Lesson 6 Study Guide: Florida’s History 1500 - 1850

The term ______ is used to describe the different groups of Native Americans.

• tribes

• priests

• Apalachees

• chiefs

Answer explanation

Native American groups are called tribes. Every tribe has a different name and many developed different ways of living because of the natural resources that were available to their tribe in their area. This called geographic variety and it explains why Native Americans that lived in one part of the state lived differently than another.

Who were the very first people to inhabit Florida?

Answer explanation

Native Americans were the first to live in Florida. The term native refers to a specific place a person or people were born (or originated from). That means that the term Native American indicates that the Native American tribes were the original people in America.

Which tribe lived in the Tampa Bay area and relied on the sea for their food?

Which tribe lived in the southwestern area of Florida and were known to be expert boaters and sailors?

Align the labels with the map to show where the different Native American tribes lived.

c

a

b

d

e

f

Tocobagas

Tequestas

Apalachees

Calusas

Timucuas

Choctaw and Muscogee

When the Spanish arrived in Florida, did it change things for the Native Americans who already lived there? If so, how?

• No, the Spanish respected the Native Americans and they all lived in peace.

• Yes, things did change but for the better!

• Yes, things did change for the Native Americans and it was not good! The Spanish either fought them or tried to change them to adopt their own religion, language, and customs.

• No, things did not change. The Spanish avoided the Native Americans at all coasts.

Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer who..... (select ALL that apply)

• was the first to Spaniard to set foot in Florida

• met and fought members of the Calusa tribe on more than one occasion

• was the first African to set foot in Florida

• gave Florida its name

A ________ was like a Spanish Village. It had a church where priests taught Native Americans the Catholic religion.

Mission San Luis is an example of a mission in ________ territory.

A mission among the _______ tribe was not successful because the Calusa were unwilling to give up their way of life. They fought to keep their independence.

Answer explanation

A mission among the Calusa tribe, however, did not succeed. This was because they were unwilling to give up their way of life and fought to keep their independence.