Florida Explorers

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What does the name "Florida" mean?

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Covered in flowers

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Ponce De Leon discovered the following valuable land: Puerto Rico and Florida, New Mexico and Spain, America and India, Italy and Portugal.

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Puerto Rico and Florida

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According to the article, which country began exploring Florida FIRST?

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Spain (Spaniards)

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Why did the FRENCH want to explore Florida?

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They wanted freedom to choose their own religion.

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Which explorer is credited with making St. Augustine the first permanent European city in what is now the United States? Options: Hernando Desoto, Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Ponce de Leon, Sir Francis Drake

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Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles

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The purpose of Spanish missionaries in Florida was to...

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Convert the Native Americans to their Catholic religion.

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Which 3 countries fought and wanted to claim Florida as their own? Options: Mexico, USA, Spain, Spain, England, France, Cuba, South America, France, USA, England, Cuba

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Spain, England, France

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What is colonization?

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Process of creating new settlements

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Soldiers sent by Spain to explore and claim land for Spain -

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Conquistadors

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These were established for a religious purpose to convert Natives: Missions, Presidios, Forts, Churches

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Missions