HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Headright, Calvinism, Puritans
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English government will send groups and establish colonies. Queen elizabeth gave permission to sir walter raleigh to establish colony. Roanoke island/roanoke colony off the coast of north carolina (outerbanks), thought an island off of virginia. 100 people were left there were told that ships would return within a year and supplies and new settlers would be brought. Hips did(cid:374)"t retur(cid:374) for t(cid:449)o (cid:455)ears, (cid:272)a(cid:373)e (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to fi(cid:374)d e(cid:448)er(cid:455)o(cid:374)e has disappeared, (cid:374)o (cid:271)odies or a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g: (cid:862)the lost colo(cid:374)(cid:455)(cid:863) Was the o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:272)olo(cid:374)(cid:455) esta(cid:271)lished duri(cid:374)g quee(cid:374) eliza(cid:271)eth"s po(cid:449)er. King james first successful colony in 1607 jamestown, virginia. Financed by virginia company of london, company sold stock. 100 people, all men (some boys) came in three ships, sailed up the james river. Established themselves in a spot where they could make a fort to defend against native. There was no leader, no one in charge settlers were diverse: some aristocrats, some poor/peasants, some glass blowers find gold or silver.
