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The Wildlife at Mattamuskeet Lake
17/12/2008 15:30
Many birds made their home at the lake behind the town of Pameioc--as they do now. Snowy egrets and herons are just two of the many examples of wildlife found at the great lake. Tundra Swans, Canada and Snow Geese, Pintails, Black ducks, and Mallards are seen on...
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Pemisipan Catastrophe
15/12/2008 19:22
The current leader Pemisipan didn't stay leader much longer after Lane stayed behind.
Lane was on a rampage. He was sure that the Secotan people were holding food from him and he would teach him a lesson. ...
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Drought and the Death of Granganimeo
15/12/2008 17:39
Soon after, a very severe drought occured in the Secotan land. There had been droughts before in the region, but definitely not this extreme. The once very fertile soil dried up. The corn all started to dry and shrivel up. The Secota people were...
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Lane's Disastrous Plan
15/12/2008 17:26
The next morning, they headed up the coast and met more people in the town of Aquascogoc. There was very much corn there. White drew the corn as the plant was not yet known in England.
Suddenly Grenville decided to go home to England...
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The Return of Raleigh's Men
15/12/2008 16:53
It was Summer, 1585 by the time Raleigh's men returned to Secotan land. Now was the time for them to build their fort. Raleigh had a cousin--Sir Richard Grenville--who led the voyage. Accompanying him was a man named Ralph Lane. They were not similar...
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Raleigh's Idea of a Fort
08/12/2008 18:56
Before, piracy was like: If you see an enemy ship, you probably will attack it. Now that strategy was not going to work.
Raleigh thought of the idea of building a fort near the Gulf Stream. Then, before enemy ships could get to the...
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Spain
08/12/2008 17:57
Spain was in great power during this time; in fact, it had the strongest military in the world.
Spain, however did have a weak point, or disadvantage. Without gold and other riches, Spain could not continue to thrive the way it was. If you could stop the income of gold going to the...
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The Queen's Favorite
08/12/2008 16:19
Sir Walter Raleigh was obviously Queen Elizabeth's favorite. This made him very popular all around. The Queen adored him and gave him many things: a mansion, rooms in the palace, and also she let him explore and find the New World. She helped fund him with...
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Granganimeo Shows the Way to Roanoke
06/12/2008 14:56
The English really only had one thing in mind and that was to find Roanoke--the island of white shell beads. Granganimeo was a man that lived there. They were informed by him of its location.
Soon they visited the little...
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The Chowanoc, Weapemeoc, and the Mandoag
06/12/2008 14:16
Later on, because the English could now mostly understand the Secota language, they would find out that there were two other nations north that were both related to the Secotan-the Chowanoc and the Weapemeoc. They all had very close friendships. The leader...
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