Explorers to South Carolina

Why start to explore?

European explorers wanted to find a

shorter route to Asia.

They wanted to find spices, gold,

silver, precious metals or other

valuables such as furs.

Let’s add to your notebook:

Gold: to find riches

God: to spread Christianity

Glory: for “king and country”

There are 3 main European countries that explored SC:

• Spain

• France

• England

Explorers From Spain

Hernando de Soto

Why did he come to the New World?

Gold: he wanted to find riches and make Native Americans

his slaves

Write in your notebook:Motive: in search of gold and

slaves

Hernando de Soto

What did he do when he came to the New World?

Write in your notebook underaccomplishments: First to explore the Mississippi River

He traveled throughout the south, including SC, and was the first to explore the Mississippi

River

Hernando de Soto He was unfriendly with Native

Americans. He stole their riches and their leader!

Write in your notebook under

accomplishments:

Stole from the Native Americans and made

them his slaves

Juan Pardo

Write in your notebook under motive:

To claim land for his king and country

Why did he come to the New World?

Glory: to claim land for Spain

Juan Pardo Juan was friendly with Native Americans so he could

benefit from their knowledge.He landed near Parris

Island and named the area Santa Elena. He explored all through South Carolina.

Write under accomplishments:

Friendly with Native Americans and settled Santa Elena.

Both Spanish explorers FAILED to establish a permanent settlement.

Explorers From France

Jean Ribault

Why did he come to the New World?

Glory: for “king and country”

Under motive write:

To claim land for France

Jean RibaultArrived in SC and called the area Port Royal.

He and his men built a fort for protection and named it Charlesfort.

Write under accomplishments:

Settled Port Royal and built Charlesfort

The French FAILED to establish a permanent settlement.

Explorers From England

William Hilton

Why did he come to the New World?

Glory: for “king and country”

Write under motive:Claim land for

England

William Hilton• First traveled to

Barbados and was then hired to explore the New World.

• He was looking for land for plantations.

• He claimed Hilton Head Island.

Write under accomplishments:

Settled Hilton Head Island and brought plantations to SC

Henry Woodward

Why did he come to the New World?

Glory: for “king and country”

Write under motive:Claim land for

England

Henry Woodward

• He was friendly with the Native Americans

and traded with them.

• He landed near Bull’s Bay and named the

area Fort Royal, which was the 1st

English settlement in SC.

He later moved on further into SC and

established a settlement called Charles Town.

The English explorers were SUCCESSFUL in establishing

a permanent settlement!