A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . INDIAN MASSACRE IN VIRGINIA. Col-o-ny, a company of people who have left their native country,to dwell together in some distant land. A-dop-tion, the taking of aperson as a relative who is not naturally so. Re-called, called in your own words the story of— Pocahontas saving Captain Smiths life. Pocahontas and themessenger. Pocahontas warning Smith. Pocahontas tell about— The sending of Captain Smith to England. The famine at tell of— Pocahontas a pri
A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . INDIAN MASSACRE IN VIRGINIA. Col-o-ny, a company of people who have left their native country,to dwell together in some distant land. A-dop-tion, the taking of aperson as a relative who is not naturally so. Re-called, called in your own words the story of— Pocahontas saving Captain Smiths life. Pocahontas and themessenger. Pocahontas warning Smith. Pocahontas tell about— The sending of Captain Smith to England. The famine at tell of— Pocahontas a prisoner. Her marriage. Her visit to England. Herdeath. Her son. 42 HENRY HUDSON STOPPED BY ICE. VIII. Henry Hudson. Three hundred years ago England was rather poorin people and in money. Spain had become rich and im-portant by her gold mines in the West Indies and the cen-tral parts of America. Portugal had been enriched byfinding a way around Africa to India, where many thingssuch as silks and spices were bought to be sold in Europeat high prices. Some thoughtful men in England had anidea that as the Portuguese had reached India by sailinground the Eastern Continent on the south, the Englishmight find a way to sail to India around the northernpart of Europe and Asia. By this means the English HENRY HUDSON. 43 ships would also be able to get the precious things tobe found in the East. For this purpose some London merchants founded theMus-co-vy Company, with old Sebastian Cabot at its Muscovy Company had not succeeded in finding away to China round the north of Europe, but in tryingto do this its ships had opened a valuable trade with Rus-sia [rus
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