HIST 2055 : History 2055 Test 1 Notes
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Most disease transfer was not intentional, tinochtitlan had population of 200-500,000, disease spread faster among heavily populated areas, since north america was so spread out, strains were less virulent than in central. America where population was more dense: some groups were less affected (such as in south east), others wiped out. In the mean time a courtier by name of sir walter raleigh got permission to estabblish colony in 1585 on roanoke island off coast of north. Carolina: they went home cuz it got bad. In 1587 they went back, with women included with soldiers: point of roanoke was to find gold (bc of people who found riches in. Roanoke colony: after elizabeth"s death the king of scotland became king of england, and he granted charter to charter company of virginia, they would go find land, claim what they wanted, and the rest would go to england.
