Explorers Test Review

Which of the following was one of the European’s motives for exploring the New World?

• to visit Disney World

• to find higher paying jobs and better schools for their children

• they wanted Gold or wanted God or wanted Glory

• they didn't like their country

The first European explorers of South Carolina were from which country?

• England

• Spain

• France

• United States

Who were the first people to live in the area we now call South Carolina?

• A. Spanish settlers traveling with Hernando de Soto

• B. French settlers living on Parris Island for San Felipe

• C. Native American tribes like the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee

• D. Colonists from Georgia and North Carolina

“For King and Country” meant

• A. when explorers found land, it belonged to their king and country

• B. the king would visit a new country

• C. kings were named after countries

• D. the explorer could keep everything he found in a new country

Why did Europeans explorers South Carolina

• A. get new clothes and find new kinds of animals

• B. hide from the law and learn new ways of farming

• C. get new lands and riches

• D. learn about native people and hide from the law

Who had the first permanent settlement in South Carolina?

• A. Spain

• B. England

• C. France

• D. United States

William Hilton was an explorer who:

• A. was sent to find a good place for English settlers to build a colony

• B. built a resort in Myrtle Beach

• C. started a rice plantation in South Carolina

• D. was sent for gold and silver

Which was true about Henry Woodward?

• A. He paved the way for positive relationships between Europeans and Native Americans.

• B. He was sent to find gold and silver.

• C. He claimed land in South Carolina for France and started Charlesfort.

• D. He came to the New World for religious freedom.

According to the map, which two explorers came from Spain?

• A. Juan Pardo and Jean Ribault

• B. Jean Ribault and Hernando de Soto

• C. Juan Pardo and Hernando de Soto

• D. None of them

Jean Ribault came from

• America

• Spain

• France

• England