Vocabulary
What is a dugout canoe?
a boat made by hollowing out a tree trunk
Name one tribe who lived in Florida in the 1500's
Apalachee, Calusa, Timucua, Tequesta, Tocobaga
Who was the first Spanish Explorer to claim Florida and name it "La Florida"?
Who was the first French explorer to claim part of Florida?
Jean Ribault
What is the name of the first European settlement that is still standing today?
St. Augustine
What is a treaty?
an agreement or pact
Which Native American groups used a dugout canoe to find seafood?
Tequesta and Calusa
Which two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
What was the name of the Fort the French built in in present-day Jacksonville?
Fort Carolina
Where were Florida's coastal settlements important to Spain?
The settlements protected Spain's treasure fleets from enemies
What is a merchant?
A person who buys and sells goods
What three tribes farmed and fished?
Apalachee, Timucua, and Tocobaga
Why did the Spanish explorers come to Florida?
to find gold and silver, start colonies, and spread Christianity
Why did France want to explore the Americas?
find an easier trade route to Asia and to challenge Spain's claim
Why did Africans enslaved by the British in South Carolina come to Fort Mose in Florida?
The Spanish gave them sanctuary, or a place to live free from slavery
What does it mean to convert?
someone who changes from one religion to another
Name three foods the Native American's introduced to the Spanish
tomato, corn, potato, squash, turkey, pumpkin
Name three things the European explorers introduced to the Native Americans i.e. food, animals
horse, cow, chicken, pig, orange, sugar cane
In the 1700's, what important buildings could you find inside Mission San Luis de Talimali?
blockhouse, friar's house, church, council house
What is a colony?
A settlement governed by another country
Why did the Native American population drastically decrease once the Spanish began to colonize?
They brought diseases with them the Native American's had never faced, their bodies could not handle it
Name two other Spanish explorers who came to Florida in hopes to find riches
Narvaez, de Soto, de Vaca, Dorantes
He wanted him to protect Fort Carolina from the Spaniards (Menendez de Aviles)
What three reasons did the Spanish have for creating missions?
They wanted Native American's to support Spanish settlement (farm for them), fight for them, and convert to Catholicism