who were the settlers at this bay?
English colonists under Sir Walter Raleigh and Humphrey Gilbert settled here
Chesapeake Bay
English colonists under Sir Walter Raleigh and Humphrey Gilbert in the late 16th century to found a colony, later settled at Roanoke Island
who had a cousin who was a strong supporter for independence John C. Calhoun who is he? An American statesman and political theorist what was his role in the politics? He began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent of a strong national government and protective tariffs. was he involved in any war? Yes, the War of 1812 who was this war fought between? The United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies. when was this war declared? In June 1812 who declared it? The United States did any campaign take place during this war? Yes, to defend the Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Campaign
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Chesapeake Bay [SEP] European exploration and settlement
Mary") or "Bahía de Madre de Dios."("Bay of the Mother of God") De Ayllón established a short-lived Spanish mission settlement, San Miguel de Gualdape, in 1526 along the Atlantic coast. Many scholars doubt the assertion that it was as far north as the Chesapeake; most place it in present-day Georgia's Sapelo Island. In 1573, Pedro Menéndez de Márquez, the governor of Spanish Florida, conducted further exploration of the Chesapeake. In 1570, Spanish Jesuits established the short-lived Ajacan Mission on one of the Chesapeake tributaries in present-day Virginia. The arrival of English colonists under Sir Walter Raleigh and Humphrey Gilbert in the late 16th century to found a colony, later settled at Roanoke Island (off the present-day coast of North Carolina) for the Virginia Company, marked the first time that the English approached the gates to the Chesapeake Bay between the capes of Cape Charles and Cape Henry.