1. Exploration and Settlement of South Carolina
Europeans came to the Americas to explore new lands and find riches. They met Native Americans in villages across South Carolina.

2. What is an Explorer?
An explorer is a traveler who searches for new places
Spain, France, and England all sent explorers to North and South America
Long ago, people in Europe traded with people in Asia for silk, spices, and other goods. The trip from Europe to Asia by land was hard. To get there by sea, ships had to sail all the way around Africa.

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4. Christopher Columbus
A European Explorer who was given money in 1492 to try to find an easier way to Asia. Instead he landed on an island off the coast of North America.

5. For King and Country!
Explorers claimed land in honor of their king and their country.
They came to the Americas to find gold and new land.

6. Europeans Explore South Carolina
Francisco Gordillo
From Spain
1st European to land in South Carolina
He and his crew claimed the land for Spain

7. Hernando de Soto From Spain
Marched across Florida and Georgia before crossing the Savannah River into South Carolina
De Soto and his men were the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.
De Soto died of fever on May 21, 1542 on the way to Mexico

8. Hernando de Soto & Native Americans
In 1540 Hernando de Soto and his crew traveled through South Carolina. They came to a town called Cofitachequi. They were greeted by the leader of the town, the Lady of Cofitachequi. She gave de Soto pearls as a welcome gift. Hernando captured the leader. He thought if she were his prisoner, other Native Americans would not attack. He made her guide them through the land. She was able to escape and return later.

9. Jean Ribault From France Found Port Royal
Built a fort on Parris Island and called it Charlesfort.

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11. Europeans Explore South Carolina
Juan Pardo
From Spain
Built forts in the mountains of North Carolina

12. Europeans Explore South Carolina
William Hilton
From England
Sailed from Barbados to Port Royal
Hilton Head, an island off the coast of South Carolina, was founded in 1663 by Captain William Hilton, who named the island after himself.

13. Early Settlements San Miguel de Gualdape Spanish settlement
Started in 1526 by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
Settlement failed
There was not enough food to last the winter

14. Early Settlements Port Royal French Settlement
Started in the 1500s by Jean Ribault
Settlement failed
There was not enough food

15. Early Settlements Santa Elena Spanish settlement Started in 1566
Parris Island
Spanish left in 1587
Wanted to focus on the settlements in Florida

16. Lord’s Proprietors
In 1663 King Charles of England gave land including South Carolina to 8 men called Lord’s Proprietors
Proprietor- a person who owns land
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper
William
Sir William Berkeley
Edward Hyde
Sir George Carteret
George Monck
Sir John Colleton
Lord John Berkeley

17. Early Settlers
Anthony Ashley Cooper convinced them to start a colony in South Carolina
Colony: a settlement of people in a new land who remain loyal to home country
Settlers came from England and Barbados

18. Charles Town Settlement at Albemarle Point Named it after King Charles
1st successful settlement in South Carolina

19. Henry Woodward A young doctor from England Explored Port Royal area
First English settler in South Carolina

20. Henry Woodward Stayed to learn Native American customs
Spanish held him prisoner in Florida for several years
Escaped and went back to SC in 1668
Believed in treating Native American fairly

21. Relationship with Native Americans

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23. Yemassee War Fought in 1715 Yemassee just wanted to keep their land
Fought against settlers
Yemassee lost
Yemassee were forced to move to Georgia

24. Yemassee War

25. Trade with Native Americans
English gave beads, tools, and other goods
Native Americans gave deerskin
Some traders cheated the Native Americans
Some settlers captured Native Americans and forced them to work

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27. Cherokee War
Fought in 1759
Cherokee peacekeepers met with settlers to sign a peace agreement
Settlers held those Cherokee captive
Cherokee began attacking
Cherokee were pushed back into the Blue Ridge after England came to help the settlers

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29. Building the Colony 1680- Charles Town was moved
It became the center of trade for the SC colony
Low country farmers grew crops
They needed: corn, beans, carrots, potatoes
To sell in England: sugarcane, rice, indigo

30. Building a Colony Native Americans helped: Find food
Showed them how to hunt and fish
Told them what crops to grow
Served as guides

31. Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
Nickname – Eliza
Father went to military and left Eliza in charge of the plantation
Even at 16 years old she did a good job managing the farm

32. Elizabeth Pinckney
Eliza was the 1st person to grow and sell the indigo crop in the colony
Indigo – plant used to make a deep blue dye

33. Slavery in SC
Slavery – the practice of owning people as property and forcing them to work
Plantations – large farms
Cash Crops – crops that are grown to be sold

34. Slavery in SC Slavery came to SC from the West Indies
Plantations needed many workers because they grew cash crops
Plantation owners bought slaves to work the land
Many slaves were forced to work hours a day, 6 days a week

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36. Slavery in SC Slaves spoke many different languages.
They developed the language of Gullah to talk to each other
They also used songs to communicate