1. Explorers & Settlements Chapter 4
Standard 8-1:
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.
8-1.2:
Compare the motives, activities, and accomplishments of the exploration of South Carolina and North America by the Spanish, French, and English.

2. Chapter 4
Settlement Timeline
1566 Spain attempts Ft San Felipe on the remains of Charles Fort’s
1576 Spain attempts Ft San Marcos on the remains Ft San Felipe’s
1607 Jamestown, VA is the First permanent English settlement in America
1619 Africans first arrive in America
1663 Carolina colony given to Lord Proprietors
1576 Spain attempts Ft San Marcos on Ft San Felipe’s remains
1619 Africans first arrive in America
1566 Spain attempts Ft San Felipe on Charles Fort’s remains
1663 Carolina colony given to Lord Proprietors
1607 Jamestown, VA 1st permanent settlement in Amercia

3. da Vinci’s helicopter diagram
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European Renaissance
da Vinci’s helicopter diagram
da Vinci’s parachute diagram
Kings (Spain, France, & England)
Planned to become richer and more powerful through trade and owning new lands
They financed explorers to find new trade routes and new land to claim
From the land, they hoped to get natural resources which they could use or sell; either way, they would get richer.

4. Exploration Competition
Spain, France, and England worked for a foothold in SC as part of the competition for colonies that would enrich the mother country.

5. 3 G’s of Spanish Exploration:
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Spanish Exploration
Money & Power
Trade ($) & Territory
Conquistadors (Spanish Explorers/Conquerors) Claimed large areas of Central & South America
Initially searched for Gold (The 3 G’s) in Florida, SC, and the American Southwest
Soon set up encomiendas (large plantations) on which natives were put to work
Disease and overwork would decimated the native population
3 G’s of Spanish Exploration:
Gold
God
Glory

6. Spanish Exploration
The Spanish brought in African Slaves to work the plantations and mines to produce more wealth
Built cities & established universities
Brought their complex social class system & style of government
Their Catholic religion

7. Exploration Francisco Gordillo (Spanish)
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Exploration
Francisco Gordillo (Spanish)
Sent by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon to explore North America
1st to explore South Carolina
His voyage gave Spain claim to SC
Giovanni da Verrazano (Italian –working for France)
1524 sighted land just north of Myrtle Beach (today)
His voyage gave France claim to SC

8. Exploration and Colonies
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Hernando de Soto
April 1540 led an expedition across the Savannah River
Entered Indian settlement Cofitachequi
Stayed 2 weeks
Moved towards present day North Carolina
Headed west & died in Mississippi River Area
1st European to see the interior of South Carolina

9. Exploration San Miguel de Gualdalpe
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San Miguel de Gualdalpe
1st settlement attempted in SC by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon (Spanish)
Located on the Waccamaw River (Near present-day Georgetown)
Settlers included some African slaves from Santo Domingo
Settlement wiped out by a cold winter, food shortages, and disease
San Miguel was abandoned

10. Spanish Settlements Ft. San Felipe (Spanish)
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Ft. San Felipe (Spanish)
Built on the abandoned settlement of Charlesfort, again trying to establish a foothold in SC
This settlement survived for ten years until it was attacked by Native Americans
Survivors fled to St. Augustine, Florida
1st permanent European settlement in North America
Ft. San Marcos (Spanish)
Attempted on same location as San Felipe
Sent missionaries to convert natives to Catholicism
Another Failed settlement

11. French Exploration Searching for the Northwest Passage
Sailed down the St. Lawrence River and claimed the region for France.
Established settlements at Montreal and Quebec
Frenchmen traveled along the rivers, including the Mississippi River, and claimed those lands for France, naming it Louisiana after their king.

12. St. Lawrence River

13. French Exploration
Although relatively few Frenchmen settled in these cold climates, they brought their culture with them.
French Protestants (Huguenots)were not allowed to immigrate to the New World so the French colony was Catholic
French traders established good relations with the native peoples
Relied on the Natives for trade in furs.

14. Exploration Charlesfort (French)
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Charlesfort (French)
Jean Ribault led Huguenots to America in 1562
Built a fort near present day Beaufort (Parris Island)
Named water Port Royal
Later abandoned

15. English Exploration
English explorers also sailed along the coast of North America, claiming these lands for the English King.
They would later establish permanent settlements along the eastern coast naming them Virginia and New England.
Some settlers were attracted to these regions by the hope for the discovery of gold & stayed to grow tobacco.
Others were fleeing from religious persecution in England & founded societies based on their shared religious values
All English settlers brought their culture, including their language, Protestant religions, and ideas about self-government, with them to the New World.

16. Exploration and Colonies
Albemarle Point
Settlement founded by English
Became the 1st permanent colony (Charles Town) in SC
The location offered many advantages to the settlers because of it’s natural harbors.
South Carolina became an economically important colony for the British.
Original location of Charles Town
After whom were the rivers named?