| A | B |
| Christopher Columbus | landed on a small island off North America instead of Asia. |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | was the first conquistador known to have arrived in Florida. |
| Panfilo de Narvaez | marched north from Tampa Bay. He wanted to conquer all the lands along the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | wrote in his journal about his eight-year journey from Florida to Mexico City. |
| Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere | built Fort Caroline near the St. Johns River. |
| Pedro Menendez de Aviles | built a Spanish presidio and named the land St. Augustine. |
| Missionaries | taught the Indians to speak Spanish. |
| Castillo de San Marcos is built out of | coquina |
| Fort Mose was built | to house free Africans and to defend St. Augustine. |
| Fort Mose was used to defend | St. Augustine |
| Fort Mose was located | 2 miles to the south of St. Augustine. |
| de Soto sailed from | Cuba. |
| de Soto's travels began | in the year 1539. |
| Ponce de Leon | traveled to Cape Canaveral on Florida's Atlantic coast. |
| Native Floridians constructed buildings | using natural resources. |
| Native Floridians raised | horses, sheep, and cows. |
| Indians often died from diseases | brought from Europe. |