Go to Netscape.

Click on OPEN. Type in http://www.oldcity.com/index.html

Click on St. Augustine's History.

1. What Spanish explorer first sighted mainland North America?
2. When did he and what did he call it? What does that mean?
3. Spain launched how many expeditions to settle? How many were successful?
4. Who is credited with founding St. Augustine?
5. When and where did he do it? Who was already there?
6. How long did it take to built the fort? What is its full name?
7. What two British subjects were unable to defeat it and when?
Click on OPEN. Type http://www.nps.gov/saan/
Click on InDepth. Click on Mission Concepcion.
8. Where does its name come from?
9. What was its original purpose?
10. Who is the Father President?
1l. Why did the Mission hold religious festivals?
Click BACK. Click on Mission Espada.
12. What was taught to the Indians here at Espada?
13. Read through and briefly explain Espada's irrigation/water system.
14. What is the aqueduct and how does it work? Do they still use it?
Click on OPEN. Type http://www.bgmm.com/missions/
15. How many missions are here and along what road are they? What does the road name mean?
16. Click on #10. When was it founded and by who?
17. Where is it located (what is the area like)?
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18. Click on #7. What is its nickname and why?
19. How long did it take to build the Great Stone church? What were its dimensions?
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20. Click on #1. When was it founded and by who? Who is it named for?
21. How well did Native and Padres get along? Cite specific examples.
Click on OPEN. Carefully type in http://www.arizonan.com/attractions/MissionSanXavier.html
22. Where is this mission located and what does its name mean?
23. When was it founded? When was Savannah, Georgia, founded? How many years difference is this?
24. Why is it called "White Dove of the Desert"?
25. Click on Netsearch. Type in the name of one of the Spanish Missions that appear on Page 80 in your text. Find one internet site about it and give the address and summarize what you find.

What did you think about this one? What is your overall impression with the Spanish and what they were able to do in North America? Send all answers/questions/comments to dangood@gasou.edu
Thanks.