FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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To protect the ocean trade routes and prevent other European countries from invading Florida.
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To protect the American Indians.
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To protect the ocean trade routes and prevent other African countries from taking their land.
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -St. Augustine was to serve two purposes: as a military outpost, or Presidio, for the defense of Florida, and a base for Catholic missionary settlements throughout the southeastern part of North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -St. Augustine, Florida was founded by Spanish explorers long before Jamestown and the Plymouth Colony. Even before Jamestown or the Plymouth Colony, the oldest permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was founded in September 1565 by a Spanish soldier named Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in St.
Detailed explanation-3: -With no gold or silver in the region, Spain regarded Florida (and particularly the heavily fortified town of St. Augustine) primarily as a buffer between its more prosperous colonies to the south and west and several newly established rival European colonies to the north.
Detailed explanation-4: -As part of the War of Jenkins Ear between Spain and Great Britain, General James Oglethorpe led an invading force into Spanish Florida. In the early morning of June 26, 1740, that invasion was repelled at Fort Mose.