1. European Impact

2. Reasons for European Exploration:
Gold
Glory
Goods

3. European Countries that colonized:
England
France
Spain
Portugal

4. First Europeans Brought: tools, goods, weapons, horses
Route to Asia to get spices and goods
Race between Spain and England
1496 Columbus looking for wealth

5. Spanish
Caribbean launching point (Barrier Islands) spread catholic religion and looking for wealth (gold).
Fort Caroline (Destroyed French fort)
Answered to colonial government
Population shrank due to death

6. Desoto First to explore Georgia JOURANLS!
Looking for gold conquering natives

7. Other countries soon follow
France made it down to SC established Fort Caroline.
Spanish Armanda was defeated left new world to England. Looking for wealth/gold.
England focused more on slaves and control