Transcript Exploration and the First Settlements of South Carolina

Exploration and the First
Settlements of South Carolina
French settlement at Port Royal
Money! Money! Money!
• The main reason for new exploration was
to seek for new sources of wealth.
• Merchants and traders hoped to benefit
from the trade of spices and other luxury
goods from Asia.
Money! Money! Money!
• The main reason for new exploration was
to seek for new sources of wealth.
• Merchants and traders hoped to benefit
from the trade of spices and other luxury
goods from Asia.
The Age of Exploration
• Who: An explorer
is a person who
travels in search of
geographic or
scientific
discoveries.
Explorers came
from European
nations (Spain,
Portugal, France,
The Age of Exploration
• What: A time
period when
Europeans began
to explore the rest
of the world.
When: Early 15th
century to 17th
century
The Age of Exploration
• Why: Nations
were looking for
gold & spices, to
expand their
empires and to
spread Christianity
to new parts of the
world.
God. Glory. Gold.
Purposes of European Exploration
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“Glory, God, Gold”
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Adventure & fame
Find shorter routes to China & India
Eventually to build plantations & businesses
Fun
Religious freedom
Gold, silver, other riches
EARLY EXPLORERS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
Francisco Gordillo
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Spanish
 1st
explorer to visit SC in 1521
 1st
European to see SC
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Visited coastline near Winyah Bay or
Myrtle Beach
Hernando de Soto
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Spanish
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Came looking for gold in 1540
 1st
European to explore interior of SC
FIRST SETTLEMENTS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
 SPAIN
San Miguel de Gualdape - 1526
Explorer: Lucas Vasquez de Allyon
 First colony in SC
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◦ near Waccamaw River – Georgetown
Brought first slaves to SC
 1st slave revolt in North America
 Reason failed: cold winter & disease
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de Ayllon’s Route
 FRANCE
Charlesfort - 1562
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Explorer: Jean Ribault
◦ Led group of Huguenots (French Protestants)
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Present day Parris Island named the
waterway Port Royal
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Reason failed: Abandoned
Engraving shows early French settlement at Port
Royal. On left, French soldiers trade with Native
Americans.
 SPAIN
San Felipe – 1566
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Explorer: Juan Pardo
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Built on abandoned settlement at Charlesfort
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Expeditions explored the interior of SC
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Settlement survived 10 years
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Reason failed: attacked by Native Americans
◦ Survivors fled to St. Augustine, FL
 SPAIN
San Marcos – 1577
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
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Built again on Parris Island
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Grew to have 60 houses
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Reason failed: English attacked St.
Augustine, FL  Spanish left SC
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No European settlements in SC for 83 years
 ENGLAND
Charles Town – 1669
Anthony Ashley Cooper
 1st
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permanent settlement in SC
Spanish tried to destroy the town, which
led to signing Treaty of Madrid
◦ Gave all settlements north of St. Augustine to
the British
Albermarle Point was the first
location of Charles Town
God, Glory and Gold
Explain to me how South Carolina was
founded using God, Glory, Gold. Who
explored for each. For example why did
the Huguenots explore, who led their
exploration and where did they explore.
Then give ILLUSTRATIONS and Who,
When and Where!
 Finally tell me was it a success or not and
why.
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