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.