FL Explorers
I didn't have a choice whether to come to Florida or not. I was an enslaved man.
Esteban Dorantes
a place that is ruled by another country
colony
a ditch filled with water that surrounds a fort
moat
Why did the Spanish set up missions?
to convert native Americans to Christianity
1756
my attempt at starting a colony and finding gold failed when I split up my force. I died at sea.
Panfilo de Narvaez
explorers from the European country of Spain
conquistador
a military unit
militia
What things did Native Americans learn at missions?
1. Spanish language
2. Spanish culture
3. Christianity
1. The French and Indian War
2. The American Revolution
My journal of my travels tells how I made it to Mexico and I became a legend in my home country of Spain
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
a material that comes form Earth
natural resouce
to change your belief
convert
what was the name of the road that connected missions in Florida?
Camino Real
What year did the 13 colonies start a war with Britain called the American Revolution?
1776
I was the first Spanish conquistador in Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
a journey for a special purpose
expedition
an agreement among countries
treaty
What was a major problem on missions for Native Americans?
diseases
Spain
I started the first French settlement in Florida and named it Fort Caroline
Rene Goulaine de Laudeonniere
a settlement where religion was taught
mission
farming of crops and the raising of animals
agriculture
what happened to most missions by the early 1700s?
they were abandoned
Who on the American Revolution? In what year?
The Americans in 1783