1. The Beginning of Colonization in Carolina 8-1.3 & 8-1.4

2. What We Remember Spanish have 2 settlements in SC:
1. Fort San Felipe – Built on Charlesfort
attacked by Native Americans
2. San Miguel de Gualdape –
Waccamaw River near Georgetown
a cold winter and disease led to
abandonment
The Spanish also have settlements in Georgia and Saint Augustine, Florida (the oldest American city).

3. The French have a settlement:
1. Charlesfort (which was destroyed by
the Spanish), and named the area
Port Royal – French Abandoned
First English Settlement – 1670
1. Albemarle Point on the Ashley River
- Poor conditions drove settlers to the site
of Charleston (Originally called
Charles Town).

4. REVIEW: & 8-1.2
Trade between Native Americans and Europeans was successful
Natives trade furs and deerskins
Europeans trade beads, trinkets, guns, & alcohol.
Some Native Americans forced into slavery

5. Introduction 8-1.3 South Carolina Pine trees = Pitch & Tar
* British used to make ships watertight
* British would barrel up supplies and
send back to naval stores in England.
- Cattle raised in the colony and sold to Caribbean.
- Immigrants from all over – largest group of migrants came against their will from Barbados & African Slaves

6. The English
In 1584, Queen Elizabeth I of England gives Sir Walter Raleigh permission to start settling in the New World
The English wanted to get in on the money being made in the New World

7. Spain’s Response
Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake had been raiding Spanish settlements and burning Spanish ships for some time
Having the English settle in the New World was the last straw for Spain

8. Spanish Response
Spain’s response to these threats was to put together The Spanish Armada, a fleet of 130 ships
The Spanish hoped the Armada will conquer England

9. The Spanish Armada The Spanish ships are heavily armored but slow
The English have smaller, faster ships, and surprise the Spanish by sending out Fire Ships, small boats set on fire and pushed out to the Spanish ships
The Armada has to scatter to avoid being set on fire

10. Fire Ships

11. Spanish Armada Destroyed The English are free to colonize

12. Southern Colonies
Carolina
-North and South
Georgia
Virginia

13. King Charles II

14. **Carolina**
In 1663 King Charles II created the colony of Carolina (Latin name for Charles) by granting the territory (a charter) between Virginia and Spanish Florida.
In order to increase the profits for the king, the land needed to be settled and profitable

15. Carolina (North and South)

16. Headright Method
To encourage immigration huge tracts of land were given to settlers in the colony – Headright System
Headright System
- Every person who paid their passage to
New World received land
- Wealthy individuals who paid the passage of
others received their tracts of land = Plantation
System

17. Headright (cont.)
The more family and slaves = more land given (# heads = more land rights / headright)
Plantations Systems = abundance of laborers
Slaves = Cheap & dependable labor
Slavery = large plantations successful and thus made plantation owners wealthy
Slave systems came from British West Indies

18. Plantation Systems South Carolina is rich in Natural Resources
South Carolina has
1. Fertile Land
2. Mild Climate
3. Many waterways – Transport Cash
Crops to market
IMPORTANT: Introduction of “Carolina Gold” = RICE (Makes SC profitable)

19. Carolina Gets Wealthy
Some products exported by Carolina settlers included:
Pitch & Tar sent to naval stores (used by the English Navy)
Wood for barrels
Deerskins/Furs
Beef (Cattle)
Native American slaves