HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thomas Harriot, Roanoke Colony, English Language In England
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John cabot"s explorations, 1497: went along coast of newfoundland and a little further down the coast, around the time of columbus" explorations. Big fishing area about 200 miles off coast of newfoundland. Brought in more protein to european diet because of the fish. Reliant on supply ships; weren"t able to become self-sufficient; supply ships were unreliable; ship came back and found colony vacated; many theories. A briefe and true report of the new found land of virginia (1588) Make the new world look attractive by saying what commodities it has (iron, copper, pearle) Compared indigenous people to the english to convince people that they can be brought into society easily. Aristocrats kicking peasants off the land so they could bring in sheep to make a larger profit; left many homeless. King james started virginia joint stock co. to send people over to colonize. Founded on low-lying peninsula so they had a lot of mosquitos.
