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The Ancient Influence of Georgia: Exploring De Soto and Spanish Missions

Discover the impact of the ancient people of Georgia and the explorations of Hernando de Soto and Spanish missions. Learn about their search for gold, encounters with the native populations, and the lasting effects on the region.

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The Ancient Influence of Georgia: Exploring De Soto and Spanish Missions

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  1. Today I am learning about the ancients of Georgia because these people had a great influence on how we live today. Warm Up – Which countries explored the current east coast of the United States? What problems may arise because of competing and overlapping claims?

  2. Hernando de SotoandSpanish Missions Explorers to the New World

  3. Hernando DeSoto • First to record expedition through Georgia in 1540 • In search of Gold and silver • Explored much of the South Eastern US • Came up through Florida with more than 600 men

  4. De Soto (Cont.) • Explored Savannah and Ocmulgee River • Never found gold • He encountered the Mississippian Natives

  5. 90% of the Native population vanished • Natives had never seen: • Guns, steel swords, metal armor, or horses • Only weapons Natives had were made of wood and stone • Many were killed in battle or just plain murdered • Many were made slaves

  6. Natives Vanished Continued • 1 in 3 Natives died from • Measles, chicken pox, small pox • Because they had never been exposed to these diseases • With so few Natives left, the Spanish began to import black slaves from Africa to work in the fields and mines

  7. Spanish Settlements

  8. Pedro Menendez • Spain sent him because they were worried about French success • He built St. Augustine • First successful settlement in North America

  9. Menendez helped build missions Church outpost The Friars (Church Missionaries work with the natives teaching them: Read and write Modern agricultural techniques They also traded with the natives St. Augustine

  10. Missions • St. Catherine’s Island • Spanish called Santa Catalina de Guale • Georgia’s coast was called Guala named after the natives there

  11. Quick Write (Summarizer) Which European country had the most negative impact on the natives in either North or South America? Why? Explain.

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