Georgia History Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update (2026/2027)
Question:
Juan Ponce de Leon
Answer:
1513- "He looked around" (sent by Spanish gov. to find
legendary island of "Bimini" iso "Fountain of Youth"
Discovered/named Florida (including present day GA)
Question:
First European to see GA
Lucas Vazques de Ayllon
Answer:
1526- first attempt of European to establish
permanent settlement (34 years between Columbus and first settlement).
Question:
Hernando de Soto
Answer:
Spanish Conquistador; explored in 1540's from Florida west
to the Mississippi with six hundred men in search of gold; discovered the
,Mississippi, a vital
North American river.
Question:
Father Pedro Martinez
Answer:
A Jesuit missionary who was murdered by Indians on
San Pedro (Cumberland) Island 1566 after being stranded and caught in a
storm.
Question:
Guale
Answer:
Question:
Territory established by Father Pedro Martinez. The name Spain gave to
the northern half of Georgia's coast, taken from the name of the Indians who
inhabited the
area. Killed the priests in 1597?
Pedro Menendez Marques
Answer:
Question:
Spanish missions and presidios
, Answer:
Question:
Juanillo
Answer:
Chief of the Guale Indians led the Guale revolt. Murdered Pedro
Corpa.
Question:
Father Pedro de Corpa
Answer:
Missionary at Tolomoto. Priest killed by the Guale
Indians during the revolt.
Question:
Fort King George
Answer:
Fort King George, the first British garrison of the Georgia
colony, is located at the mouth of the Altamaha River. Established in 1721 as
the southernmost
outpost of British North America, the post became the stronghold for the
southeastern region
as defense against the Spanish in Florida.
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update (2026/2027)
Question:
Juan Ponce de Leon
Answer:
1513- "He looked around" (sent by Spanish gov. to find
legendary island of "Bimini" iso "Fountain of Youth"
Discovered/named Florida (including present day GA)
Question:
First European to see GA
Lucas Vazques de Ayllon
Answer:
1526- first attempt of European to establish
permanent settlement (34 years between Columbus and first settlement).
Question:
Hernando de Soto
Answer:
Spanish Conquistador; explored in 1540's from Florida west
to the Mississippi with six hundred men in search of gold; discovered the
,Mississippi, a vital
North American river.
Question:
Father Pedro Martinez
Answer:
A Jesuit missionary who was murdered by Indians on
San Pedro (Cumberland) Island 1566 after being stranded and caught in a
storm.
Question:
Guale
Answer:
Question:
Territory established by Father Pedro Martinez. The name Spain gave to
the northern half of Georgia's coast, taken from the name of the Indians who
inhabited the
area. Killed the priests in 1597?
Pedro Menendez Marques
Answer:
Question:
Spanish missions and presidios
, Answer:
Question:
Juanillo
Answer:
Chief of the Guale Indians led the Guale revolt. Murdered Pedro
Corpa.
Question:
Father Pedro de Corpa
Answer:
Missionary at Tolomoto. Priest killed by the Guale
Indians during the revolt.
Question:
Fort King George
Answer:
Fort King George, the first British garrison of the Georgia
colony, is located at the mouth of the Altamaha River. Established in 1721 as
the southernmost
outpost of British North America, the post became the stronghold for the
southeastern region
as defense against the Spanish in Florida.
