Group 2 by Alexis Lofton https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj Brainstorm Ideas en-us 2017-01-27 14:31:05 UTC 2025-10-05 23:04:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png seeked greater glory and riches https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912487 In 1538, went to conquer Florida for the Spanish crown]]> 2017-01-27 15:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912487 Hernando De Soto represented Spain https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912540 2017-01-27 15:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912540 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912762 the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi River.]]> 2017-01-27 15:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912762 He and his men were the first to encounter the Mississippi river and cross it https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912915 2017-01-27 15:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149912915 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913172 led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States]]> 2017-01-27 15:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913172 expedition to north america- left spain in april 1538. landed in tampa Bay in May 1539 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913678 2017-01-27 15:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913678 died in Ferriday Louisiana in early 1542 from a fever https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913785 2017-01-27 15:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149913785 expedition for him stopped after death, but his succesor (Luis de Moscosco led the rest of the expedition and finally reached mexico in 1543 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149914483 2017-01-27 15:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149914483 was francisco pizarros First Lieutenant https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149914739 2017-01-27 15:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149914739 challenges- no success in finding gold, went to Alabama and then were attacked by Indian contingent near present day Mobile in 1540. they killed hundreds of indians and suffered a few losses themselves https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149915055 2017-01-27 15:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149915055 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916126 After crossing the Mississippi de Soto was struck with fever. He died on May 21, 1542, in Ferriday, Louisiana. Members of his crew sank his body in the river that he had discovered. By that time, almost half of de Soto's men had been taken out by disease or in battle against the Indians]]> 2017-01-27 15:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916126 faced several battles but won each of them. He started exploring at the age of 14 https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916803

]]> 2017-01-27 16:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916803 after leaving peru he returned to Spain. https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916834 2017-01-27 16:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alexislofton418/bjrlq9stnuyj/wish/149916834