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| The first known explorers to come into Alabama were from | Spain |
| Spanish explorers were looking for | gold and silver |
| Which explorer was captured by the Indians and made a slave? | Juan Ortiz |
| Who was the governor of Cuba and a Spanish explorer in Alabama | De Soto |
| Why was Ortiz later chosen to be an interpreter for DeSoto? | he could speak the Indian language |
| How did DeSoto treat the Indians? | like slaves |
| What chief did DeSoto take hostage? | Tuskaloosa |
| Why did DeSoto take Tuskaloosa hostage? | because Tuskaloosa refused to give DeSoto what he wanted. |
| What was the large battle that DeSoto fought against the Indians? | Battle of Maubila |
| Who won the Battle of Maubila? | DeSoto |
| What advantages did DeSoto have at the Battle of Maubila that helped him win? | armor and swords |
| Were was DeSoto's body buried? | in the Mississippi River |
| Why was DeSoto buried in the Mississippi River? | They didn't want the Indians to know he was dead because they thought he was immortal |
| Why was Tristan De Luna unable to find the large Indian villages that DeSoto's men had written about? | diseases brought by the Spanish killed many Indians and wiped out many of the villages |
| What caused de Luna to be unable to establish a colony for Spain in Alabama? | a hurricaine killed his men |
| the French explorers came to Alabama to | trade with the Indians and sank his supply ships |
| Two main leaders of the French were | Ibervillle and Bienville |
| Who later gained control of France's land east of the Mississippi River? | the English |
| Who was the son of Lachlan McGillivary and Sehoy who later became an important leader of the Creek Indians? | Alexander |
| What were the young women who came from France to marry soldiers and make new homes in the settlement of Mobile called? | the Cassette girls |
| Name 2 reasons the French built forts in Alabama. | 1) to increase their influence over the Indians and 2)to improve trade with the Indians |
| What were two good places to build a fort? | on a cliff and by a river |
| 4 Indian nations that lived in Alabama | Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Choctaw |
| bartered | traded goods |
| palisade | a fence of stakes placed firmly in the ground to enclose or protect a place |
| mission | a station or headquarters |
| oral traditions | spoken stories and tales passed from one generation to another |
| garrison | a place where a group of soldiers are stationed for the purpose of defending it |
| strategic position | a good or useful place in a battle or war |
| cartographer | a map maker |
| immunity | resistance to disease |
