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3rd explorers
SC explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explorer | Traveler who searches for new places. |
| Why did explorers come to the new world? | they came in search of new land and riches for their king and country. |
| Who sent the explorers to the new world? | King and Queen of their country |
| What country was Hernando De Soto from? | Spain |
| What was Hernando De Soto looking for in the new world? | Gold and riches |
| When did Hernando De Soto explore SC? | Around 1540 |
| How was De Soto different from other explorers? | De Soto originally landed in Florida and traveled to SC by foot and horse. |
| How did the Native Americans feel about Hernando De Soto? | They were angry because he was not honest and he stole their riches and their leader. |
| What Native American village did Hernando De Soto discover? | Cofitachequl |
| What was the name of the Native American leader the De Soto stole? | Lady of Cofitachequl |
| Who was the first spanish explorer to reach the Mississippi River? | Hernando De Soto |
| When and how did Hernando De Soto die? | In 1542 from a fever. |
| What country was Jean Ribault from? | France |
| What was Ribault in search of? | A new place for the Huguenots to settle. |
| Where in SC did Jean Ribault explore? | He explored along the SC coast near Port Royal. |
| What was the name of the settlement that Jean Ribault built? | Charlesfort in 1562 |
| What happened to Jean Ribault after the settlement that he built failed? | He went back to France for supplies and was never able to return to the New World. |
| What country was Juan Pardo from? | Spain |
| What was Jean Pardo looking for in the new world? | He came in search of gold and silver, to meet native americans to trade, and to find out more about the land. |
| What fort did Juan Pardo help to build? | Santa Elena |
| Where in SC did Juan Pardo explore? | He landed at Charlesfort and they burned down the fort. They claimed the land for Spain and built Santa Elena. Afterwards they visited Cofitachequil and traveled inland through SC. |
| Why did Spain send Pardo to the New World? | To develop a friendship with the Native Americans so they can begin trading. |
| When did Juan Pardo come to the New World? | 1566 |
| What country was William Hilton from? | England |
| What was William Hilton in search of? | A place to begin a new settlement that had good soil, trees, and rivers. |
| Where in SC did William Hilton explore? | along the coast of SC near what is today called Hilton Head Island. |
| What island was named after William Hilton? | Hilton Head Island |
| William Hilton cam to SC in what year? | 1663 |
| What country was Dr. Henry Woodward from? | England |
| What was Dr. Henry Woodward in search of when he came to the new world? | a place for an english settlement and to lear the Native American languages and customs and to form friendships. |
| Who became known as the first English settler in South Carolina? | Dr. Henry Woodward |
| WHen did Dr. Henry Woodward arrive in SC? | 1666 |
| What did Dr. Henry Woodward start with the Native Americans? | a trading system |
| Where in SC did Dr. Henry Woodward explore? | along the SC coast near Port Royal area |