Question

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?

Review the end of the first paragraph in the "Give Me Liberty" excerpt. What is the main point of the questions at the end of the paragraph?

The fate of early settlers was uncertain.
The new settlers had much to fear.
The new settlers had less to fear than the earlier ones.
The new colony was not in North Carolina.

Answer 1

In the excerpt the author(s) include questions about what might have happened to the settlers, therefore, the answer is "the fate of early settlers was uncertain."

Answer 2

Answer:

The fate of early settlers was uncertain.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from "Give Me Liberty The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia" by Thomas J. Wertenbaker, the narrator details how the new settlers feel about colonizing new lands in America. This is despite the fears of what the fates of the early settlers had been, for "they had disappeared mysteriously".

The first paragraph from Chapter 1 of the text shows how uncertain the new settlers feel about their new home. They had seen the beauty and abundance of what the land can provide them, and also how resourceful it can be for their survival. But nonetheless, they feel quite doubtful about what will become of them, if the natives will attack them or will they be affected by "fatal diseases unknown in Europe?" Thus, the main points of the questions at the end of paragraph shows the uncertainty of the early settlers in their new-found land.