Question

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led a spanish expedition into georgia in 1540 | drop here
the first permanent spanish settlement in north america | drop here
islands along georgia’s coast | drop here
the spanish established these to convert american indian people to catholicism | drop here
a european disease that killed many american indian people | drop here

options:
st. augustine
hernando de soto
smallpox
barrier islands
missions

Explanation:

1. Hernando de Soto led a Spanish expedition into Georgia in 1540.
2. St. Augustine is the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America.
3. Barrier islands are the islands along Georgia’s coast.
4. The Spanish established missions to convert American Indian people to Catholicism.
5. Smallpox is a European disease that killed many American Indian people.

Answer:

• led a Spanish expedition into Georgia in 1540: Hernando de Soto
• the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America: St. Augustine
• islands along Georgia’s coast: barrier islands
• the Spanish established these to convert American Indian people to Catholicism: missions
• a European disease that killed many American Indian people: smallpox