AL Studies Weekly Week 4

Columbus was probably the first person to discover America.

• True

• False

Cabeza de Vaca wandered across Alabama's coastline on an eight-year journey to reach Mexico and be rescued.

• True

• False

Many American Indians in Alabama and Mississippi died because of diseases introduced to them by the Spanish.

• True

• False

The American Indians were forced to give up their land.

• True

• False

What did Alonso Pineda discover?

• the Mississippi River

• Alabama

• Mobile Bay

What country was La Salle from?

• France

• England

• Spain

What was De Soto looking for in North America?

• religious freedom

• a place to live

• gold

What does "Cabeza de Vaca" mean in Spanish?

• white man

• head of cow

• great chief

Why were French explorers interested in Alabama

• They were looking for gold.

• They wanted to trade good with the American Indians.

• They wanted to become more like the American Indians.

Who was a French explorer who sailed up the Mississippi River in 1682 and claimed everything he saw for France.

• De Soto

• La Salle

• De Luna