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1.
It is 1565 and you and Menendez de Aviles have been commanded
by the King of Spain to set up two Spanish colonies in Florida.
He has selected St. Augustine. Describe the physical characteristics
of the site you would select.
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2.
You must survive on resources available from the surrounding
land. Describe what resources are essential for the survival
of your colony.
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3.
The first map below was drawn in 1597, about 30 years after
Pedro Menendez de Aviles established the first Spanish colony
in Florida and 80 years after Ponce de Leon first landed in
Florida.
Referring to your Sailing
to St. Augustine article for clues, label the approximate
locations on the map of:
1. St. Augustine
2. The French fort Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River
3. The Caribbean
4. Cuba, where Ponce de Leon died
5. Taking into consideration the factors you listed in 1 &
2 above, put a star on the location you have chosen to start
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Map Credit: Courtesy of the Special Collections
Department, University of South Florida. Digitization provided
by the USF Libraries Digitization Center
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4.The
St. Augustine aerial photograph below was taken in 1924 by
the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
What modern features does it show?____________________________________
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Why
would this type of photograph have been useful to early explorers
and settlers?
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 Circle
the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine.
 Can
you identify this feature? _______________
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