Category: A History of the United States and its People
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The Starving Time, and What Followed
The Starving Time, and What Followed When Captain John Smith went back to England, in 1609, there were nearly five hundred settlers in Virginia. But the settlers soon got into trouble with the American Indians, who lay in the woods and killed every one that ventured out. There was no longer any chance to buy…
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A History of the United States and its People by Edward Eggleston
The content outlines the early history of the United States, detailing exploration, settlement, colonial life, conflicts, and the events leading to the American Revolution.
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The Coming of the Pilgrims
In the seventeenth century (that is, between the year 1600 and the year 1700) there was much religious persecution. In some countries the Catholics persecuted the Protestants, in other countries the Protestants persecuted the Catholics, and sometimes one kind of Protestants persecuted another. There were people in England who did not like the ceremonies of…
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How Jamestown was Settled
After the total disappearance of Raleigh’s second colony, many years passed before another attempt was made. In 1602 Bartholomew Gosnold tried to plant a colony on the Island of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, in Buzzard’s Bay. If this had succeeded, New England would have been first settled, but the men that were to stay went back in…
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Sir Walter Raleigh Tries to Settle a Colony in America
Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh, while yet a young man, fought for years on the side of the Huguenots in the French civil wars, and afterward in the war in Ireland. On his return from Ireland, it is said that he won the Queen’s favor by throwing his new plush cloak into a muddy…