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First Semester Exam
First Semester 8th Grade Exam
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History
8th Grade
01/19/2010

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1513
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Juan Ponce de Leon: Governor of Puerto Rico (1509-1512): Found Indians to be hostile

 

Term
1521
Definition
Juan Ponce de Leon: Came to Sanibel Island: Met indians: Came by horses
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1528
Definition
Panfilo Narvaez: Sailed from Spain: Possibly landed by Park Street on Boca Ciega Bay: Brought several hundred men + horses
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1539
Definition
Hernando de Soto: Sailed from Spain to Cuba to Florida: Landed possibly in Fort Meyers: Brought several hundred pigs with him
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1559
Definition
Tristan de Luna: Permission to settle in Pensacola Bay
Term
1562 (FRENCH)
Definition
Jean Ribaut: Expedition to St. John's River
Term
1564 (FRENCH)
Definition
Rene' de Laudonierre: Built Fort Caroline
Term
1565
Definition
Pedro Menendez: Lands in St. Augusitne: Marches with men to attack Fort Caroline (few survived)
Term
How many years had Native Americans lived in Florida befre European Explorers arived in 1513?
Definition
Native Americans had lived in Florida for about 12,000 years before European explorers reached its shores in 1513.
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What did Ponce de Leon name present day Florida when he arrived?
Definition
Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon named the land "Pascua Florida"
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What does "Pascua Florida" mean in spanish?
Definition
"Feast of Flowers"
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