The Age of Exploration

Front

Estevanico was an African who was one of the first to explore the _______ region for Spain.

Back

Southwest

Front

Although he began in Florida, while ________ was looking for gold, he found the Mississippi River!

Back

Hernando de Soto

Front

________ searched the Southwest for two years but never found the seven cities of gold.

Back

Francisco Coronado

Front

The Spanish built ______ as places for Native Americans to be taught the Catholic religion.

Back

missions

Front

_______ began in America when the Spanish forced Native Americans and Africans to work without pay.

Back

slavery

Front

King Louis of France wanted La Salle to find a shortcut to _____ through North America.

Back

Asia

Front

La Salle was the first person to travel down the Mississippi to the _________ called the Gulf of Mexico.

Back

body of water

Front

La Salle called the land near the Mississippi "Louisiana" and said that it belonged to ____________.

Back

King Louis of France

Front

After the French lost the _________ to the English they also lost most of their land in North America.

Back

French and Indian War

Front

One reason the French came to _______ was to teach Native Americans how to be Catholics.

Back

America