=The Leading Facts.= _1._ London merchants carried out Raleigh's idea by planting a colony in Virginia. _2._ John Smith saved the colony by putting the settlers to work, by trading with the Indians, and by winning the friendship of Pocahontas. _3._ Lord Baltimore, a Catholic, got permission to plant a colony in Virginia; he named it Maryland, and the first settlement, St. Mary's. _4._ Protestants as well as Catholics were welcomed in the new colony. _5._ Negroes were brought to Virginia as slaves. =Study Questions.= _1._ How long did it take Captain Newport to reach Virginia? _2._ How long does it take a ship to cross the Atlantic now? _3._ Why were the settlers afraid of the Indians and Spaniards? _4._ Why did the Virginia settlers hunt for gold instead of raising something to eat? _5._ What did Smith learn about the Indians? _6._ Show how Pocahontas was a friend of the colony. _7._ Tell the story of George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. _8._ How was the colony different from that at Jamestown? _9._ Picture the settlers at St. Mary's. _10._ What town did the Puritans establish? _11._ When was the richest and most important town in Maryland settled, and after whom was it named? _12._ Why were slaves brought to Virginia? _13._ Tell the story of Blackbeard. =Suggested Readings.= SMITH: McMurry, _Pioneers on Land and Sea_, 68-102; Hart, _Source Book_, 33-37; Higginson, _American Explorers_, 231-246. BALTIMORE: Pratt, _Early Colonies_, 132-137; Smith and Dutton, _The Colonies_, 39-50; Sparks, _American Biography_, 5-229. PILGRIMS AND PURITANS IN NEW ENGLAND MILES STANDISH, THE PILGRIM SOLDIER, AND THE STORY OF "PLYMOUTH ROCK" [Sidenote: =They board the "Speedwell"=] [Sidenote: =The Pilgrims' dearest country=] =43. The Pilgrims.= Persecuted for their religion in England, the Pilgrims first went to Holland. There they wandered from place to place, finally settling in the city of Leiden. But they saw that they could not keep their own language and customs among the Dutch, so they decided to go to America and found a colony of their own. John Carver, William Bradford, William Brewster, and Edward Winslow were the leaders of the little band that had chosen to go on the long and dangerous journey. The parting was sad. Eyes were wet with weeping and voices were choked with sorrow as the last words were spoken before going on board the _Speedwell_. Even the Dutch bystanders were moved to tears. Listen to the words of Bradford: "So they left that goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place nearly twelve years; but they knew they were Pilgrims, and looked not much on those things, but lifted up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits." The _Speedwell_ carried them across to England, where they found the _Mayflower_. [Sidenote: =The "Mayflower" carried the Pilgrims to America=]