Spanish Conquistadors Florida

Settling in Florida
Unit 3.4

The French in Florida

Until 1561, only one European country - Spain - had explored and tried to colonize Florida. As you have read, these first Spanish attempts at setting up communities didn't work. France, another European country, landed in Florida and started to claim the area for itself.

Multiple Choice

Until 1561, this was the only European country that explored and tried to colonize Florida.

• Canada

• France

• Spain

• Italy

First Colonies

From 1562 to 1565 Spain and France both tried to control Florida. France did create a settlement in Florida. However, it only lasted for a little over a year. Once the French settlement ended, Spain regained control of Florida. It would keep this control for the 198 years.

Multiple Choice

Spain regained control of Florida and kept this control for the next ____ years.

• 98

• 100

• 2021

• 198

The French in Florida

The French came to Florida for many of the same reasons as the Spanish. They both were interested in the many riches that Florida might have. The French also wanted to create colonies and control land.

The French in Florida continued...

Religious reason brought some French to Florida too. Unlike the Spanish, the French were not interested in teaching their religion to Native Americans. Instead, they came to Florida so that they could practice their own religion freely.

Multiple Select

What were the reasons the French came to Florida?

• teach their religion to the Native Americans

• interested in riches Florida had to offer

• create colonies and control land

• visit the beaches

• practice their own religion freely

Questions to follow...

Does the following event relate to France, Spain or both France and Spain?

Multiple Choice

1562: Jean Ribault landed in northern Florida. He claimed the area for France. His expedition continued north to the area that would become South Carolina. He created a settlement called Charlesfort there. It did not last, the settlement ran out of supplies, and the French sailed back home.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

Multiple Choice

1564:Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere started the first French settlement in Florida. He named this settlement Fort Caroline. It was located on the St. Johns River. A moat, or a ditch filled with water that surrounds a fort, helped protect the settlement. The Timucua Native Americas helped the French.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

Multiple Choice

1565: Life at Fort Caroline was hard. Supplies were low and people were hungry. Conflicts had developed between the French and the Timucua too. Many people wanted to give up and return to France. In August, help arrived; Jean Ribault returned to Florida from France with supplies and more people for the community.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

Multiple Choice

1565: The Spanish king was upset that the French were in Florida. In his opinion, Florida belonged to Spain. So he sent Pedro Menendez de Aviles to Florida. Menendez's job was to get rid of the French and their community. On August 28, Menendez landed on the east coast of Florida. He created a community there called St. Augustine. It was the first permanent European community in what would become the US. The stone fort that was built later in St. Augustine helped the community survive during its long history.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

Multiple Choice

1565: Ribault and the rest of the French saw Menendez and the Spanish arrive in Florida. They knew that it was a matter of time before the Spanish attacked them. So the French decided to attack first. Ribault and his crew sailed toward St. Augustine, but disaster struck along the way - a hurricane destroyed their ships and left them stranded south of St. Augustine.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

Multiple Choice

1565: Realizing that the French had left Fort Caroline weakly defended, Menendez decided to attack it. He and his men killed most of the French there. Menendez renamed the fort San Mateo and left a few soldier there to guard it. Menendez returned to St. Augustine. Soon, he found the stranded Frenchmen and had them killed too.

• France

• Spain

• France and Spain

A Free African Community

About 175 years after St. Augustine was founded, another important community started in Florida. This community - Fort Mose - was the first settlement for free Africans in what would become the United States. Africans had been in North America since the expedition of Juan Ponce de Leon. Many of these Africans were enslaved, and some of them decided to escape.

A Free African Community continued...

In the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Spanish in Florida welcomed these runaways. The Spanish gave these Africans their freedom if they gave their loyalty to Spain and became Christians.

Continued...

In 1738 the Spanish governor of Florida created Fort Mose for these Africans. The fort was located along a creek about two miles north of St. Augustine. The fort provided protection for St. Augustine because it could warn St. Augustine if an attack was coming.

Multiple Choice

Where was Fort Mose located?

• Two miles north of St. Augustine

• Two miles south of St. Augustine

• Two miles west of St. Augustine

• Two miles east of St. Augustine

Multiple Choice

Which community included people who came to Florida for religious freedom?

• Fort Caroline

• St. Augustine

• Fort Mose

Multiple Choice

Which community was the first permanent European community in United States.

• Fort Caroline

• St. Augustine

• Fort Mose

Multiple Choice

Which community was the first free African community in the United States.

• Fort Caroline

• St. Augustine

• Fort Mose