History of the United States I / Unit 2 USH1 0161 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Pizarro, de Soto, Coronado
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The idea
Pizarro captured Atahualpa in fifteen thirty-two, executed him a year later, and founded Lima. A Spanish rival assassinated Pizarro in fifteen forty-one.
In practice
De Soto crossing ten present-day states seeking gold, and dying in fifteen forty-two.
Where people slip
De Soto's people carried European diseases everywhere. Coronado sought a golden city and ended bankrupt.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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