LO 2.1 Juan Garrido

What was the name of the first African person to set foot in what is now the United States?

• Juan Garrido

• Ponce de Leon

• A slave

• A conquistador

Where was Juan Garrido born?

• Lisbon, Portugal

• Sevilla, Spain

• West Africa

• Mexico

What did Juan Garrido do for the Spanish crown?

• He was a slave

• He was a conquistador

• He searched for the Fountain of Youth

• He worked at a gold mining operation

When did Juan Garrido participate in Ponce de Leon's expedition to Florida?

• 1480

• 1513

• 1550

• 1620

What was significant about Juan Garrido being a free Black man?

• He was the first Black person in the United States

• He was a conquistador

• He was not a slave

• He worked at a gold mining operation

How long did Juan Garrido work in service to the Spanish crown?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 50 years

Where did Juan Garrido settle and work in his final years?

• Jamestown

• Florida

• Mexico

• Sevilla, Spain

When did Juan Garrido die?

• 1480

• 1513

• 1550

• 1620

The first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown before Juan Garrido.

• True

• False

Juan Garrido was a conquistador, which means he was a conqueror.

• True

• False