Exploration and Colonization

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Who financed the four voyages of Christopher Columbus that brought him to the New World?

What was the first permanent Spanish settlement built in La Florida?

Why did the first European explorers come to America?

What European disease killed up to 90% of Native American populations in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?

What religious group led by Jean Ribault built the settlement of Charlesfort in South Carolina?

The French explorers established trading posts along the Mississippi River and named the area ____________ after their King

What was the first cash crop grown in the colony of Jamestown?

Who was the most famous explorer to visit South Carolina