Panfilo Narvaez
The Calusa
Apalachee
Tequesta (Biscayne Bay)
Hernado de Soto
100

This Spanish explorer led an expedition to Florida in 1528 and is known for having a very unlucky voyage that ended badly for most of his crew.

Panfilo Narvaez

100

These are the people who lived in the coastal areas of southern Florida

The Calusa

100

These people lived in northwest Florida and were known for farming and building villages.

The Apalachee

100

These people lived along Biscayne Bay and are the main focus of the lesson.

The Tequesta

100

This country was Hernando de Soto's homeland; he was born there around 1496."

 Spain

200

Narvaez tried to explore what is now this U.S. state when his expedition landed in 1528.

Florida

200

The Calusa lived near this large wetland area in Florida

The Everglades

200

The Apalachee grew this important crop that helped feed their communities.

Corn

200

The Tequesta got much of their food by doing this activity in the bay and along the shore.

 Fishing

200

"In 1539 de Soto led an expedition that landed in this present-day southern U.S. state on the Gulf Coast."

 Florida

300

After many problems, Narvaez and his men tried to travel by this method along the Gulf Coast

Boats

300

The Calusa got much of their food from this place by fishing and gathering shells.

The sea (or the coastal waters)

300

The Apalachee built large community centers and houses made from this type of material from trees.

 Wood (or wooden structures)

300

The Tequesta built their homes and villages near this kind of place where land meets the ocean.

The coast (or shoreline

300

De Soto and his men explored inland searching for this a wealthy city rumored to exist in the interior."

gold

400

Narvaez’s expedition had trouble with food, weather, and conflicts with these people who already lived in the land.

Native Americans

400

The Calusa built homes and villages on these raised areas made of shells and sand.

Shell mounds (or shell islands

400

The Apalachee traded with other groups and made tools and pottery from this natural material found in rivers and fields.

Clay (for pottery) or stone (for tools)

400

The Tequesta used this kind of material from the ocean to make tools, jewelry, and mounds.

Shells

400

Hernando de Soto died in 1542 near this river, which he had previously explored.

Mississippi River

500

Because most of his men did not survive, Narvaez is often remembered for this word that describes a trip with very bad luck and many losses.

Disaster, Failure

500

The Calusa were skilled at making these from shells and other materials to use for tools, jewelry, and trade.

Artifacts (or shell tools and jewelry)

500

When European explorers and colonists arrived, the Apalachee faced changes like new missions and this type of conflict.

Wars or battles (or conflict with Europeans)

500

The Tequesta are known to have made small dugout boats carved from this

Tree (or logs)

500

Some U.S. places and monuments are named after de Soto; he is often described as an explorer and this other role."

A conquistador