USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Europeans go exploring? I. GOLD: Many of the explorations were for economic reasons. Explorers were seeking riches such as gold.

Detailed explanation-2: -About 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, on a quest for silver and gold, led the first European expedition into the area that is now Georgia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Military concerns were a far more motivating force for the British government, which wanted Georgia (named for King George II) as a buffer zone to protect South Carolina and its other southern colonies against incursions from Florida by the Spanish, Britain’s greatest rival for North American territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Additionally, Europeans saw exploration as a way to bring Christianity to other cultures that lived in other lands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Georgia was founded for three reasons: charity, economics, and defense. Of the three, the only true success of the colony had under the trustees was Georgia’s defense of South Carolina.