Ponce De Leon

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What country sponsored Juan Ponce De Leon?

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Spain

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What was Ponce De Leon's purpose for exploring?

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To find gold and the Fountain of Youth

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Ponce De Leon discovered the following valuable land: Puerto Rico and Florida, New Mexico and Spain, America and India, Italy and Portugal.

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Puerto Rico and Florida

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What was the "Fountain of Youth"?

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It was believed that if you drank from it you would stay young forever.

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Who did Juan Ponce De Leon sail with to the Americas?

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Christopher Columbus

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What does the name "Florida" mean?

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Covered in flowers

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How did Ponce De Leon die?

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He was wounded by an arrow during a battle with Native Americans.

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All of the following were accomplishments of Ponce de Leon: Found gold in Puerto Rico and was the first to step foot in what is now the continental United States, in Florida., He discovered a shorter trading route to India and found America., He discovered the Pacific Ocean., He discovered what is now known as India.

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Found gold in Puerto Rico and was the first to step foot in what is now the continental United States, in Florida.

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One of the obstacles that Ponce De Leon faced was?

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He fought with Native Americans

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how did he treat the native population?

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treated them as slaves