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Hernando de Soto Explores Florida

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Print this resource or save it to your desk top. It contains five activities and eleven vocabulary words related to Hernando de Soto and his exploration of Florida. Each activity provides targeted skills practice to prime learners for a state exam.

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7th - 9th
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Social Studies & History
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