Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto was a _______________ born explorer.

• french

• spanish

• english

He is famous for exploring the Southeastern United States from ____________ through Georgia to the area of ________________.

• Tampa Bay, North Carolina

• South Carolina, Georgia

• Alabama, North Carolina

He was the first European to cross the ______________ ______________.

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Rio Grande River

He also explored __________________, the land of the Incas.

• Spain

• Peru

• Guatemala

• Mexico

He was born around the year ____________, in Badajoz, ______________.

• 2018, France

• 1500, Spain

• 2000, Peru

Not much is known about his early life other than the region he was from was fairly _____________.

• rich

• poor

• fun

At the young age of ___________ he left home to join the Governor of Panama for a voyage to the ____________ __________.

• 10, Fernandina Beach

• 14, West Indies

• 7, East Coast

Hernando de Soto proved to be a talented ________________ and became very wealthy from trading and stealing from the native people.

• horseman

• indian

• baseball player

By around the year 1530, he became a ______________ trader in Nicaragua.

• horse

• slave

• spice

In 1531, he joined the explorer Francisco Pizarro on an expedition to _____________.

• Peru

• Italy

• Georgia