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Exploration

Exploration. E.Q. What were the motives, activities, and accomplishments of European explorers in North America and South Carolina?. Standard 8-1.2.

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Exploration

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  1. Exploration E.Q. What were the motives, activities, and accomplishments of European explorers in North America and South Carolina?

  2. Standard 8-1.2 • Compare the motives, activities, and accomplishments of the exploration of South Carolina and North America by the Spanish, French, and English.

  3. REMEMBERING • Who were some explorers you learned about in elementary school and 6th and 7th grade????

  4. What do you Remember about their MOTIVES for exploration in the late 1400s through the 1600s?

  5. GOD GOLD GLORY

  6. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER • Use the following notes about the French, Spanish, and English explorers to complete your graphic organizer. • We will take breaks so that you and your partner can check each other’s notes for completeness.

  7. SPANISH MOTIVES • The Spanish explorers, such as Columbus, had several motives for coming to the New World: • 1. They wanted to bring glory to their king. • 2. They were looking for gold. • 3. They were conquistadors, hoping to conquer and spread the Catholic religion.

  8. WHERE? • They conquered large areas of Central and South America. • They extended their search for gold into the North America (claiming present day Florida and South Carolina ) and southwestern part of the continent.

  9. ACTIVITIES • They did not find gold, but set up large plantations, called encomiendas, and used Native Americans as slaves to produce more wealth Spanish settlers. • Disease and overwork killed a large portion of the Native American population. • The Spanish then brought in African slaves to do the work.

  10. Accomplishments • The Spanish built cities and universities. • They brought their Catholic religion to the New World. • They established missions along the west coast of America.

  11. FRENCH MOTIVES • The French were in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.

  12. WHERE? • They sailed down the St. Lawrence River and claimed this region for France. • They traveled along the Mississippi River, claiming this region for France and calling it Louisiana.

  13. ACTIVITIES • French fur traders came to America and began trading furs with the Native Americans. • They traveled along many rivers while trading for furs. • They claimed a large portion of North America for their king.

  14. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • They established settlements in present-day Canada: Montreal and Quebec. • They brought their culture with them, including their religion: Catholic. • They established good relations with the Native Americans.

  15. ENGLISH MOTIVES • The English were jealous of the accomplishments of the Spanish and French and wanted to compete with them for glory. • They also hoped to discover gold.

  16. WHERE? • They claimed the east coast of North America for their king.

  17. ACTIVITIES • While they did not find gold, they discovered that they could grow tobacco well in this area. • They established settlements for groups of people who wanted religious freedom.

  18. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Established areas of Virginia and New England. • Brought their culture, including their language, Protestant religions, and ideas about self-government.

  19. Spanish in South Carolina • Hernan de Soto traveled through SC looking for gold but did not stay. • In 1520, they built a settlement called San Miguel de Gualdape along the Waccamaw River near present-day Georgetown.

  20. This settlement was abandoned due to lack of support from Spain. • They tried again to establish a settlement in the 1580s called San Felipe, near present-day Beaufort. • It was attacked by Native Americans and the settlers fled to St. Augustine, Florida.

  21. FRENCH IN SC • The French tried to build a settlement near present-day Beaufort in the 1560s. • It was named Charlesfort. • This settlement lacked support from France and suffered from poor leadership. • The settlers abandoned the settlement and tried to sail back to France.

  22. ENGLISH in SC • The English were the first Europeans to establish a permanent settlement in South Carolina. • In 1670, they established Charles Town (now we called it Charleston.)

  23. Settlement Failures • Video clip of Roanoke, the first attempt by the English to settle in North America • ..\..\..\..\Videos\RealPlayer Downloads\Lost Colony of Roanoke.wmv - YouTube.flv • Video clip of archeological digs near Beaufort, South Carolina • ..\..\..\..\Videos\RealPlayer Downloads\Archeological Digs in Beaufort - YouTube.flv

  24. MAP WORK: OUTPUT • On an outline map, draw lines and use color to represent the general areas of settlement for each of the following: • The Spanish • The French • The English

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