. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ugh the Straits of Magellan, crossed the broad Pacific, and, rounding the Cape of Good Hope, went back to England loaded with plunder, and made still more famous by having y^^^^^ ^ sailed round the world (1577-1579). d^ About five years after Drake had com- Sir Francis Drake, pjeted his voyagc, Sir Walter Haleigh, who was a great favorite of Queen Elizabeth, thought he would like to start a settlement in America. Kaleigli was often in attendance on the queen, and it is saidthat once, when she came to a muddy place in the
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ugh the Straits of Magellan, crossed the broad Pacific, and, rounding the Cape of Good Hope, went back to England loaded with plunder, and made still more famous by having y^^^^^ ^ sailed round the world (1577-1579). d^ About five years after Drake had com- Sir Francis Drake, pjeted his voyagc, Sir Walter Haleigh, who was a great favorite of Queen Elizabeth, thought he would like to start a settlement in America. Kaleigli was often in attendance on the queen, and it is saidthat once, when she came to a muddy place in the street,he thre^v his cloak down before her that slie might not wether feet, and thus gained still greater favor with the queen. Whether this is true or not, it is certain that Elizabeth likedthe gallant young courtier, and was glad to give him a title toas much land as he wanted in America. When he received his charter, which gave him the right toestablish and to govern a colony, Raleigh sent out two shipsto find a suitable place for a settlement (1584). The explorers. 60 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—Raleigh had twice tried to make settlements in Virginia(1585-1587 I. Both attempts failed, but the first colony carried to Eng-land the potato and tobacco. landed on lloanoke Island, and were much pleased with theeoimtiy and ^\•itll the friendly natives,who received them very hos})itably. On their return to Eno:lan(1, theygave such a glowing description ofthe land which they had visited, thatthe (pieen named it Virginia, andKaleigh began to })repare to send outa colony. In 1585, he collected one hundredand eiirht emiirrants who settled on
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