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Turbulent Virginia: Pirate Base...Royal Colony: Roanoke, the First English Colony
The English use the "black legend of Spanish conquest" as the moral justification for their incursions into the Western Hemisphere. Sir Walter Raleigh, supported by Queen Elizabeth, selects Roanoke as his base of operations. It is a location that is...
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Turbulent Virginia: Pirate Base...Royal Colony: Lost Colony of Roanoke, The
Over 100 men, women, and children leave for Roanoke in 1587 to establish the family-centered colony Raleigh envisions. The commander of the expedition John White returns to England for more supplies and families. He plans to return in a few months b...