Spanish Explorers

What did the early Spanish explorers most want to find?

• maps

• Native Americans

• corn

• gold

What is another word for conqueror?

• Conquistador

• empresario

• cartographer

• explorer

What country did Hernando de Soto explore for?

• France
• Spain
• England
• United States

Which explorer conquered the Incas?

• de Balboa

• Cartier

• Columbus

• de Soto

Which explorer found the Mississippi River?

• Balboa

• Cartier

• Columbus

• de Soto

Name two goals of Hernando de Soto's: 

• He wanted to find food and animals
• He wanted to find his family and a wife
• He wanted to explore the New World and find animals
• He wanted to explore the New World and he wanted to find gold and riches

Which explorer left a legacy of death and destruction?

• de Soto
• La Salle
• de Tonti
• Marquette

What river did Hernando de Soto explore?

• Indian River
• Mississippi River
• Savannah River
• Edisto River

Where did de Soto first enter the United States?

• Florida
• Georgia
• California
• Lousiana

Why was DeSoto's small band of men able to defeat thousands of Indians?

• His men died of disease

• He added allies as he traveled

• He had more food than the Indians

• He had better weapons