English settlers establish colonies In the New World
<p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="MAKING">MAKING</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="NATION">NATION</span> – <span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voyages">voyages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christoper">Christoper</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="England">England</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="explorations">explorations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="seventies">seventies</span>.</p><p><span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Humphrey">Humphrey</span> <span word="Gilbert">Gilbert</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="Gilbert">Gilbert</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Raleigh">Raleigh</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Raleigh">Raleigh</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>."</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Roanoke">Roanoke</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Roanoke">Roanoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Raleigh">Raleigh</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>-<span word="ninety">ninety</span>, <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p>
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