South Carolina

When you hear the

word explorer, what
comes to your mind?
An explorer is someone
who travels and searches
for new
places
and things.
Who is Considered
an Explorer?
South Carolina
Explorers
Many of you know
Christopher
Columbus.
Columbus was an
explorer who came
from Spain. Spain
traded goods with
people in Africa and
Asia. They got gems,
spices, and silk.
Sailing by boat and traveling by land
from Spain to Asia was a long trip.
Lets look at a map to see how long
the trip was.
We know that the Native
Americans were the first people
living in North America.

After Columbus, explorers from

Spain, France, and England came in
search of new lands and new
treasures on this newly discovered
continent. Many of these explorers
came to South Carolina.
 Why did the explorers
come to South Carolina?
1. To claim land and riches for
their king and country.
2. Curious
3. Trade
4. Build settlements
Why do you think the kings and
queens of Spain, France, and
England wanted to have more land
and more riches?
They wanted to become richer and more
powerful!
Over the years, many explorers
came to North America and South
Carolina. Lets take a look at five of
those explorers.
 Hernando de Soto
Explorer for Spain.
He searched for gold and slaves.
He and his men traveled north from
Spanish Florida.
He treated the Native Americans
badly by stealing from them and
kidnapping one of their leaders.
He never built a settlement, but
continued to travel throughout the
Southeastern U.S. looking for riches.
 No
Settlement!
 Jean Ribault
Explorer for France.
He and his men came to South
Carolina to compete with Spain for
land.
He landed in Port Royal and built a
fort called Charlesfort.
He later returned to France to get
supplies, but he did not come back.
The people he left behind gave up
and returned to France.
 No
Settlement!
 Juan Pardo
Explorer for Spain
He arrived at Parris Island and
claimed the land for Spain. He
renamed this land Santa Elena and
used it as a base from which he
explored South Carolina.
He tried to befriend the Native
Americans so he and his fellow men
could trade some of their items with
items from the Native Americans.
 No
Settlement!
 Henry Woodward
Explorer for England. His ship was
called Carolina. He and his men
landed at Bulls Bay.
He established the first English
settlement in South Carolina. It was
called Charles Town.
He became friends with the Native
Americans by respecting them and
treating them fairly. He also traded
with the Native Americans.
 Successful
Settlement!
 William Hilton
Explorer for England
He was hired by the English settlers in
Barbados to explore the coast of South
Carolina.
He sought out lush land for plantations.
Plantations are large farms.
He claimed an area now known as Hilton
Head.
Later English migrants became an
important part of the English colony in
South Carolina.
Hilton Head
 Cause Effect
Because of the More and more people
explorations by began to come and
many people from settle in this new land.
Merchants and
Spain, France,
missionaries hoped to
and England, spread Christianity.
 Map Time!
1. Choose five different colored
crayons.
2. Draw each explorers route
to South Carolina.
3. Draw a map key.
 What ever happened between the
Native Americans and the Europeans?

At first, many of the Native

Americans and Europeans were nice
to each other. They had a good
trading relationship. The Europeans
wanted furs while the Native
Americans wanted guns, knives, and
other manufactured goods.
Later on, the trading relationship
between these two groups worsened
when the Europeans began treating
the Native Americans unfairly.

Also, conflicts over land ownership

and land use grew worse as settlers
began moving onto Native American
hunting grounds.
The Native Americans didnt want
anybody owning the land, but the
Europeans wanted to claim it for
themselves.

One group of Native Americans that

was greatly effected by this was the
Yemassee. The Yemassee went to
war with the Europeans. Because of
this, many people died on both sides.
Finally, the Native Americans and the
Europeans agreed on a truce and the
war was over.

After the war, many more Native

Americans began to die because of
the infectious diseases brought over
by the Europeans.
 Discussion Time

1. What are your thoughts about

what youve learned?
2. What questions do you have
about South Carolina explorers
or Native Americans?