Alabama Studies Weekly 4

Historians believe that Pineda's rio del Espiritu Santo was

• either Mobile Bay or Hudson Bay

• Hudson Bay

• either the Mississippi River or Mobile River

What country was La Salle from?

• France

• England

• Spain

Whta was De Soto looking for in North America?

• religious freedom

• a place to live

• gold

Which explorer wandered along the coast for eight years before being rescued?

• Hernando de Soto

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Tuskaloosa

Why were French explorers interested in Alabama?

• They were looking for gold.

• They wanted to trade goods with the American Indians

• They wanted to become more like the American Indians?

Christopher Columbus was the first to discover America.

• True

• False

_____ 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

The Spanish explorer who sailed to North America in search of gold, was tricked by Chief Tascalooza, and found the Mississippi River, was named Hernando ____.

• de Soto

• La Salle

• de Luna

Tristan ____ was a Spanish explorer who lost his ships and supplies during a hurricane.

• de Soto

• La Salle

• de Luna

De Soto and hs crew burned the native city called ___.

• Talisi

• The Mississippi River

• Pineda