. A brief history of the United States . Kansas, the Canadas and Acadia.* In 1688 it hada population of 11,000. ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS. We have seen how the Cabots, sailing under an Enghshflag, discovered the American continent, exploring its coastfrom Labrador to Albemarle Sound. Though the Englishclaimed the northern part of the continent by right of this dis-covery, yet during the sixteenth century they paid little atten-tion to it. At the close of that period, however, maritimeenterprise was awakened and British sailors cruised on everysea. Like the other navigators of the day, they were eag
. A brief history of the United States . Kansas, the Canadas and Acadia.* In 1688 it hada population of 11,000. ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS. We have seen how the Cabots, sailing under an Enghshflag, discovered the American continent, exploring its coastfrom Labrador to Albemarle Sound. Though the Englishclaimed the northern part of the continent by right of this dis-covery, yet during the sixteenth century they paid little atten-tion to it. At the close of that period, however, maritimeenterprise was awakened and British sailors cruised on everysea. Like the other navigators of the day, they were eagerto discover the western passage to Asia. Frobisher made the first of these attempts to go north ofAmerica to Asia—Cabots plan repeated. He pushed through when the tempest raged, and the Indian was tossing on the angry waves, he wouldseek to still the storm by invoking the aid of the pious Marquette. * As we shall see hereafter, the English at this time clung to a narrow strip alongthe Atlantic coast. * ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS. 35. unknown waters, threadinghis perilous way among ice-bergs, until (1576) he en-tered Baffin Bay. Here heheajied a joile of stones, de-clared the country an ap-pendage of the British crown,and returned home.* Sir Francis Drake wasa famous sailor. In one of hisexpeditions on the Isthmus ofPanama, he climbed to the top of a lofty tree, whence he sawthe Pacific Ocean. Looking out on its broad expanse, he re-solved to sail an English ship on those seas. Eeturning toEngland he equipped a squadron. He sailed through theStraits of Magellan, coasting along the Pacific shore to thesouthern part of Oregon. He refitted his ship in San BEHOLDS THE PACIFIC. * One of the saiors brought back a stone which was thought to contain gold. ACeet of fifteen vessels was forthwith equipped for this new El Dorado. The north-west passage to Cathay was forgotten. After innumerable peril- incident to Arcticregions, the ships were loaded with the precious ore and retur
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