London, 1600

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Roanoke Colony has vanished. Watch this synopsis:

A stone was found in the 1930s that offered a clue. Watch this synopsis.

America Unearthed - Mystery of Roanoke - video DailymotionIn the late 1500s, years before Jamestown, the English sought to create their first settlement in America at Roanoke. A party of 119 colonists came over and settled but ultimately vanished. The fate of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has eluded archaeologists, historians and North Carolina locals, but as forensic geologist Scott Wolter discovers, a series of 48 stone clues that have been largely ignored and considered frauds may in fact hold the answer to America's oldest cold case.

John White's journal of his return

Now Raleigh is looking to recruit more settlers for Virginia to try again.

The Time Machine takes place in a London tavern, where students portray English people of all walks of life considering going to Virginia. Each student will either 1) create a composite character with online helps that give them names, occupations, religions, socio-economic status, etc; or 2) adopt the role of an assigned person from the era.

During the Time Machine prepare to do each of the following:

1) Identify yourself by

NAME
RESIDENCE

OCCUPATION

SOCIAL CLASS
FAMILY MEMBERS

RELIGION

2) State your opinion on voyaging to Virginia.

What have you heard about it?

What have you heard about the voyage?

What have you heard about the natives?

What would motivate you to go or stay one way or the other based on your station in life? What are the pros and cons of each decision?

How does your social status, your religion, and your gender impact your choice?

What do you suspect is the future of Virginia?

This Time Machine is designed to help students to understand what type of person would be most likely to migrate in a primogeniture and feudal system.

Here are your principal options:
1) stay put in England with no opportunity for land or gold

2) sign up for the next voyage as an indentured servant

3) sign up to be one of the Queen's Sea Dogs

Before you choose your character, watch this short video.

If you are poor and you want to go to Virginia, you will have to be an indentured servant. Watch these two videos:

If piracy is your ambition, watch this film:

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