A first book in American history with European beginnings . es, they 84 ENGLISH EXPLORERS AFTER CABOT wasted their time and lived on what they could get fromthe Indians. Of course the Indians did not like thisarrangement. The English were only a burden to them,and constant quarrels arose. The next year Sir Francis Drake sailed up to Virginiato see how the colo-nists were gettingalong. He foundthem almost desti-tute and terriblyhomesick; and,yielding to theirpleadings, he car-ried them back toEngland. As far as found-ing a colony wasconcerned, the ex-pedition had proveda failure. However,it bro
A first book in American history with European beginnings . es, they 84 ENGLISH EXPLORERS AFTER CABOT wasted their time and lived on what they could get fromthe Indians. Of course the Indians did not like thisarrangement. The English were only a burden to them,and constant quarrels arose. The next year Sir Francis Drake sailed up to Virginiato see how the colo-nists were gettingalong. He foundthem almost desti-tute and terriblyhomesick; and,yielding to theirpleadings, he car-ried them back toEngland. As far as found-ing a colony wasconcerned, the ex-pedition had proveda failure. However,it brought abouttwo results whichbecame of greatvalue to their return, SirWalters colonistspresented him withtwo kinds of plants which they had found growing on Roanoke Island. Onewas the potato, which, up to this time, the English hadnever known. They tried it and liked it so well that ithas ever since been raised in their land. The other plantwas tobacco, which the colonists had tried and had deemedworthy of being carried all the way to England. 85. From an old print. Setting up the Standard of QueenElizabeth in Virginia. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY Sir Walter tried the tobacco; and he, too, liked amusing tale is told of what happened to Sir Walterone day as he was smoking. His servant, who had neverbefore seen smoke come out of anyones mouth, cameinto the room. He glanced at his master, thought hemust be on fire, and rushed for a jug of water, which hepromptly poured all over Sir Walter to put out the fire.
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