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settlements and colonies in prents

Roanoke

- marcch 25, 1584 queen elizabeth i granted sir walter raleigh a charter to go settle in north america

- established in 1585

- it is a colony that was funded and set up by london so mother contry is england

- first english colony

Key players Roanke

- sir walter Raleigh

  writer, poet solder and exploer

  married a lady in waiting (assistant ) to the queen e;izabeth I

  When back in enland the king had him locked up

   he then was released and set out to find the city of gold ( didnt find it )

  Ralegigh NC is named after procberues in the usa " tabacco road

 

-Virginia Dare

   First child born in american to english parents

   Granddaughter to John White

- John White

  English artist

  Known for being the 1st governor of Roanoke settlement and whne he returned all that was left was the word "cro" probabily for the word croaton which was an idian tribe

 

Interesting fact

- known as the lost colony

- how they may have died out

    lost as sea

   spanish

   dare stones

  

 

 

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