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European Settlers In North America

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Five hundred years ago, European explorers landed in North America. When they landed there they did not know it even existed. They named it Virginia in the honor of England's Virgin Queen. In 1584 English ships found safe harbor. English men began expeditions in the island. The natives were impressed by the English clothes, the explorers took two natives back to England to show them what they know in addition to what they had found. There was an awkward communication between them. They wanted to burn down the crops. They started a legacy that would last three hundred years. If they wanted to escape it would be in gods hands. Fernandez had other plans he wanted to search for deeper waters. John White did not want to go on this voyage. After

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