GIVE ME LIBERTY
The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia
Thomas J. Wertenbaker
Chapter I: The Cornerstone of Liberty
Three little vessels—the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery—left England in December, 1606, under the command of Captain Christopher Newport, to found a colony on the distant shores of Virginia. Two decades earlier Sir Walter Raleigh had sent out a group of settlers to what is now North Carolina, and they had disappeared mysteriously. What had happened to them? men asked. Had they been killed by the Indians? Had they fallen victims to disease? Had they starved? Those who shared in this new venture must have wondered if a like fate awaited them in this strange new land.
But their spirits rose when they entered Chesapeake Bay. Landing parties were delighted with the "fair meddowes ... full of flowers of divers kinds and colors," the "goodly tall trees," and the streams of fresh water. It was a smiling country which seemed to bid them welcome. But when they entered the mouth of a broad river, which they called the James in honor of their King, and made their way up into the country, new doubts must have assailed them. They knew that savages lived in the dense forests which lined both banks; might not strange wild beasts live there also? Might there not be fatal diseases unknown in Europe?
What is the main point of the second paragraph of the "Give Me Liberty" excerpt?
Despite a cheerful landing, worries were high.
Spirits were high upon landing.
The settlers chose to honor their king.
The land had much to offer the settlers.
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The answer is 'Despite a cheerful landing worries were high.'
- The second excerpt of 'Give Me Liberty' talks about the initial joy and bliss of the people on entering a new land, and the slowly arising horror that takes place in the mind of these people.
- The initial thought that the people had was that the land was beautiful and would provide quality life to the people.
- However, while crossing the James River, thoughts regarding diseases and dangerous wild animals rose among the people.
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