Dylan History Quiz 11/7/23

Life at (1)________________ was hard. Supplies were low and people were hungry. Conflicts had developed between the (2)_____________ and the (3)________________too.

1) Fort Caroline 2) French 3) Timucua

The French also wanted to _____________________________.

create colonies and control land.

On August 28, Pedro Menendez landed on the east coast of Florida. He created a community there called ______________ It was the first permanent European community in what would become the United States.

St. Augustine.

from _________ to _________ Spain and France both tried to control Florida.

1562 to 1565

What is a moat?

A ditch filled with water that surrounds a fort, helped protect the settlement.

_________________ -was the first settlement for free Africans in what would become the United States.

Fort Mose

___________________, another European country, landed in Florida and started to claim the area for itself.

France

_________________________ landed in northern Florida. He claimed the area for France. His expedition continued north to the area that would become __________________.

Jean Ribault, South Carolina.

______________________'s job was to get rid of the French and their community.

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

___________________________ started the first French settlement in Florida.

René Goulaine de Laudonnière

Menéndez renamed the fort _______________ and left a few soldiers there to guard it.

San Mateo

Fort Mose had its own militia. What is a militia?

a military unit.

The fort was located _______________________________.

along a creek about two miles north of St. Augustine.

The French came to Florida for many of the same reasons as the Spanish. They both were interested in ___________________.

any riches that Florida might have

Realizing that the French had left Fort Caroline weakly defended, Menéndez decided to _______________.

attack it.