Week 16

Who created the first permanent settlement in South Carolina?

• The Spanish

• The English

• The French

• The Dutch

How did settlers choose the location of their first settlement?

   

• Settlers chose the highest location

• Settlers chose the location near the forest

• Settlers chose  the swamp area

• Settlers chose areas close to the water

  What is NOT one of the reasons early explorers came to North America? 

• they came seeking gold and riches

• they come for religious and political freedom

• they came looking for new trade routes to Asia

• they returned to lands where their families had lived for generations 

When the explorers arrived in North America, what did they discover?

 

• Stores and restaurants

• natural resources

• viking people

• cities and towns

 Why did explorers claim the land they discovered?

• to claim it for their home country

• to plant new crops

• to create their own towns

• to build new ships 

What did explorers see when they traveled into the middle of South Carolina? 

• marshes and swamps

• sandy beaches

• flowing rivers and rich soil

• swamps and lots of bugs

What did explorers see when they traveled along the coast of South Carolina?

• marshes and swamps

• flowing rivers and rich soil

• sandy beaches

• swamps and lots of bugs

What is an obstacle that Spanish explorers did not face?

• some settlers got pollo

• some settlers ran out of food and left South Carolina

• They lived near swampy areas

• some settlers froze to death

What was a problem some of the first settlers experienced?

• American Indians asked the settlers to leave

• The settlers ran out of supplies

• The settlers were homesick

• The settlers wanted to explore other parts of America

Why were some settlers more successful than others?

• Some settlers were able to buy everything they needed

• some settlers were able to  build strong forts

• some settlers were able to catch and eat fish

• Some settlers were able to grow their own food by farming the land