English settlement began under Queen Elizabeth with an objective of national glory, profit, and religious mission. If England achieved these targets, she could eventually establish herself as Spain’s rival, who was rapidly expanding as an overseas empire. Sir Walter Raleigh discovered Roanoke Island as he explored the outer banks of North Carolina under Queen Elizabeth’s order. Most settlers were young, single males who were looking for labor. Initially the Indians welcomed the English, but they gradually began to resent the changes English brought. The English continued to view the Indians as savages and uncivilized for their lifestyle, such as their culture and communication. However, as they interacted with each other they came to help
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They believed their way of living was uncivilized and appeared “like wild beasts or men out of their wits” (DOC 1). This source was produced by Thomas Hariot as he and the colonist first arrived to Roanoke in 1584. It was intended to provide the rest of the colonist information about the natives Hariot encountered in the woods. This could be misinterpreted because he is an Englishman who has never seen an Indian before. As the colonists explored the land they had different experienced, most of which depicted the Indians as savages, such as Ralph Lane describes them in DOC 7, “very well peopled and towned, though savagely”. In this excerpt, Lane does not mean to insult the natives. He is merely describing the land and what he observes in 1584 to his friend, Richard Hakluyt. It represents the first ideas that develop as the colonist come to the new land. However, even as the relationship between them grew, the thought of them as savages continued to exist as depicted in DOC 6 which describes the Indians as “very childish and uncouth”. DOC 3 shows John White after he returns to Roanoke in 1590 to find the settlement abandoned, he is pleased with finding a Croatoan token which could mean the colonist could be “safe being at Croatoan, where Manteo was born, and the Savages of the Island our friends”. This document conveys that although he now considers the Native Americans as their friends, they are still viewed as savages for their way to continue with their customs that very much differ from those of the
They believed their way of living was uncivilized and appeared “like wild beasts or men out of their wits” (DOC 1). This source was produced by Thomas Hariot as he and the colonist first arrived to Roanoke in 1584. It was intended to provide the rest of the colonist information about the natives Hariot encountered in the woods. This could be misinterpreted because he is an Englishman who has never seen an Indian before. As the colonists explored the land they had different experienced, most of which depicted the Indians as savages, such as Ralph Lane describes them in DOC 7, “very well peopled and towned, though savagely”. In this excerpt, Lane does not mean to insult the natives. He is merely describing the land and what he observes in 1584 to his friend, Richard Hakluyt. It represents the first ideas that develop as the colonist come to the new land. However, even as the relationship between them grew, the thought of them as savages continued to exist as depicted in DOC 6 which describes the Indians as “very childish and uncouth”. DOC 3 shows John White after he returns to Roanoke in 1590 to find the settlement abandoned, he is pleased with finding a Croatoan token which could mean the colonist could be “safe being at Croatoan, where Manteo was born, and the Savages of the Island our friends”. This document conveys that although he now considers the Native Americans as their friends, they are still viewed as savages for their way to continue with their customs that very much differ from those of the