Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. From which country did the Pinellas County explorers come?

A. France	C. United States
B. England	D. Spain

2. A person who travels to unknown lands for the purpose of discovery is__________________.

A. an investigator	C. an explorer
B. a crusader	D. a settler

3. Both Florida and Pinellas County are surrounded on three sides by water. What is the term we use to describe this land form?

A. compass rose	C. peninsula
B. inlet	D. bay

4. The Native American remains found in Pinellas County belong to which tribe?

A. Timiquan	C. Tocobaga
B. Cherokee	D. Apache

5. What were the Spanish explorers who came to Pinellas County hoping to find?

A. silver	C. graphite
B. gold	D. diamonds

6. What is the name of the explorer who came to the Southern end of Pinellas County and had a park named after him?

A. Hernando DeSoto	C. Ponce de Leon
B. Juan Ortiz	D. Panfilo de Navarez

7. Who was the explorer that was saved by the Native American princess, Ulele?

A. Hernando de Soto	C. Don Francisco Maria Celi
B. Panfila de Navarez	D. Juan Ortiz

8. What state did Ponce de Leon discover?

A. Georgia	C. Florida
B. South Carolina	D. Texas

9. Who is the man that gave Pinellas County its name?

A. Ponce de Leon	C. Hernando de Soto
B. Juan Ortiz	D. Don Francisco Mari Celi

10. Who was the first Spanish explorer in Pinellas County?

A. Juan Ortiz	C. Panfilo de Navarez
B. Ponce de Leon	D. Don Francisco Maria Celi

11. What is the name given to the piles of trash where Native Americans threw out their debris?

A. Burial Mound	C. Alligator Mound
B. Midden	D. Temple Mound

12. Extended Response:

Write at least 4 complete sentences describing what you think life was like in the 1500's in Pinellas County. You may pretend that you were an explorer or a Native American. Tell me what you would do for food, shelter, and fun! Do your best to be as creative and realistic as possible. Remember what the Indian mounds were used for and what troubles the explorers encountered while exploring Pinellas County.