1. The rulers gave _____, or large areas of land, to loyal colonists.

a. encomiendas
b. La Florida
c. conquistadors
d. Indios

2. Bartolomé de Las Casas was a famous _____.

a. explorer
b. king
c. Native American
d. missionary

3. What led Juan Ponce de Léon to Florida?

a. He was looking for gold.
b. He was searching for Cuba.
c. He was looking for the “Fountain of Youth.”
d. He had been told about a beautiful place filled with flowers and orange groves.

4. Escaped Native Americans and Africans created ________.

a. missionaries
b. maroon communities
c. encomiendas
d. mestizos

5. People who were both Spanish and Native American were called _________.

a. mestizos
b. Criollos
c. viceroys
d. Indios