1. SS book pg 147 Made by Mr. Roper
Hernando DeSoto
SS book pg 147
Made by Mr. Roper

2. The king of Spain gave ______________________a grant for an expedition to the northern continent.
DeSoto put together an army of _________________ soldiers and sailed west to Florida.
They landed in May 1539.
DeSoto and his men were searching for _________________ in North America.
Hernando deSoto
600
gold

3. Georgia South Carolina death
DeSoto moved north and reached what is now ___________________ by winter.
They found no gold, and traveled on through parts of _______________________, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.
DeSoto encountered many Indian peoples during his expedition.
These encounters often ended in _____________________ for many people.
Georgia
South Carolina
death

4. DeSoto reached the _______________________River in May 1541.
They were the first Europeans to see the great river.
They crossed the river and encountered more _______________ with Indians.
For ____________ years the Spanish searched for gold without finding any.
Mississippi
fights
three

5. In 1542, deSoto died of ___________________.
After his death, his men returned to Spain without any _____________________.
Though he found no gold, deSoto claimed much of the land he explored for ______________________.
The Spanish now claimed all of what is today the Southeastern United States.
fever
gold
Spain