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Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
More Christopher Columbus
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A sailor who came along on Columbus' second voyage.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
100
Christopher landed on the Caribbean and claimed it for Spain.
What did Christopher do?
100
Coronado payed for his expedition with money from his wife.
How did Coronado pay for his expedition?
100
Near Texas.
Where did La Salle land?
100
Spain forced the Native Americans to mine and farm.
What were the Native Americans forced to do?
200
Puerto Rico is an island discovered by Ponce de Leon.
What is Puerto Rico?
200
Spain killed many native people.
Who killed the Native Americans?
200
Coronado dreamed of gold because of his brother, who inherited most of the family's money.
Why did Coronado dream of gold?
200
The Mississippi River.
Which river did La Salle sail down?
200
King Henry gave permission to Christopher to sail to an unknown land.
Who gave Christopher permission to sail to an unknown land?
300
Ponce de Leon was searching for the "fountain of youth."
Who was searching for the "fountain of youth?"
300
Christopher was born in 1451.
What year was Christopher born in?
300
The missionaries could make the native Americans Christian.
Why did the missionaries consider the expedition successful?
300
1667.
What year did La Salle sail New France?
300
Christopher left England on a small boat with 17 men.
Who left England on a small boat with 17 men?
400
Ponce de Leon wanted to start a settlement in Florida.
Who wanted to start a settlement in Florida?
400
Columbus named an island, San Salvador.
What did Christopher name the island he discovered?
400
Coronado strangled the Indian that told him about a land of gold.
What did Coronado do to the Indian that told him about a land of gold?
400
Indian Language.
What did La Salle learn when he was fur trading?
400
Around age 15 Columbus became a sailor.
What age did Christopher become a sailor?
500
Ponce de Leon didn't know that Florida was not an island.
Who didn't know that Florida was not a island?
500
Columbus promised his people that he would bring back as much gold and as many slaves as they needed.
What did Columbus promise his people?
500
The Seven Cities of Gold are the now day New Mexico.
Where are the Seven Cities of Gold?
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King Louis the fourteenth.
Who was the King of France?
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They hanged or burned the Native people who refused to farm and mine.
What did they do to the Native Americans who resisted to farm and mine?