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SC Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hernando DeSoto | searched the southeastern US for gold and silver; mistreated Native Americans; first to see Mississippi River |
| Jean Ribault's Home Country | France |
| Hernando DeSoto's Home Country | Spain |
| Dr. Henry Woodward's Home Country | England |
| Juan Pardo's Home Country | Spain |
| William Hilton's Home Country | Barbados, but he worked for England |
| Jean Ribault | started a settlement near Port Royal but it didn't last after he went back to France for supplies; came for religious freedom (he was a Huguenot) |
| Jean Ribault's Fort | Charlesfort |
| William Hilton | hired by English settlers in Barbados to find lush land on the coast that would be good for plantatations; Hilton Head Island is named for him |
| Juan Pardo | burned down Charlesfort; rebuilt the for for Spain and renamed surrounding area Santa Elena |
| Dr. Henry Woodward | stayed behind to learn Native Americans culture and language; was captured by the Spanish |
| Motives for Exploration | For King and country; gold and riches; religious freedom; more land |
| Cofitachiqui | DeSoto thought they had gold; they gave him pearls instead |
| Dr. Henry Woodward's motive | to set up a permanent settlement in SC |
| Dr. Henry Woodward | helped to set up Charles Town as a permanent settlement |
| For King and Country | this means that whatever an explorer found, it would belong to the king of their country |
| 3 main tribes of SC | Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee |