| A | B |
|---|
| The Spanish heard about the 7 | cities of gold and wanted to find them. |
| One of the first people to explore the southwest for Spain | Estevanico, he never found the 7 cities of gold |
| Francisco Coronado | He and 300 soldiers went to the southwest and found Native American farmers |
| The king of Spain | said the southwest belonged to Spain |
| He started in Florida and while he was looking for gold, he found the Mississippi River. | Hernando de Soto |
| Native Americans taught the Spanish to | grow beans, tomatoes, corn, pumpkins and cotton. |
| brought animals from Europe - pigs, cows,sheep and horses | The Spanish |
| The Spanish started | slavery in America |
| Missions were built | to teach Native Americans the Catholic religion |
| Spain is east | of North America |
