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, England & the Netherlands)

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“Glory, God, Gold”

◦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 GordilloSpanish

1st explorer to visit SC in 1521

1st European to see SC

Visited coastline near Winyah Bay or Myrtle Beach

Hernando de SotoSpanish

Came looking for gold in 1540

1st European to explore interior of SC

FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

SPAINSan Miguel de Gualdape - 1526

Explorer: Lucas Vasquez de Allyon

First colony in SC◦near Waccamaw River – Georgetown

Brought first slaves to SC1st slave revolt in North AmericaReason failed: cold winter &

disease

de Ayllon’s Route

FRANCECharlesfort - 1562

Explorer: Jean Ribault◦Led group of Huguenots (French

Protestants)

Present day Parris Island named the waterway Port Royal

Reason failed: Abandoned

Engraving shows early French settlement at Port Royal. On left, French soldiers trade with Native Americans.

SPAINSan Felipe – 1566

Explorer: Juan Pardo

Built on abandoned settlement at Charlesfort

Expeditions explored the interior of SC

Settlement survived 10 years

Reason failed: attacked by Native Americans◦ Survivors fled to St. Augustine, FL

SPAINSan Marcos – 1577

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Built again on Parris Island

Grew to have 60 houses

Reason failed: English attacked St. Augustine, FL Spanish left SC

No European settlements in SC for 83 years

ENGLANDCharles Town – 1669

Anthony Ashley Cooper

1st 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 GoldExplain 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.