Early Spanish Communities Lesson 3

A​ (a)   is a story from the past whose facts cannot be check.

• legend
• explorer
• author
• illustrator

Juan Ponce de Leon was a

​ (a)   explorer.

• French
• American
• English
• Spanish

Juan Ponce De Leon wanted to find the

• all the gems

• new land

• Fountain of Youth

• maps

Juan Ponce De Leon took control of land near present-day St. Augustine and named it La Florida which means,

• Land of Flowers

• Flower Girl

• Fountain of Flowers

• Flower Bouquet

in 1564, the French set up a fort and colony on the

• St. Augustine River

• Fountain of Youth

• St.John's River

• St. Thomas River

A colony is

• a place ruled by another country

• a place to camp

• a place ruled by a queen

• a placed ruled by a president

King Phillip II of Spain sent

​ (a)   to set up and lead a Spanish colony in Florida.

• Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• St. John

Juan Ponce De Leon found the Fountain of Youth.

• True
• False

Match the following

• landed in Florida

• Ponce De Leon

• sailed to the west coast of Florida

• In 1513 Ponce de Leon

• is a European explorer

• In 1521 Ponce de Leon

Match each vocabulary word to its definition.

• settle lands for another country

• colonize

• area that can be defended against attack

• citizen

• official member of a community

• fort

• settlement where religion is taught

• mission