ground and carefully planted the black grains of powder,
expecting to reap a full harvest of it in season. ]

12. Queen Elizabeth was greatly pleased by the glowing
descriptions of the new country as given by the returned
mariners, especially by the accounts of the abundance of fruits,
vines hanging with luscious grapes, great forests, rich shrubbery
and bright flowers, and she gave the country the name of
Virginia, in honor of herself, the "Virgin Queen."

13. Walter Raleigh was, soon after, elected a member of
Parliament in the House of Commons, of which body be became a
leader. The queen, in recognition of his services, confirmed his
patent for prosecuting discoveries in foreign lands, and, in
conferring upon him the honor of knighthood, made him Sir Walter
Raleigh.


QUESTIONS.

1. How did the people of England receive the news of Sir Humphrey
Gilbert's death? How did it affect Raleigh?

2. What did the expeditions cost him? Whom did he next send out
to the new world?

3. When did this fleet leave England? Describe their course and
trace it on the map. When did they reach the coast of North
Carolina? Where did they land? Can you point out this place on
the map? Wocoken? Croatan? Pamlico Sound?