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| Why did the Spanish explorers come to the New World? |
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| They were looking for gold. |
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| Juan Ortiz was chosen to be De Soto's interpreter because? |
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| He could speak both Spanish and the native Indian languages. |
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| Why did De Soto take Tuskaloosa hostage? |
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| He refuse to give the Spanish food and men to carry their supplies. |
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| What helped the Spanish win the Battle of Maubila? |
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| The indians arrows and spears could not pierce the quilted garments and armor of the Spanish. |
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| After his death, De soto was buried in the Mississippi? |
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| Keep the indians from finding his body |
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| Tristan de Luna did not find the large Indian twons described by De Soto's men because_______ |
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| the inhabitants had died from diseases brought over by the Europeans. |
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| The French who landed near Mobile were interested in __________ |
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| The _____________ were young women who came from France to marry soldiers and make new homes in the settlement of Mobile. |
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| The French built forts in Alabama because they wanted to |
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| increase their influence over the indians and improve trade |
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| Two good places to build a fort or town are |
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| at the confluence of two rivers or alond the fall line |
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| An important leader of the Creek Indians |
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| The Indians in Alabama were divided into what nations |
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| Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and Choctaw |
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| cultural stories or tales |
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| place useful for a strategy |
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| place where soldiers are stationed for the purpose of defending it |
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