (1,000 B.C.E - 1,000 C.E.) 4.) Mississippian Period (1,000 – 1,600 C.E.)

3. Paleo-Indian Period • Paleolithic Period – Old Stone Age • Natives lived in small groups of 15 to 50 people, which are called Bands. • In order to survive, these natives had to hunt and gather all of their food.

4. Paleo Natives Hunting a Mammoth

5. Giant Sloths

6. Paleo-Indian Period (cont.) • Their diet mainly consisted of giant bison, mastodons, giant sloths, small animals, nuts, and wild fruit and vegetables. • These natives were nomads; they had to constantly move from place to place • Their life span (how long you live?) was around 30 to 40 years. Why?

7. Paleo-Indian Period (cont.) • The animals they hunted also provided materials for weapons, tools, clothing, and shelter. • Paleo-Indians also created clovis points and the atlatl. • These natives buried their dead.

8. Archaic Period • Part of the Paleolithic Age – Old Stone Age • They became dependant on a combination of hunting, gathering, and fishing. (deer, bear, rabbits, fish, berries, fruits. • Middens – heaps of shellfish and oyster shells that have been left near the coast and the Savannah River

9. Archaic Period (cont.) • Archaic Indians were nomads, but traveled less than Paleo-Indians. • Better hunting techniques (fire, atlatl, & clovis points • Created pottery (moss, grass, & roots) • Buried their dead with items that were important in life.

10. Woodland Period • Part of the Neolithic Period – New Stone Age. • They hunted with the creation of the bow and arrow. • Agriculture developed during this period. • The development of agriculture caused the population to grow.

11. Woodland Period (cont.) • The Woodland Indians built burial mounds, made of earth and stone • The mounds contained jewelry, pottery, and other important items

12. Mississippian Period • Part of the Neolithic Period • The Natives lived near rivers • The Natives relied on agriculture – growing crops • The Natives stored their crops in a warehouse. • Permanent settlements were created. Why?

13. Mississippian Period (cont.) • A Chiefdom was created, which was a few small villages ruled by a chief • Mounds were created to bury the dead and store ceremonial items with the dead • Mounds were near Cartersville, Ocmulgee, and Etowah

14. E.Q. What impact did European contact have on the Native Americans in the New World?

15. Who owns what? 4 countries were fighting for control of land France, Portugal, Spain, & Great Britain (England) ● Native American Indians were trying to keep what was theirs originally (background info – don’t copy)

16. Hernando DeSoto • In 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto, with approximately 600 men, marched north from Tampa, Florida into southwest Georgia (near today’s Albany) in search of Gold. • DeSoto’s metal weapons, plated armor, war dogs, and horses overwhelmed the Native Americans; thousands of Georgia’s Native Americans died, many from diseases (such as Small Pox) brought by the Spaniards. DeSoto also brought pigs to the New World. These pigs were not used for food but were used for protection from reptiles. • The Spaniards marched across Georgia into South Carolina, but never found the gold they sought. Almost half of the expedition (including DeSoto himself) died on the trip.

17. Spanish Missions • Mission – Definition: A religious church or station established in a foreign land to allow missionaries to spread their religion. • In 1566, Spain established missions on Georgia’s Cumberland Island and St. Catherine’s Island, called Santa Catalina. During the same century, posts were established at Sapelo and St. Simon’s Island. • The Spanish missionaries called the region Guale (pronounced “Wallie”) after the Guale Indians. • The missions were used by the Spanish to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism but also served as a trading post; Native Americans used the missions to integrate themselves into the European world.

18. New World-Old World Exchanges • Both the New World (North and South America) and the Old World (Europe) benefited from exploration. Old World Benefits New World Benefits • Agricultural Products – Rye, radishes, beets, sugar cane, rice, peaches, and wheat all came from Europe to the New World. • Animals – Horses, chickens, pigs, oxen, sheep, goats, and cattle all came from Europe to the New World. Many of these animals had negative impacts as they destroyed the ground cover and led to the extinction of some native animals. • Agricultural Products – Corn, white potatoes, yams (sweet potatoes), peanuts, and pumpkins all came from the New World and were taken to Europe. • Animals – Turkeys were brought from the New World and taken to Europe.

19. Reasons for European Exploration:French (France) • France began sending explorers to North America in 1562 in search of gold. • French explorers created a colony in South Carolina (Charlesfort in 1562) and Florida (Fort Caroline in 1564) but these were later taken over by the Spanish.

20. Reasons for European Exploration:Spanish (Spain) • Spain began sending explorers to the New World for God, glory, and gold. • Spain hoped to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism/Christianity (God), gain more power through the expansion of the Spanish Empire (glory), and discover new riches (gold). • Juan Ponce de Leon came to Florida as early as 1513; Hernando DeSoto was the first Spanish explorer to lead an expedition through Georgia.

21. Reasons for European Exploration:British (Great Britain) • Great Britain (England) began sending explorers to the New World in the 1580’s in search of exotic foods, wealth (gold), and mercantilism. • Mercantilism – Economic system based on the belief that a country could increase its wealth by exporting more than they import. • The British wanted to create colonies that would help produce raw materials (cotton, tobacco, forest products, etc.) that could be imported into Great Britain. British companies would then refine these products and sell the finished product back to the colonies at a higher rate.