Question

Explain how European exploration affected Georgia.

Answer 1

Missionaries tried to convert the Native Americans to their religion. They also brought diseases that wiped out a large portion of the native population.

Answer 2

Europeans gained new materials like gold, silver, and jewels. The Europeans enslaved the Native Americans and took most of them back to Europe. The explorers also gained new foods like corn and pineapple. Columbus also discovered tobacco seeds and brought the seeds back to Europe