A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Harriot
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
Reprinted in Major Problems in American Colonial History
Published in 1999
"...some people could not tell whether to think us gods or men..."
English exploration of North America began with the voyages of Italian-born navigator John Cabot (c.1450–c.1499), who reached the region that eventually became known as New England in 1497. By 1502 fishermen were sending cod (a type of fish used for food) from Labrador, Canada, and New England to the port of Bristol, England. As early as 1508–1509 Cabot's son Sebastian (c. 1476–1557) had explored the Atlantic coast, but the English did not establish a permanent presence on the continent for another hundred years. Although Bartholomew Gosnold (d. 1607) briefly attempted to colonize New England in 1602, the English settlers were not prepared for life in the New World. Nevertheless published reports of Gosnold's venture described North America as "the goodliest continent that ever we saw, promising more by farre than we any way did expect." Eager investors formed business ventures in the hopes of exploiting the bountiful resources in the wilderness.
This is a free page. This page contains 201 words. This
article contains 4,516 words (approx. 15 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Article with our A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Harriot Access Pass.
