What MOST motivated Hernando DeSoto to leave Florida and move north into Georgia? A
He wished to avoid conflict with the larger English and French colonial armies in Florida.

B
He believed that there were civilizations further north and wanted to spread the Christian religion to them.

C
He heard stories about large gold deposits further north and went north to search for them.

D
He thought that there were larger empires in Georgia and that he could gain more glory by conquering them.