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Florida Social Studies Unit 2 Lessons 2 & 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ was the first settlement for free Africans in what would become the United States.

a)

Fort Mose

b)

Fort Caroline

c)

St. Augustine

d)

San Mateo

2.

____________ started the first French settlement in Florida, named Fort Caroline.

a)

Jean Ribault

b)

Rene Laudonnere

c)

Pedro Menedez de Aviles

d)

the King

3.

Conflict arose between the settlers at Ft. Caroline and the __________ tribe, who had once helped them.

a)

Apalachee

b)

Calusa

c)

Seminole

d)

Timucua

4.

Spanish explorer _______________ attacked Fort Caroline and renamed it San Mateo.

a)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

b)

Jean Ribault

c)

Rene Laudonnere

d)

Christopher Columbus

5.

A _____ is a ditch filled with water that surrounds a fort.

a)

militia

b)

moat

c)

tunnel

d)

bridge

6.

A _______ is a military unit.

a)

militia

b)

moat

c)

soldier

d)

tribe

7.

French explorer ____________ created a settlement called Charlesfort in the area that would become South Carolina.

a)

Jean Ribault

b)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

c)

Rene Laudonnere

d)

Christopher Columbus

8.

Near which site was Fort Mose built?

a)

Daytona Beach

b)

Fort Caroline

c)

Jacksonville

d)

St. Augustine

9.

Which site is the oldest permanent settlement in the United States?

a)

Daytona Beach

b)

Fort Caroline

c)

Jacksonville

d)

St. Augustine

10.

What challenges did the French at Fort Caroline face before the Spanish built St. Augustine? Choose two answers.

a)

hunger

b)

low amount of supplies

c)

lack of money

d)

attacks from the Native Americans

11.

A ___________ is a settlement where religion is taught.

a)

abandon

b)

convert

c)

mission

d)

reservation

12.

To __________ means to change your beliefs.

a)

abandon

b)

convert

c)

mission

d)

reservation

13.

The largest Spanish mission in Florida was San Luis de Talimali, for the ___________ people.

a)

Apalachee

b)

Calusa

c)

Timucua

d)

Tocobaga

14.

The Spanish set up missions to try to convince Native Americans to:

a)

adopt slavery

b)

learn to farm

c)

change religions

d)

sail Spanish ships

15.

One problem with missions was that:

a)

Crops failed.

b)

Spanish lost interest.

c)

Native Americans ran away.

d)

Native Americans died from disease.