The Spanish Explore Alabama Part 1

The Spanish Explore Alabama Part 1

The First Explorers

• The first explorers were from Spain. 

• They were looking for wealth (riches). 

• They came to Mobile Bay looking for gold. 

•  The settlers brought DISEASES with them that killed some of the Indians. 

•  Some of the diseases were flu, measles, chicken pox, and diphtheria.

The Indians

•  The Indians believed the land belonged to everyone.

• The Indians did not want to become wealthy.

•  The Indians did not have armor, weapons, horses, or a written language. 

• . The Indians believed in a supreme being and the SUN was his sign.

• . The Indians believed in a supreme being and the SUN was his sign.

• Animal spirits were important to Indians.

Multiple Choice

The Indians and settlers were alike in many ways.

• True

• False