The Great Encounter : Land of the Eagle

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The Great Encounter is the story of how North America was discovered by Europeans looking for riches in the Orient. They struggled to survive in the harsh changing seasons and would not have were it not for the Indians who knew the land and had been living in harmony with it for thousands ofyears. Hear it in the words of both the native Indians and the European newcomers. A BBC Production
Introduction: The Great Encounter: Land of the Eagle (2:49)
English Settle on Roanoke (2:11)
Natural Resources Entice More Colonists (4:01)
Second Colony: Jamestown (2:32)
Symbolic Bald Eagle (2:37)
Diverse and Bountiful Sea Creatures (2:49)
Blue Crab Mating Process (2:15)
Colonists Surprised by Spring Fishing (2:12)
Horseshoe Crab Breeding Season (2:45)
Deadly Summer Season (2:07)
Colonists Dependent on Indians (1:13)
First Sign of Autumn (2:40)
Winter Wipes Out Settlers (1:31)
Virginia's First Cash Crop (2:02)
Cherokee Animal Legends (4:01)
Legends of Woodland Creatures (3:58)
Spirit in All Things (2:23)
Taming the Land and People (3:40)
Credits: The Great Encounter: Land of the Eagle (1:01)

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