1. Interactive Power Point

2. Hernando de Soto was a ____________ born explorer.
He is famous for exploring the Southeastern United States from _______________ through Georgia
to the area of _________________.
Spanish
Tampa Bay
North Carolina
He was the first European to cross the _____________________ .
Mississippi River
He also explored __________,
the land of the Incas.
Peru

3. He was born around the year _________, in Badajoz, _____________.
1500
Spain
Not much is known about his early life other than the region he was from was fairly ___________.
poor
At the young age of _______ he left home to join the Governor of Panama for a voyage to the ______________. 14
West Indies

4. Hernando de Soto proved to be a talented ______________ and became very wealthy from trading and stealing from the native people.
horseman
By around the year 1530, he became a ____________ trader in Nicaragua.
slave
In 1531, he joined the explorer Francisco Pizarro on an expedition
to ____________.
Peru

5. The goal of the expedition was to conquer the _______________, the native people who lived in Peru.
Incan Empire
When they arrived, Pizzaro captured the Inca Emperor and held him for ______________. He demanded large amounts of __________ and silver for his return.
ransom
gold

6. De Soto and Pizzaro became very ___________ as a result, but Pizzaro did not return the emperor to his people. Pizzaro ____________ him even though they paid the ransom.
rich
killed
During this time, many of the Inca people were also ____________ and most of their treasure was _______________.
killed
plundered

7. De Soto returned to Spain a very ___________ man, he married and settled in _______________.
rich
Seville
His reputation as an explorer gained the attention of the king of _____________. The king gave him permission for an expedition to
conquer ______________ .
Spain
Florida

8. In 1538, de Soto left Spain for the New World and Florida with a large fleet of ships, horses and _____________.
soldiers
De Soto stopped in _____________ on the way. He and his crew prepared for the rest of the voyage to Florida.
Cuba

9. In May of 1539, de Soto and his men landed near modern day ______________
Florida.
Tampa Bay
De Soto and his men led an expedition through Florida on a quest for ____________, _____________ and any
other riches they could get their
hands on.
gold
silver

10. They led brutal attacks on the native people that lived in Florida, they took supplies like ____________ and ___________. Many native Americans died.
corn
meat
All the while, Hernando De Soto was becoming _______________ because there was no _____________ to be found!
frustrated
gold

11. He fought and _______________ his way north, possibly as far north as North Carolina. The trip was difficult for his men, many were __________ and hungry.
plundered
sick
Many of his men were ______________ as the natives mounted attacks, not willing to let the Spanish invade
their_________________.
killed
villages

12. In 1541 Hernando de Soto and his expedition found themselves on the banks of the _______________________.
Mississippi River
The expedition constructed several ______________ and rowed down the river.
barges
De Soto had heard rumors that the natives in ________________ had large amounts of gold.
Arkansas

13. He continued to believe these stories of gold but once again the rumors were ____________.
false
They spent the next winter in Arkansas. But things were beginning to fall apart for de Soto. His trusted advisor _________________ died. His men
were weak and hungry.
Juan Ortiz

14. On ________________ Hernando de Soto himself died of a ______________.
May 21, 1542
fever
Hernando de Soto failed to establish any ________________, found no ____________, and left death and disease wherever he went.
colonies
gold
His exploration did help document the Native American _____________ that lived in the Southeastern United States.
tribes

15. Hernando de Soto was born in Badajoz, Spain.

16. Hernando de Soto’s first expedition was with Francisco Pizarro to Panama. They went on to conquer Peru.

17. Hernando de Soto led the next expedition to the New World and Florida.
His first stop was in Cuba.

18. Route taken by de Soto through the Southeastern United States
Mississippi River
Route taken by de Soto through the Southeastern United States
After leaving Cuba he came ashore modern day Tampa Bay, Florida.