Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: advance_copy
Not according to the primary sources, lol. You know, the actual ship logs, cargo, permission by the Queen to expand operations in the West Indies, where the cargo came from, who it was sold to, where it was sold and delivered, etc...

Also I find it absurd you never heard about Walter Raleigh, Charters/private passages, heck you never heard of the Roanoke Colony, that right there suggest planning stages. This before 1585.

15 posted on 08/17/2017 7:39:23 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]


To: rollo tomasi

I know about Raleigh and the Roanoke Colony, which certainly did launch during Elizabeth I’s reign. And you’re correct that the Queen invested in Raleigh’s enterprise for that colony.

But her involvement was just an investment, and she did that mostly as a favor to Raleigh since she was impressed by him. I doubt she knew any details.

Plus, there’s no documents showing Raleigh planned on slaves there. I doubt that there were plans for slaves. None at that time knew the American colonies would prove to be a source for things like cotton/tobacco.


16 posted on 08/17/2017 8:58:30 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life or nothing at all)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson