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WKMS Exploration: Co
WKMS Exploration: Colonial Beginnings
Question | Answer |
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In what area of the New World did the French settle and call New France? | Louisiana,Quebec and the area along the Mississippi River |
Why were the Spanish interested in exploring the New World? | They wanted to spread their religion and look for gold. |
Which country left SC to settle successfully in present-day Quebec? | France |
Which European country attempted to settle at Santa Elena or Fort San Felipe? | Spain |
What two things did the colonies provide for Spain? | wealth, ,land and fame |
What area of the New World did the Spanish settle and call New Spain? | South America, Central America,Mexico and Florida |
In which present-day town have archaeologists found artifacts from both early Spanish and French settlement attempts? | Beaufort |
Which European country was the first to explore and claim SC? | Spain |
Why the Spanish attempt to settle San Miguel de Gualdape fail? | 1)lack of supplies, 2)disease (settled in a swampy area and mosquitos there caused malaria), 3)no leader (de Ayllon died), 4)Indian attacks (previous Spanish explorers had mistreated the Indians and tried to enslave them) |
Which country sent the first explorer to see the interior of SC and the Mississippi River? | Spain |
Which European nation sent the most explorers to S.C.? | Spain |
Why did the French settlement attempt at Charlesfort fail? | 1)lack of food, 2) no leader (Ribault left and they rebelled and killed the person he left in charge) |
Why did the Spanish attempt to settle at Santa Elena fail? | 1)lack of food (poor soil made farming difficult and they relied on the Indians to get food, attacks by English privateers and repeated Indian attacks |
To which European country was Francisco de Chicora taken to tell his “fantastic” tales? | Spain |
From which country were the explorers who tried to enslave Native Americans near present-day Georgetown in SC? | Spain |
Which country eventually abandoned their fort in SC and fled to St. Augustine, Florida? | Spain |
Why did the French explorers lead expeditions to the New World? | They were searching for the Northwest Passage and they wanted to trade furs with the Native Americans. |
Refuge | A safe place or shelter |
In what way did the Spanish and French have the most impact on the New World? | They brought the ideas of their culture and religion with them. |
Which country did the explorer Hernado de Soto represent? | Spain |
Converts | people who changed their religious beliefs to Catholicism |
What were French Protestants called? | Huguenots |
Which country enslaved Native Americans and made them work on large plantations called encomiendas? | Spain |
What are settlements ruled by a distant country? | colonies |
a person who has been persuaded to change his or her religion or beliefs | convert |
Which country founded Charlesfort? | France |
Expedition | a journey for a specific purpose such as discovery |
to treat a person poorly because of their religious beliefs | persecute |
Who or what were conquistadors during the period of exploration? | Spanish explorers |