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Europe and Exploration Slide Notes

1.  List the 7 motives for exploration:

2.  What three countries wanted to establish a foothold in South Carolina?

3.  Which country was finally successful in establishing a claim to our area?

4.  What country established the settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape?

5.  The founder of this settlement was ______.

6.  Where was this settlement located?

7.  What other group of people were also present in this settlement?

8.  How many colonists joined Ayllon?

9.  Why did the settlers relocate?

10.  What led to the abandonment of the colony?

11.  How long is the Waccamaw River?

12.  Describe the upper course of the Waccamaw River.

13.  Describe the lower course of the Waccamaw River.

14.  What country first attempted to settle in South Carolina?

15.  Who was in charge of Santa Elena and led the vessels to the Southern coast of South Carolina?

16.  What was the garrison named Charlesfort?

17.  Who stayed behind when Ribault left for France?

18.  Who was placed in Command?

19.  What was a strong house?

20.  Why did several men sail to Georgia?

21.  Why were the men once again discouraged even though they now had food?

22.  Why did the men commit mutiny?

23.  How was the ship built?

24.  What happened during their voyage ?

25.  Who survived the journey?

26.  What was the name of the colony established in modern day Parris Island?

27.  What settlement had at one time been at the San Felipe site?

28.  Who established San Filipe?

29.  How long did San Felipe survive?

30.  What caused its demise?

31.  Where did the settlers flea?

32.  What was the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Carolina province?

33.  How many colonists landed at Albemarle Point.

34.  What was the function of the Fortified Area?

35.  Why was SC Important to the British?

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36.  What became known as “Carolina Gold”?

37.  The first settler were ______to Carolina and they emigrated from the British colonies in ______.

38.  Name 5 other countries who sent settlers to the Carolinas.

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b.

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39.  The largest group of migrants came from ______and ______as slaves.

40.  An individual or group of people who received ownership of the land from the king is called a ______

41.  Early government in the settlements were controlled by ______who were granted land by the king.

42.  An annual payment, a token amount, paid by a landowner to the grantor of the land is called a ______.

43.  The proprietor had to make payments to the ______.

44.  How did the Lord Proprietors control the government?

45.  South Carolina later became a ______under the control of the ______who appointed a ______.

46.  Describe the “headright system”

47.  Name two reasons slaves were critical to the English settlers?

48. Describe why the natural resources of SC made the development of plantations a natural progression.