European Explorers Come and Go Chapter 2 Section 3: European Explorers Come and Go
- came to New World 30 years after Columbus (1492)
Giovanni da Verrazano - from Italy, but working for France - looking for a short water route to Asia o Northwest Passage o like Columbus - didn’t find it, but went back to Europe saying he had o Pamlico Sound - unsuccessful
Hernando de Soto - from Spain - looking for gold - crossed into NC around 1540 - primarily in the mountains - treated Native Americans badly - died and was buried in the Mississippi River - never found the gold
Juan Pardo - Portuguese soldier in the Spanish army - also looking for gold - expedition began in 1569 - found no riches - gave up, went back to Spain after a few years
Walter Raleigh - from England - late 1500s, England wanted to look for riches - Queen Elizabeth I sent Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh to find NW Passage - 1578- expedition halted by storms - 2nd try- Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t let Raleigh go o dream o Gilbert was lost at sea - next year, Raleigh sent out first of several expeditions o first English attempts to settle the New World o led to the “Lost Colony”
Explorer Song Explorer Rap Northwest Passage